NBA head coach Steve Clifford shares words of advice with Ellsworth students September 14, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — There aren’t many places the sport of basketball hasn’t taken Steve Clifford. Throughout Maine, Steve and his brother, Ellsworth High School Principal Dan, spent years coaching at the high school level. Years before that, they became immersed in the sport as their father, Gerry, coached everywhere from Mattawamkeag to Lincoln to the other …
Merrill, Ogden, Pinkham inducted to Maine Basketball Hall of Fame August 19, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Basketball, Sports BANGOR — Every February, the Cross Insurance Center turns high school boys’ and girls’ basketball players into legends. Every August, it remembers them. Times change, and so does the the sport of basketball. Yet certain players and coaches stand the test of time and are remembered for generations. On Sunday, basketball legends from all over …
Hancock’s Bagley overcomes obstacles to claim international free-throw title June 25, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Basketball, Sports HANCOCK — For the past year and a half, nothing has been able to stop Kaylee Bagley’s mission to improve. From making less than one-third of her attempts in her first free-throw shooting competition to dealing with illnesses on two separate competition days, Bagley has faced her share of obstacles. Despite everything, the 10-year-old Hancock …
EHS principal’s brother to coach NBA’s Magic June 5, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — Dan Clifford’s closet is about to look a lot different. On the walls of his office and all throughout his home, the Ellsworth High School and former Bucksport High School principal has a collection of jerseys and other gear sporting the team colors and logo of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets. Clifford’s reason for …
Cavaliers beat Celtics in Game 7 to win Eastern Conference finals May 28, 2018 by Staff on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — The Cleveland Cavaliers ended the Boston Celtics’ season for the second year in a row Monday with an 87-79 win in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals in Boston. LeBron James had 35 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists for the fourth-seeded Cavaliers. Jayson Tatum scored a team-high 24 points for Boston, …
Celtics dispatch 76ers to reach Eastern Conference finals May 10, 2018 by Staff on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — The Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the second season in a row Wednesday after closing out the Philadelphia 76ers in five games with a 114-112 win. Rookie Jayson Tatum scored a team-high 25 points for Boston, and Jaylen Brown added 24. Dario Saric and Joel Embiid scored 27 apiece …
Black Bear North 3rd/4th-grade team wins New England AAU-sanctioned state title April 30, 2018 by Mike Mandell on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — Hancock County basketball teams have held their own against opponents from around the state in recent years. Judging by one team’s recent performances on the AAU circuit, that trend could be set to continue in the not-too-distant future. On Sunday, the Black Bear North 3rd/4th-grade girls’ team won the New England AAU-sanctioned Maine …
GSA’s Schildroth reclassifies to 2019 recruiting class April 29, 2018 by Staff on Basketball, Sports BLUE HILL — George Stevens Academy senior Taylor Schildroth announced Sunday that he intends to reclassify to the 2019 college basketball recruiting class and spend a post-graduate year at Nation Christian Academy in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Schildroth was the leading scorer on each of GSA’s back-to-back-to-back Class C championship teams. He was most recently …
Celtics top Bucks in 7 to reach Eastern Conference semis April 28, 2018 by Staff on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — The Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the second year in a row Saturday with a 112-96 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Boston’s Al Horford and Terry Rozier tied for a team-high 26 points apiece in the Game 7 win, and rookie Jayson Tatum added 20. Khris Middleton provided 32 …
Celtics to play Bucks in 1st round of NBA playoffs April 12, 2018 by Staff on Basketball, Sports ELLSWORTH — The Boston Celtics will begin the NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Milwaukee Bucks in a seven-game series beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 15. Boston finished second in the Eastern Conference with a record of 55-27 in the regular season and will have home-court advantage. Milwaukee had a record of 44-38 and …
