AUGUSTA — A potential winter sports season took further shape this week as the Maine Principals’ Association unveiled its winter sports safety guidelines. The new guidelines followed the MPA Interscholastic Management Committee’s latest meeting Thursday. The governing body’s update provided further guidance on competition dates as well as information on football, volleyball and wrestling. Major …
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County just experienced the strangest high school sports season in recent memory. Now, things are about to get even weirder. Although a framework has been set in place for a winter sports season, there are no concrete details just yet as to what kinds of games and meets will be taking place …
AUGUSTA — A framework for competition is now in place should Maine be able to offer a high school sports season this winter. The state announced Friday revisions to its guidelines on community sports that would allow most high school athletic competitions to be held in some form this winter. Practices for approved sports may …
AUGUSTA — The waiting game has begun once again for Maine high school athletes. The 2020-21 winter sports season will be delayed, the Maine Principals’ Association has announced. That news came Tuesday as MPA Executive Director Mike Burnham, MPA Assistant Executive Director Mike Bisson and Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association representative Gerry Durgin sent a …
AUGUSTA — Consider this comeback “Whit-nessed.” The Sumner cheer team won the state championship for the second time in program history Saturday afternoon with a first-place finish in the Class C championships at the Augusta Civic Center. The state title win was the Tigers’ first since they claimed the crown in 2010, Sumner graduate Whitney …
SULLIVAN — As she left her house Saturday morning, Monica Pettegrow asked for a message from beyond. On the day of the Class C North championship meet, the biggest of Sumner’s 2020 season to date, Pettegrow, who co-coaches the Tigers along with Jessica Snowdeal, was looking for a good omen with the Tigers set to …
LINCOLN — The Sumner cheer team added it to its early-season trophy haul Saturday afternoon with a first-place finish in the Penobscot Valley Conference Class C championships at Mattanawcook Academy. Sumner topped second-place Central and third-place Mattanawcook Academy to win the title. It was the second championship win of the season for the Tigers, who …
BAILEYVILLE — After nearly not traveling to its opening meet, the Sumner cheer team started its 2020 season in winning fashion. Sumner won the Downeast Athletic Conference title Saturday with a first-place finish in the four-team meet at Woodland High School. The Tigers beat out Calais, Machias and Woodland to claim the championship. In anticipation …
ELLSWORTH — It might not have been a countable meet, but for cheer teams packing the bleachers in Ellsworth High School’s Katsiaficas Gymnasium, it was still an excellent start. Teams from around the state traveled to Ellsworth on Saturday for this year’s Maine Cheer Coaches Association Showcase. No awards or placements were given, but the …
ELLSWORTH — Local cheer teams competed at the state championships Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center with Ellsworth, Sumner and Deer Isle-Stonington placing in the top four in their respective classes. Ellsworth followed its Class B North championship last month in Bangor with a second-place finish at states. Hermon, which won the Class B title …
BANGOR — Kneeling in a circle on the Cross Insurance Center floor, members of the Ellsworth High School cheer team clutched one another as tightly as they could. A half-hour earlier, Ellsworth had walked off the arena mats with confidence after performing its routine at the Class B North championships. There was hope in the …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth High School cheer team earned a second-place finish at its second championship meet of the season Saturday at Hermon High School. Ellsworth finished second behind the home team at the Penobscot Valley Conference’s Class B championships. It was the second runner-up finish of the year for the Eagles, who placed second …
