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 …
ELLSWORTH — The first championship competitions of the 2019 cheer season were held Saturday, and three Hancock County squads were in action. Ellsworth High School was host to this year’s Big East Conference championships Saturday. The meet pitted the Eagles and Mount Desert Island against Caribou, Foxcroft, Hermon, John Bapst, Old Town, Orono, Presque Isle …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth and Sumner competition cheer teams finished second and third, respectively, at the Class B and C state championships Saturday at the Cross Insurance Center. Ellsworth earned 77.5 points in Class B to finish as runner-up to Hermon, who claimed back-to-back titles as well as its sixth in seven years. Mount Desert …
BAR HARBOR — Locating the escape hatch on the average coach bus wouldn’t require a passenger to walk more than a few feet. Locating the escape hatch on the coach bus used recently by the Mount Desert Island cheer team, on the other hand, would require a trip to an unknown field off Interstate 95. …
DEER ISLE —The Deer Isle-Stonington competition cheer team qualified for the state championship meet with a fifth-place finish at Saturday’s Class D North championships at the Cross Insurance Center. The Mariners finish the day with 42.5 points. That total was enough to sent the team to states along with Penobscot Valley (first place), Central Aroostook …
BANGOR — January has been an excellent month for competition cheer teams throughout Hancock County. On the biggest stage, three of those teams kept their seasons going with some of their best performances yet. Ellsworth, Mount Desert Island and Sumner put exclamation points on a strong month at Saturday’s Northern Maine championships at the Cross …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth competition cheer team earned a first-place finish Friday at the Big East championships in Caribou. The competition, which was originally scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, was instead held at 6 p.m. Friday. That time change came after a rapid temperature drop resulted in bad road conditions throughout the eastern and northern …
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth High School will be holding an informational meeting regarding the upcoming fall sports season at 6 p.m. Aug. 8 in the school auditorium. Athletes wishing to participate in football, soccer, cross-country, golf, volleyball or fall competition cheer must attend the meeting along with a parent or guardian. The meeting will cover the …
