ELLSWORTH — Two months after the 2018-19 sports season came to an end, a new year is just around the corner. The 2019-20 sports season officially begins Monday, Aug. 19. Football, soccer, volleyball, cross-country and golf teams throughout the state are eligible to hold their first practices starting at midnight ahead of their first games …
ELLSWORTH — The first competitions are still more than a month away, but the Ellsworth football, soccer, volleyball, cross-country and golf teams know when and where they’ll play in 2019 after the school unveiled its fall sports schedule Friday. Below is a list of Ellsworth’s games, matches and meets for the upcoming fall sports season, …
ELLSWORTH — The 2018 cross-country season was historic for the Ellsworth girls’ cross-country team, which claimed Hancock County and Class B North championship crowns Oct. 5 and Oct. 20, respectively, before winning the state title Oct. 27. It was the first girls’ cross-country title in 40 years for Ellsworth, which improved with each passing meet …
ELLSWORTH — Island vs. mainland; family vs. family; green vs. maroon; bragging rights on the line. Any way you slice it, there’s something exceptional about Mount Desert Island vs. Ellsworth. Showdowns between MDI, Hancock County’s largest high school, and Ellsworth, its second-largest, have been taking place across sports of all kinds since the former was …
ELLSWORTH — 2018 was a historic year for the Ellsworth girls’ cross-country team, which claimed Hancock County and Class B North championship crowns Oct. 5 and Oct. 20, respectively, before winning the state title Oct. 27. It was the first girls’ cross-country title in 40 years for Ellsworth, which improved with each passing meet throughout …
ELLSWORTH — Life is pretty good right now for Trinity Montigny. After the past month, it’s easy to see why. On Oct. 27, Montigny ran as part of the Ellsworth girls’ cross-country team that made history when it broke a 40-year state championship drought. Less than a week later, she received a certificate informing her …
ELLSWORTH — As the hours of sunlight have dwindled, so too has the number of events on the fall sports schedule. Following two championship events over the weekend, that number has now been reduced to zero. The Hancock County fall sports season concluded Saturday afternoon with the New England cross-country championships in Manchester, N.H., and …
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth’s Louie Luchini was named the Penobscot Valley Conference Coach of the Year for girls’ cross-country Saturday after leading the team to its first state championship in 40 years a week earlier. On Oct. 27, the Eagles topped Yarmouth by three points to win the Class B title at Troy Howard Middle School …
BELFAST — Nearly everything has gone right for the Ellsworth girls’ cross-country in recent weeks — unless trophies have been involved. Four days after Ellsworth swapped runner-up and first-place trophies with Mount Desert Island following the correction of a scoring error that took place at the regional championships, the Eagles were finally able to celebrate a …
ELLSWORTH — High school cross-country teams are used to receiving awards on the course after a long day of physical exertion. The Ellsworth girls learned of their latest win two days later — via phone call. On Saturday, Ellsworth and local rival Mount Desert Island were among the many teams to descend on Belfast for …
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County cross-country runners were among the strongest performers Saturday at the Penobscot Valley Conference championships at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. In Class B, Ellsworth junior Caitlin MacPherson won the girls’ race by more than a half-minute with a time of 20 minutes, 17.3 seconds. MDI’s Katelyn Osborne and Olivia …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Eagles have held their own against some of the top cross-country teams throughout the state of Maine so far this season. In one of the biggest competitions to date, the Eagles were at their best. Ellsworth claimed victory in both the boys’ and girls’ team events Friday at the Hancock County …
