ELLSWORTH — Eagle athletes certainly flew high and fast at their home nest on Saturday, April 30, as they not only hosted a handful of teams, including Deer Isle-Stonington and Sumner, but grabbed team, individual and relay firsts. The girls’ team scores were: Ellsworth 164, Central 100, Narraguagus 44, Deer Isle-Stonington 15 and Sumner 12. …
BUCKSPORT — The return of a real fall sports season saw a number of standout efforts from some of Hancock County’s top male athletes. For the first time, The Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander have chosen a Player of the Year for each of the four boys’ fall sports and one all-encompassing Boys’ Coach …
BLUE HILL — After missing out on a real fall season a year ago, Hancock County’s female athletes didn’t disappoint in 2021. Between record-setting campaigns and championship runs, it was an autumn to remember for girls’ sports locally. The Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander have selected one Player of the Year for each girls’ …
THETFORD, Vt. — The 2021 Hancock County fall sports season reached its conclusion this weekend with a rewarding end-of-year cross-country meet. Select Hancock County runners competed Saturday in the New England cross-country championships at Thetford Academy in Thetford, Vt. The meet pitted local qualifiers against the best of the best from Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New …
ELLSWORTH — Runners from all six Hancock County high schools were rewarded Thursday with Valley Conference All-Conference selections. In Class B, Ellsworth’s Addison Nelson and Mount Desert Island’s Ella Joyce, Grace Munger, AyliGrace Munro and Amelia VanDongen were All-PVC first-team choices. The Trojans’ Callan Eason, Azaria Long, Meri Rainford and Piper Soares were second-team selections. …
BELFAST — Grace Munger and her teammates couldn’t help but slip. The tail end of a remarkably wet weekend all across the state of Maine didn’t exactly make for great race conditions for the biggest race of the 2021 cross-country season. On a mushy course at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast, there was one …
BELFAST — The penultimate race of Maine’s cross-country season took place Saturday as runners descended on Belfast for the Northern Maine championships. Runners from all six Hancock County high schools recorded state championship-qualifying times in the regional meet at Troy Howard Middle School. Six teams also booked places in the state meet by making the …
BUCKSPORT — Hancock County runners were among the top performers in Saturday’s Penobscot Valley Conference championship cross-country meet. Two local boys’ runners claimed individual wins in the meet, which was held at Bucksport High School. At the team level, Mount Desert Island continued its prolific 2021 season by sweeping both Class B titles. Bucksport’s William …
HERMON — Hancock County led the way in the most recent cross-country meet with local runners sweeping both the team and individual events. The George Stevens Academy boys and Mount Desert Island girls claimed team wins in Saturday’s Pendale Invitational in Hermon. Individually, the GSA girls’ Thea Crowley and the MDI boys’ Sam York placed …
BELFAST — One of the state’s largest sporting gatherings in over a year and a half took place Saturday in Hancock County’s neighbor to the west. Runners from the six Hancock County high schools and others throughout New England competed Saturday in this year’s Festival of Champions at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast. A …
OLD TOWN — It was a lighter slate on the cross-country circuit this past week, but a select few local runners traveled north for the fourth meet of the 2021 season. Runners from Ellsworth, Bucksport, Mount Desert Island and Sumner competed Monday in the Old Town Invitational. The sectional meet featured a limited selection of …
BLUE HILL — With September surpassing the halfway point, the 2021 cross-country season is now in full swing. Personal records are falling, new goals are being set, and runners, who had their seasons shortened and their state championship hopes dashed a year ago, have big dreams once again. In the season’s latest competition, Hancock County …
