BLUE HILL — The Blue Hill Fairgrounds sprang to life once again this past Friday, Sept. 16, with George Stevens Academy hosting seven other schools to run a 2.9-mile course in the most recent cross-country meet of the season. GSA would end up finishing second overall in team scoring, behind only the MDI Trojans in …
ELLSWORTH – A beautiful, sunny day on Sept. 3 saw the start of the cross-country season on the hilly course at Ellsworth High School. Runners from about a dozen schools gathered to compete in the Ellsworth Invitational at both a JV and varsity level. Bucksport’s Will Hileman led the way on the boys’ side, finishing …
SULLIVAN — While construction of the new Charles M. Sumner Learning Campus is incomplete and issues have been raised about the sprinkler system, the timeline will have little to no additional impact on the athletics program, according to Assistant Principal Rick Dube. “We had a plan going in as to how we would manage the …
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 …
