BELFAST — One thousand six hundred forty-four runners took to the Troy Howard Middle School course Saturday to compete in this year’s Festival of Champions. MDI’s Ponce Saltysiak finished as the top local runner in the seeded race with a time of 17 minutes, 0.79 seconds and a place of 29th. Jon Genrich (62nd place), …
SULLIVAN — Hancock County enjoyed two strong days in cross-country over the weekend with local teams and runners earning wins and other solid results in weekend meets in Sullivan and Old Town. On Friday, this year’s Seacoast Invitational was held at Sumner Memorial High School. Runners from Sumner, Bucksport, George Stevens Academy and Deer Isle-Stonington …
BLUE HILL — After opening the season on a difficult course in Aroostook County, a setting closer to home gave Louie Luchini’s Ellsworth cross-country team a bit of a reprieve. On Sept. 12, the Eagles began their 2019 campaign on a hilly, open-air course in Presque Isle. With the wind blowing and grass all throughout …
PRESQUE ISLE — The Ellsworth girls’ cross-country team spent much of the 2018 season winning meets in nail-biting fashion. The Eagles’ opening meet this year came without such difficulties. Ellsworth posted a strong start to its state championship defense Friday with a first-place finish in the Presque Isle Invitational. The Eagles placed all six runners …
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 …
