ORONO — Brendan Graves couldn’t believe it when he first learned he would be playing at Alfond Stadium. No stage in the Pine Tree State is bigger for football players than the University of Maine’s home stadium, the state’s largest at a capacity of 10,000. That’s why, when the Mount Desert Island junior learned that …
ELLSWORTH — COVID-19 troubles late this week have wiped out Hancock County’s entire Week 2 high school football schedule. Ellsworth/Sumner’s home game against Camden Hills, Bucksport’s home matchup against Poland and Mount Desert Island’s home battle with Morse are all off for this week. The games, all three of which were originally set to kick …
WINTHROP — After 650 days, regular season high school football games have been played in the state of Maine once again. The Bucksport, Mount Desert Island and Ellsworth/Sumner football teams opened their seasons with defeats in this weekend’s contests. The Golden Bucks fell on the road Friday night against Winthrop, and the Trojans and Eagles …
ELLSWORTH — Football under the lights returned to Maine on Friday as teams in Hancock County and across the state tuned up for their season openers with preseason contests. Bucksport and Mount Desert Island claimed victories Friday in their respective contests against Belfast and Mattanawcook Academy. Elsewhere, Ellsworth/Sumner suffered a defeat as Orono pulled away …
EAST MACHIAS — A Downeast football team that had been scheduled to face two Hancock County teams this year will not be playing this season. Washington Academy informed fellow teams Thursday morning of its decision not to field a football team in 2021. The East Machias school made the decision after it had been reduced …
ELLSWORTH — Even before the pandemic arrived, the next Maine high school football season was set to be a pivotal one. In recent years, no fall has gone by without massive changes in the Maine high school football landscape. From Kittery to Houlton and everywhere in between, dwindling numbers, an evolving class structure and the …
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County teams wasted little time getting the 2021-22 sports season underway. The local fall season began Monday, the first day teams were eligible to hold practices under Maine Principals’ Association rules. Some teams took the field as early as Monday morning with one squad beginning activities at the earliest possible second. The …
ELLSWORTH — Registration is now open for the Ellsworth Football League’s upcoming season. The league is set to offer fifth/sixth-grade and seventh/eighth-grade tackle teams this year as well as a third/fourth-grade flag team. Practices for 7/8 are set to begin Monday, Aug. 16, and 3/4 and 5/6 practices are scheduled to begin the following Tuesday, …
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth High School’s 2021 fall sports meeting has been scheduled for next Wednesday, Aug. 11. Athletes wishing to participate in football, soccer, volleyball, cross-country, golf and the football cheer team are required to attend the meeting, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom webinar, a link …
LEWISTON — It was far from the typical Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, but a modified version of the event this year ended in victory for one local high school football player. Team Gray claimed the title Saturday in a modified seven-on-seven Lobster Bowl event at Lewiston High School. The Gray squad, which included Ellsworth/Sumner’s …
ELLSWORTH — Real, competitive football is still two months away, but the field at Ellsworth High School is already getting some use. No, there’s no Friday night lights, fans on the hillside or even full contact just yet. Still, with summer practices underway, there’s a feeling that’s been missing ever since the final seconds of …
ELLSWORTH — After a lost 2020 season, local high school football teams now have schedules in place again as the sport gets set for a return this fall. Hancock County’s three teams learned their 2021 schedules Thursday after the state’s conferences unveiled matchups for the coming season. Ellsworth/Sumner and Mount Desert Island will play seven-games …
