ELLSWORTH — Years after the two first met, Jimmy Shedeck remembered Darren Richardson. In the early 1990s, Richardson, an athlete at Mount View High School in Thorndike, and Shedeck, an assistant coach at Ellsworth, first crossed paths during an outdoor track meet. The two had a brief conversation, and Shedeck encouraged Richardson and gave the …
ELLSWORTH — Hopes to see games played at diamonds across the state this summer have taken a further hit following two recent cancellations. No Little League baseball or softball champions will be crowned this year after state administrators made the decision Friday to cancel the 2020 state tournament. The American Legion season is also a …
ELLSWORTH — The inevitable has been confirmed. The Maine Principals’ Association delivered heartbreaking news Thursday as it canceled the entire 2020 spring sports season. The decision followed Maine Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin’s recommendation Tuesday that schools in the state continue with remote learning for the remainder of the school year. “It is with …
ELLSWORTH — Spring fever was very real in Hancock County over the weekend — but only for some. Prior to Monday’s snow dumping, Mainers were treated over the weekend to some of the nicest weather 2020 has had to offer thus far. With temperatures topping 50 degrees in some places it was a great opportunity …
ELLSWORTH — This is not how the 2019-20 college sports season was supposed to end. As is always the case, the flip of the calendar from February to March raised the stakes for athletes at universities across the country. For winter athletes, it meant the chance to compete for championships; for those competing in spring …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Little League Junior League baseball team won the District 1 title last Wednesday with a 11-9 win over Machias Little League in the title game at Ellsworth’s Demeyer Field. The win gave Ellsworth five victories in a row after opening the tournament with a 4-1 lost to Coastal Little League of …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Little League 9-10 All-Star team defeated Glenburn Little League 8-2 in an elimination game Sunday to stay alive in state tournament play. Camryn Clough struck out 12 batters for Ellsworth in the circle and had two hits at the plate. Ellsworth also got big hitting performances from Elizabeth Boles (3 for …
ELLSWORTH — Another Ellsworth Little League All-Star team is heading to the state tournament. The Ellsworth 9-10 softball team won the District 1 title with a 5-0 home victory Thursday against Acadian Little League of Bar Harbor. The win capped off an undefeated tournament for Ellsworth, which will compete in states later this month in …
ELLSWORTH — Little League season has continued into the second week of July with the Ellsworth 11-12 softball team beginning state tournament play and three other Ellsworth teams opening their respective district tournaments. On Sunday evening, Ellsworth’s 11-12 softball team played the first game of the state tournament against the Kennebunk-Kennebunkport/Wells-Ogunquit All-Stars. Ellsworth took a …
ELLSWORTH — Three Ellsworth Little League All-Star squads will attempt this week to replicate the 11-12 softball team’s District 1 success as they begin their own district tournaments. The Ellsworth 11-12 All-Star baseball team will face Bucksport Little League at 5:30 p.m. today, July 1. Team members are Daniel Carter, Dawson Curtis, Lucas Horne, Thomas …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Little League 11-12 softball team is off to the state tournament after going undefeated in last week’s district tournament. Ellsworth beat Machias Little League 4-1 on Friday at Demeyer Field to finish the District 1 tournament with a 3-0 record. The result followed a win against the same Machias team in …
ELLSWORTH — They’re back. Ever since falling to Brewer in last season’s Class B North championship game at Mansfield Stadium, the Ellsworth baseball team has been longing for another chance at a regional title. Now, after one of their best performances of the season, the Eagles will get a shot at redemption on the same …
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