ELLSWORTH — The Penobscot Valley Conference has unveiled its all-conference and all-academic selections for the 2022 high school spring season as a bevy of area student athletes were honored for their efforts on the diamond, court, track, field and in the classroom. Locally, athletes from Ellsworth High School, Mount Desert Island High School, Bucksport High …
ELLSWORTH — People love a good underdog story. The multimillion-dollar industry that is March Madness is built on the simple premise that it’s exciting when a team that isn’t supposed to win, does. What often gets lost is that on the other side of that bracket there’s a team that was supposed to win but …
ELLSWORTH — The highly successful regular campaign has drawn to a close for Hancock County high school softball squads teams as they swing for continued diamond gems in the postseason. The county has a bevy of talented teams, many of which are poised to make strong regional tournament runs in the coming days. In Class …
ELLSWORTH — The final days of the high school softball regular season have arrived as teams in Hancock County jockey for crucial regional playoff position. As of Monday, May 30, Bucksport continued to sit atop Class C North with a 14-1 record, while Sumner was third at 13-2 and George Stevens Academy currently with a …
By Mark Haskell ELLSWORTH — In reference to the softball game between host Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island on Friday afternoon, May 20, which renewed arguably Hancock County’s most significant high school athletic rivalry, first-year Eagle coach Brandi Ensworth summed it up succinctly: “When two good teams play each other, it can go either way.” …
ELLSWORTH — There has been no shortage of top-notch, spirited play on the high school softball diamonds for Hancock County teams, as a bevy of area squads continued to perform at a lofty level and remain in strong position in the Maine Principals’ Association Heal Point standings. As of Monday, May 16, Bucksport and Ellsworth …
ELLSWORTH — High school softball swung away at a fevered pitch the past week, as teams from across Hancock County added to their impressive win totals. As of Monday, May 9, Bucksport boasted a 7-1 record, while Ellsworth and Sumner sat at 6-1 and Mount Desert Island 5-1. George Stevens Academy held a 1-5 mark. …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Eagles baseball team battled for seven full innings against a dangerous Bucksport squad, manufacturing one run in the bottom of the third inning to secure a 1-0 home win on Tuesday. This was a non-conference game for the Eagles, who are in Class B, but Bucksport is one of the top …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth, Bucksport and Mount Desert Island softball teams have swung out of the gate to 2-0 starts. Ellsworth was scheduled to play John Bapst at home Tuesday night. MDI was scheduled to play at Old Town. The following is a recap of reported recent results: Mount Desert Island 16, Caribou 0 (5 …
BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island softball team has been waiting for this chance at a breakthrough. For the past three years now, MDI’s seasons have all ended in eerily similar fashions. The Trojans went 9-7 in regular season play in 2018, 2019 and 2021 before falling to narrow prelim defeats to come up …
ELLSWORTH — The first countable events of the 2022 spring sports season are now only a day away. The spring season will begin with track meets tomorrow, April 14, and Friday, April 15. Baseball, softball and tennis will then begin next week with a full slate of action scheduled for the weekend. Ellsworth is scheduled …
DEER ISLE — As practices continue on baseball and softball diamonds throughout Hancock County, there are two local fields that won’t be home to high school ball this spring. Baseball and softball are not being played at Deer Isle-Stonington in 2022, Athletic Director Bob St. Peter told The American on Thursday. The school once again …
