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 …
BUCKSPORT — Mikayla Tripp has had her share of solid performances as a Bucksport pitcher, but none have been quite as prolific as this. After years as the Golden Bucks’ No. 2 starter behind former standout Kate Saunders, Tripp, one of two seniors on a young Bucksport team, has earned her chance in the spotlight …
ELLSWORTH — Seven players from Ellsworth High School were chosen Thursday to this year’s All-Penobscot Valley Conference first and second teams. For the Ellsworth baseball team, pitcher Matt Burnett was chosen as both the PVC Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year for the second season in a row. Burnett also made the …
BAR HARBOR — Tuesday was a tough day for local teams playing in the Class B North preliminaries as the Ellsworth softball team and both MDI diamond squads saw their seasons end in defeats. MDI’s softball season came to an end Tuesday with a 4-2 home defeat against No. 9 Erskine Academy (10-7). The No. …
DEER ISLE — Despite a spring filled with bridge repairs and tourist arrivals, the biggest story along the Deer Isle stretch of Route 15 over the past six weeks has been the Deer Isle-Stonington softball team’s bats. Few teams, if any, in the state of Maine have averaged more runs per game this year than …
ELLSWORTH — Nine Hancock County teams have qualified for this year’s Northern Maine baseball and softball playoffs, and three of those teams will have No. 1 seeds in their respective fields. Prior to the Ellsworth baseball team’s 6-4 win Friday over Mount Desert Island, the Eagles defeated Washington Academy 11-0 on Thursday to clinch the …
BAR HARBOR — On adjacent sides of the Mount Desert Island High School parking lot, fans watching the Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island baseball and softball teams spent nearly three hours on the edges of their seats. Even with a 30-minute difference in start times between softball and baseball games, the action had fans of …
SULLIVAN — It was a big week for George Stevens Academy diamond sports last week as the baseball and softball teams earned clutch wins against local opponents. The GSA baseball team moved into first place in the Class C North standings Friday when it defeated Ellsworth (10-1) 3-1 in Blue Hill to hand the visiting …
ELLSWORTH — In need of a win to buoy its Class B North playoff chances, the Mount Desert Island softball team came through when it mattered most. Several times already this season, MDI has been on the verge of wins that could have sent it shooting up the Northern Maine standings. Instead, the Trojans have …
DEER ISLE — The Deer Isle-Stonington softball team followed up its first win of the season last week with a scoring spree that produced a whopping 107 runs in just four games. After a season-opening loss April 25 against Penobscot Valley, Deer Isle-Stonington bounced back last Wednesday with a 9-7 home win over Schenck. Taylor …
ELLSWORTH — With half of their regular season campaigns behind them, the Ellsworth baseball and softball teams are sitting pretty. The Eagles improved to 7-0 in baseball and 6-1 in softball with victories over George Stevens Academy and Foxcroft last week and three wins in two days Monday and Tuesday. Few games were close during …
ELLSWORTH — Jake Hackett waited out a long winter and rainy early spring for the Ellsworth softball team’s season opener. When that moment finally came, he didn’t want his team to waste any time. All throughout preseason workouts, the new Ellsworth head coach has sought to incorporate the Eagles’ vigor and enthusiasm into their playing …
