BUCKSPORT — For Andy Wentworth, there’s no limit to how far the Bucksport High School community will go. For the most part, preseason baseball and softball games have been unable to go on this year during a spring season characterized by cold weather, more snow and wet fields. As a result, schools have been forced …
ELLSWORTH — Years after his playing career ended, one experience is driving Jake Hackett’s success as a high school coach. As a sophomore in 1994, Hackett joined the varsity football team at Sanford High School. At the time, the Redskins were in the midst of a stretch so abysmal that the program’s futility was close …
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 — For the second time in three years, Ellsworth High School will be searching for a new head softball coach. Dottie O’Donnell will be leaving the Eagles to accept an assistant role at Colby College, the high school announced last week. The Ellsworth coach of two seasons will be an assistant for the Mules. …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Little League 9/10 All-Star softball team’s 2018 season came to an end over the weekend after a pair of tight losses against Medomak Valley and Kennebunk-Wells at the state tournament in Glenburn. Ellsworth came close to topping Medomak Valley on Saturday but fell 5-4. Anna Stevens and Lily King combined for …
ORLAND — The visual details on two photos three decades old are hard to make out, but Jeff Gammelin remembers them fondly. One color photo on his desk at Freshwater Stone in Orland has edges that have faded after years inside a frame. The other, black and white, has hints of film grain that could …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Little League 9-10 All Stars won their first two games of District 1 tournament play last week and clinched the championship Monday evening to head to the state tournament. Ellsworth began the tournament last Tuesday when it faced Machias Little League on the road. The team recorded a 16-10 win to …
ELLSWORTH — Class C South No. 1 seed Madison defeated Northern Maine No. 1 Narraguagus 7-3 on Saturday at St. Joseph’s College in Standish to claim the state softball championship for the third time in five seasons. Narraguagus (18-2) led 3-1 after the first inning, but Madison with five runs in the second to take …
BREWER — Dethroning a powerhouse is never an easy task at any level of sports, but neither is consistently staying atop a field that includes numerous challengers. When Downeast Maine’s top softball teams met Tuesday for the Class C North title, one of those two things had to give. Narraguagus edged No. 1 Bucksport 4-2 …
BUCKSPORT — Competing for championships has become an expectation for the Bucksport softball program in recent years. After a blowout win Saturday, the Golden Bucks will be doing so once again. Bucksport advanced to the Class C North title game with a 16-2 home victory over Orono on Saturday. The regional championship game appearance was …
