ELLSWORTH — After ending making their first playoff appearance in five years a season ago, the Ellsworth girls’ soccer team took it one step further in 2019. On Oct. 25, ninth-ranked Ellsworth earned its first playoff win since 2012 with a 3-0 road win over No. 8 Foxcroft in the Class B North preliminary round. …
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 …
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 …
