BUCKSPORT — The Bucksport softball team saw its 23-game winning streak snapped Wednesday when it suffered a 3-1 defeat to the visiting Central Red Devils. Central scored the game’s opening run in the first inning before Bucksport scored one of its own to tie the game in the second. Yet the Red Devils added runs …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Eagles aren’t the only ones gearing up for baseball and softball season. All across the county, teams are ready to take the field and put the seemingly endless winter behind them. After seven of the 10 teams in the rest of Hancock County made playoff appearances last year, 2018 is shaping …
Below is a list of games, meets and other events for this spring’s high school sports season. Road teams are listed first. Only dates with scheduled events are listed. Some of the information below differs from that listed in the March 29 and April 5 editions of The Ellsworth American. Times and locations for certain …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth softball team ended the 2017 season on a roll. Ten months later, the team likes its chances to go on another. In Dottie Cameron’s first season as head coach last season, Ellsworth continued its run of success in recent years with a 12-7 record and berth in the Class B North …
BAR HARBOR — Locating the escape hatch on the average coach bus wouldn’t require a passenger to walk more than a few feet. Locating the escape hatch on the coach bus used recently by the Mount Desert Island cheer team, on the other hand, would require a trip to an unknown field off Interstate 95. …
ELLSWORTH — The Penobscot Valley Conference announced its All-Star teams for the 2017 soccer and volleyball seasons Wednesday, and Hancock County athletes were among the many players selected. Ellsworth’s Jared Hamilton was named a first-team selection for the boys’ team, and Jack Lee and Sam Giffin received second-team and honorable mention selections, respectively. For the …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth 9-10 softball team defeated Machias 13-3 on Friday to complete a dominant tournament run and win the District 1 championship at DeMeyer Field. Ellsworth outscored its opponents 38-8 over three games to win the tournament. The team had beaten Acadian Little League 11-1 on June 29 to begin the tournament and …
ELLSWORTH — Maine Sluggers is set to host a summer softball camp July 17-21 at its facility in Brewer. Coaches Emily Gilmore, Rachel Martin and Ashley Tinsman will instruct players on hitting, pitching, fielding, catching, throwing, base running and more. Camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 17-20 and from 9-noon …
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth High School’s Callie Hammer and Leah Stevens and Bucksport High School’s Madysen Robichaud, Kylee Atwood and Emily Hunt participated in Maine Association of Softball Coaches Senior All-Star Game festivities last Thursday at Augusta’s Cony High School. In the Class A/B game, the Ellsworth representatives and the Northern Maine team rolled to a …
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth High School will sponsor track and field, soccer and football camps throughout July and August. Track and field camps will be held via event over the course of July. Camps for high jump, long jump and triple jump will be held July 10-14, hurdles and sprints July 17-21 and throwing, vault, discus …
BREWER — After the Bucksport softball team’s miracle win in its previous game against Mattanawcook Academy, Saturday’s final hurdle required the Golden Bucks to dig even deeper. For four full innings of Saturday’s Class C championship, Bucksport had outhit and outpitched the opposing Madison Bulldogs. Yet Madison had produced a run in its one scoring …
BREWER — When her team was given a lifeline, Madysen Robichaud made it count. With the Bucksport softball team down to its last at-bat of the season in the Class C North title game against Mattanawcook Academy, Emily Hunt had hit a popup that looked to be the final out. Yet as the Lynx players …
