BAR HARBOR — A pair of ex-Hancock County swimmers earned both podium finishes and accolades last week as the college swim season came to an end. Lydia DaCorte and Ava Sealander received All-American honors in the recent NCAA Division III women’s swim and dive championships in Indianapolis. The two received the honors as a result …
ELLSWORTH — From the gym to the pool, Hancock County boys’ athletes wasted little time establishing themselves among the state’s premier competitors this past winter. Indeed, across every sport, the 2021-22 winter season was highlighted by championship-level performances from local male athletes. The Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander postseason awards highlight the top performers …
ELLSWORTH — After a diluted winter sports season a year ago, it was to be expected, perhaps, that local teams would be ready to take full advantage of returns to traditional competition environments and venues this year. That was exactly the case in Hancock County girls’ sports in 2021-22. From breakthrough athletes to numerous outstanding …
ELLSWORTH — A group of Ellsworth senior swimmers have claimed the Penobscot Valley Conference’s top individual honors. Ellsworth’s Nick Partridge was announced Friday as the PVC Boys’ Swimmer of the Year. A fellow Ellsworth senior, Kristy Barry, was named the PVC Girls’ Swimmer of the Year after captaining the Eagles to one of their best-ever …
CAPE ELIZABETH — A much-anticipated Maine high school swim season finale lived up to its billing. All season long, the Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island swim teams have produced some of the best individual and team results statewide. That didn’t change this week as the Eagles and Trojans went out on high notes in the …
ELLSWORTH — It would be hard for Jim Goodman to be more pleased with how his team’s season has gone. Goodman’s Ellsworth swim team has excelled in every way in 2021-22. On the girls’ side, the Eagles have produced their first unbeaten regular season in program history, and his boys are punching well above the …
BAR HARBOR — In a gymnasium with countless seats filled, all eyes were on one that wasn’t. In Mount Desert Island High School’s 54-year history, thousands of students, athletes, parents, coaches, administrators and more have filtered through the doors of MDI’s Bunny Parady Gymnasium. Very few can say they’ve done so more times than Tammy …
BAR HARBOR — One of the most anticipated meets of the 2021-22 swim season did not disappoint. Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island competed in a tight meet Friday evening at the MDI YMCA in Bar Harbor. Ellsworth stayed undefeated on the girls’ side as it beat MDI 99-78, and the Trojans edged the Eagles 86-63 …
BANGOR — The Ellsworth swim team made it five sweeps on the season with two victories in its latest meet. The Ellsworth girls stayed undefeated on the season with a 99-59 win over John Bapst on Friday at the Bangor Area YMCA. In the boys’ meet, the Eagles bounced back from a close loss a …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth swim team has started the second half of the regular season with one of its best efforts to date. Ellsworth took on Class A Bangor in a battle of two top Penobscot Valley Conference programs Friday night at the Down East Family YMCA. The Eagles claimed a 104-59 victory on the …
OLD TOWN — With the regular season halfway complete, the Ellsworth swim team has yet to lose a competition. Ellsworth claimed boys’ and girls’ team victories in Thursday’s meet against Old Town/Orono at Old Town High School. The Eagles rolled to a 101-44 win in the girls’ meet and prevailed 79-63 on the boys’ side. …
ROCKPORT — The Ellsworth swim team competed in its final meet of 2021 Thursday as it took on Camden Hills at the Penobscot Bay Area YMCA. The Ellsworth girls’ team claimed an 84-76 win over Camden Hills in a tightly contested meet in Rockport. On the boys’ side, the Eagles swam for time with only …
