AUGUSTA — Members of the Ellsworth swim team claimed major honors Sunday at the Maine Interscholastic Swim League banquet at the Augusta Civic Center. Ellsworth senior Caitlin MacPherson was named Penobscot Valley Conference Girls’ Swimmer of the Year. MacPherson captained an Ellsworth girls’ team that placed fourth at the state championship meet to notch its …
ORONO — Members of the Down East Family YMCA swim team broke four team records and won seven titles over the weekend in the state championship meet at the University of Maine. On the boys’ side, Sean Hill set a record in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4 minutes, 50.71 seconds. DEFY also …
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County swimmers earned numerous spots on the All-Penobscot Valley Conference swim teams with athletes from Ellsworth, Mount Desert Island and George Stevens Academy selected. For the Ellsworth boys’ team, Sean Hill was a first-team swimmer in the 200- and 500-yard freestyles. The Eagles’ 200-yard medley (Hill, Nick Partridge, Lucas Fendl and Ryan …
BRUNSWICK — A season that’s seen Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island swimmers rank among the best all year long saw the two programs close out their respective campaigns with hardware, ribbons and glory. MDI and Ellsworth concluded the season in grand fashion earlier this week as the two competed in the Class B championships at …
ORONO — Few opponents have been able to win consistently against Mount Desert Island or Ellsworth swimmers this year. The biggest meet of the 2019-20 season thus far was hardly any different. MDI and Ellsworth put forth some of the top efforts at Saturday’s Penobscot Valley Conference championship meet at the University of Maine. MDI …
ELLSWORTH — In the world of high school athletics, it’s no secret that roster sizes ebb and flow — just ask Jim Goodman. Goodman, the longtime head coach of the Ellsworth swim team, has seen his teams grow as large as 50 and shrink to as small as 20 over the years. Whether those changes …
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Ellsworth swimmers enjoyed a solid day Friday at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA with a sweep over Foxcroft in the team’s final road meet of the regular season. The Eagles swept every boys’ and girls’ individual and relay event. The boys topped Foxcroft 95-31, and the girls won by a score of 116-33. On …
OLD TOWN — The Ellsworth boys’ and girls’ swim teams were both victorious Friday evening as the Eagles earned a road sweep against Old Town. On the girls’ side, Ellsworth earned a 96-72 win over Old Town. The Eagles swept all three relay events with wins in the 200-yard medley relay and 200- and 400-yard …
ELLSWORTH — A new Ellsworth girls’ swim team record was set Friday night as the Eagles took on Mount Desert Island at the Down East Family YMCA. Caitlin MacPherson, Caroline Mazgaj, Ellie Anderson and Kristy Barry set the new mark in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The quartet finished with a time of 3 minutes, 55.66 …
ELLSWORTH — With a memorable decade behind them, the Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island swim teams have entered the 2020s primed for even more success. Whether they’re meeting early in the season or competing for championships in February, the Eagles and Trojans have made memorable battles between them the norm in recent years. As the …
BAR HARBOR — Coaching transitions are never easy to make, but when the outgoing coach is a program icon, they become even more challenging. On Oct. 8, the Mount Desert Island swim team bid farewell to its head coach of 19 years, Tony DeMuro. DeMuro, whose 11 state championships at MDI include the past two …
BANGOR — Husson University freshman and 2019 Ellsworth High School graduate Ellie Clarke racked up the latest in a list of early-season honors last Wednesday when she was named Husson Female Athlete of the Week. In Husson’s Nov. 15 double-dual meet against Maine Maritime Academy and St. Joseph’s College, Clarke posted individual wins in the …
