ORONO — As the fates of most winter sports become a little clearer, the status of one remains rather murky. With most individual activities falling under the “low-risk” category in the state’s community sports guidelines, indoor track should be in as good a position as any winter sport in the event a season materializes. Instead, …
AUGUSTA — A potential winter sports season took further shape this week as the Maine Principals’ Association unveiled its winter sports safety guidelines. The new guidelines followed the MPA Interscholastic Management Committee’s latest meeting Thursday. The governing body’s update provided further guidance on competition dates as well as information on football, volleyball and wrestling. Major …
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County just experienced the strangest high school sports season in recent memory. Now, things are about to get even weirder. Although a framework has been set in place for a winter sports season, there are no concrete details just yet as to what kinds of games and meets will be taking place …
AUGUSTA — A framework for competition is now in place should Maine be able to offer a high school sports season this winter. The state announced Friday revisions to its guidelines on community sports that would allow most high school athletic competitions to be held in some form this winter. Practices for approved sports may …
AUGUSTA — The waiting game has begun once again for Maine high school athletes. The 2020-21 winter sports season will be delayed, the Maine Principals’ Association has announced. That news came Tuesday as MPA Executive Director Mike Burnham, MPA Assistant Executive Director Mike Bisson and Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association representative Gerry Durgin sent a …
ELLSWORTH — The inevitable has been confirmed. The Maine Principals’ Association delivered heartbreaking news Thursday as it canceled the entire 2020 spring sports season. The decision followed Maine Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin’s recommendation Tuesday that schools in the state continue with remote learning for the remainder of the school year. “It is with …
ELLSWORTH — Spring fever was very real in Hancock County over the weekend — but only for some. Prior to Monday’s snow dumping, Mainers were treated over the weekend to some of the nicest weather 2020 has had to offer thus far. With temperatures topping 50 degrees in some places it was a great opportunity …
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County athletes were announced last week as selections to the All-Penobscot Valley Conference Small-School indoor track teams. Ellsworth athletes highlighted a bulk of the boys’ first team with Tulas Weaver (55- and 200-meter dashes), Beck Deeny (long jump and triple jump), Henry Scheff (55-meter hurdles) and Logan Grass (shot put) earning first-team …
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth High School alum Dan Curts became the sixth Mainer in history to run a sub-4-minute mile when he did so Feb. 21 at the University of Washington. Curts, who competed as an unattached runner, crossed the finish line in 3 minutes, 59.29 seconds to place first of 23 finishers. He joins Will …
LEWISTON — The Ellsworth boys’ indoor track team earned a third-place finish in Saturday’s Class B championship meet at Bates College. The Eagles recorded 41 points to finish behind first-place York (51 points) and second-place Greely (46 points) in the 30-team field. The result followed Ellsworth’s first-place finish in the Penobscot Valley Conference Small-School championships …
ORONO — Hancock County enjoyed an excellent day Saturday at the University of Maine’s New Balance Fieldhouse as the Ellsworth boys’ and Bucksport girls’ teams won Eastern Maine Indoor Track League Small-School championships. On the boys’ side, Tulas Weaver (55- and 200-meter dashes) and Beck Deeny (long jump and triple jump) earned two individual wins …
ORONO — The Ellsworth boys’ indoor track team enjoyed a successful day Saturday at the University of Maine as it finished just one point shy of a first-place finish in the afternoon meet. Tulas Weaver earned two first-place finishes for Ellsworth with times of 6.91 seconds and 24.37 seconds in the 55- and 200-meter dashes, …
