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 — For six weeks, Hancock County players and coaches experienced the game of volleyball like never before. From weather variables to grass playing surfaces to masked participants, little about the playing environment this fall was familiar for those who have spent lifetimes playing the sport indoors. There were no Gold Balls or postseason berths …
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth High School canceled all practices and postponed all athletic events scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20, and Wednesday, Oct. 21, after a positive COVID-19 test was confirmed in the school district. In a letter distributed Tuesday evening, Ellsworth School Department Superintendent Dan Higgins informed parents and faculty members that an individual associated with …
ELLSWORTH — Jamie Calandro isn’t used to Mother Nature affecting his practices. In his years of volleyball, Calandro, the head coach of the Ellsworth volleyball team, has always done his practicing and coaching in a controlled environment. From the comforts of gymnasiums throughout the Northeast, Calandro has never had to worry about the sun, the …
SULLIVAN — Scarlet Capitano and Skylar Soule had been looking forward to this moment for a long time. As juniors a year ago, Capitano and Soule were key players on a Sumner girls’ soccer team that found itself shorthanded for much of the season. After the Tigers fought to a five-win campaign despite frequently fielding …
ELLSWORTH — At long last, the verdict is in. High school sports will be offered in Maine this fall after the Maine Principals’ Association received approval from state agencies on a framework for a 2020 season, though not all activities have been cleared to return. Golf, cross-country, field hockey and soccer will be offered with …
SULLIVAN — At least one Hancock County high school will not provide any athletic offerings this fall. Sumner Memorial High School’s fall 2020 season is off the table after the Regional School Unit 24 Board of Directors voted Tuesday to suspend all fall athletics. The decision comes a day after a stinging letter from the …
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Principals’ Association has given sports the OK to return — but the governing body must revise its plan before any athletic activities can take place this fall. The MPA on Thursday unanimously approved a decision to go forward with a 2020 fall sports season. Yet on Tuesday, the return of high …
ELLSWORTH — Fall sports will start later than originally planned after the Maine Principals’ Association elected Tuesday to delay the start of the 2020 season. Practices will now begin Sept. 8, three weeks later than the original start date of Aug. 17. To account for that change, the date teams are eligible to hold their …
BLUE HILL — The George Stevens Academy volleyball team’s 2019 season came to an end Wednesday with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-21) loss to Calais in the Class C semifinals. No. 2 GSA (13-3) got a strong performance from sophomore Evelyn Dagan, who served 19 of 20 with 15 assists and seven kills. Sophia Biggie-Jennings …
BLUE HILL — The George Stevens Academy volleyball earned its first-ever playoff win Saturday against Machias before falling to Calais in Tuesday’s state semifinal match. Against Machias, Evelyn Dagan served 14 of 18 and provided 16 assists for No. 2 GSA in a 3-0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-12) victory. Sophia Biggie-Jennings added three aces, five digs …
ELLSWORTH — The high school volleyball regular season concluded Tuesday evening, and Ellsworth, Mount Desert Island and George Stevens Academy are set to participate in this year’s state playoffs. Ellsworth, which started the season 1-9, won three of its final four matches to finish 4-10. Wins last Wednesday over Westbrook, Friday over Nokomis and Monday …
