BAR HARBOR — The 2021-22 wrestling regular season began over the weekend with all three Hancock County teams competing at Mount Desert Island High School. Ellsworth, Bucksport and MDI took part in dual meets Saturday in Bar Harbor. The three local teams faced off against one another as well as Caribou, Dexter, Piscataquis and Washington …
BUCKSPORT — The winter sports preseason slate has reached its conclusion following the final tune-up wrestling matches and basketball games. Bucksport marked its return to the wrestling mat in style Saturday as it notched a winning record with countless individual wins. On the basketball court, the Ellsworth girls’ team earned a win last Thursday against …
ELLSWORTH — There’s a lot more energy in high school cafeterias during after-school hours these days. It’s been close to two years now since February 2020, the last time high school wrestling meets were held in the state of Maine. Deemed a “high-risk” activity under the state’s community sports guidelines, wrestling was ultimately unable to …
Student athletes, musicians and performers will not be required to wear masks during active participation if they enroll in pool testing for COVID-19 at the middle and high schools, the board ruled. This requirement is regardless of vaccination status.
ELLSWORTH — The contests will take place; that much is certain. What’s still unclear is what it’s going to look and feel like in Maine’s gymnasiums, pool areas and field houses. The scenes this year won’t be anything like the darkness of last winter, when high school athletic competitions were held behind closed doors with …
BUCKSPORT — A year of pandemic life hasn’t been easy on high-schoolers. These days, Paige Anderson is doing what she can to keep her mind off the constant sense of doom and gloom. Although Anderson, like much of Generation Z, is typically an active and savvy social media user, she’s tuned out the apps a …
AUGUSTA — As the 2021 winter sports season nears completion, athletes in one sport have been denied a chance to compete before they could even begin. The Maine Principals’ Association announced Friday the cancellation of the 2021 competitive wrestling season. The announcement came after the MPA Wrestling Committee met Friday morning to determine the status …
ELLSWORTH — After a frustrating end to 2020, the early days of 2021 have provided a beacon of hope for the Hancock County sports community. Monday marked the first day of Level 2 and Level 3 competition for local high school teams, which were able to hold formal team practices and intra-squad scrimmages for the …
BAR HARBOR — The winter sports season continued in Hancock County this week with two more schools joining in on the action. Mount Desert Island became the third high school in the area to begin winter sports when it held its first day of skills and conditioning exercises Monday. The list of Hancock County schools …
SULLIVAN — Three Hancock County school districts have gone forward with plans for a winter sports season while another has elected to cancel winter athletics. Should a 2021 winter season unfold, Ellsworth, Bucksport and Deer Isle-Stonington will be among the high schools competing come January. Yet Sumner will not be a part of the action …
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 …
