To our players, Jack DaCorte, Nate Philbrook, William Hodgdon and Jeremy French: We had plenty of ups and downs during our season and there were plenty of opportunities to quit or give up. None of you did that. You all bought into our team and our program, but more importantly your roles, which you all became stars in. You all put your heart and …
BAR HARBOR — The Little League season might be lost, but Acadian Youth Sports is still planning to bring baseball and softball to the Mount Desert Island area’s youth players in the coming weeks. AYS will begin a modified version of the 2020 season on Saturday, June 20. The season will follow a kickoff skills clinic Saturday with …
MOUNT DESERT — Tim Garrity has found two ways to enjoy watching sports this spring, when professional, college and school leagues are all mostly on hiatus. The first is re-watching memorable contests of the past with a new generation who hasn’t seen them yet. The second is to start watching a whole new sport, so the games are new to you. For Garrity, one big game …
BAR HARBOR — Nick Corson is within touching distance of completing his senior project. To finish it off, he’s giving young boys and girls all across Mount Desert Island an early start on baseball and softball season. Corson, a senior on the Mount Desert Island High School varsity baseball team, is offering baseball and …
BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island High School boys’ basketball team concluded the regular season last week with a vital road win over Hermon and a Senior Day loss to a strong Ellsworth team. Last Tuesday, MDI traveled north to take on Hermon and delivered one of their best performances of the season in …
BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island High School girls’ basketball team notched a Senior Night victory over Ellsworth last Wednesday but saw its season come to an end against the Eagles in Tuesday’s preliminary round. Last Wednesday, MDI earned a regular season sweep against Ellsworth with a 42-35 win over the Eagles. The win …
BAR HARBOR — The Acadian Little League Junior baseball teams finished the regular season with a doubleheader at Mount Desert Island High School on July 13. This season’s teams were coached by Eric Ankrom and Matt Haney (Acadian Green) and Joe Blanchette, Nick Jacobs and Mac Shea (Acadian Blue). An All-Star team comprising the top …
BAR HARBOR — Against all comers, the Acadian Little League 11-12 baseball team’s district tournament showing produced tight games. The Acadians put forth a spirited effort in the recent District 1 tournament, in which it went 1-2 with a win over Coastal Little League and losses to Calais Little League and Bucksport Little League. …
BAR HARBOR — Five Mount Desert Island High School baseball and softball players were chosen last week as All-Penobscot Valley Conference players. In baseball, senior Drew Shea was named a first-team selection. Shea hit .383 with 18 hits this season and scored a team-high 15 runs. He also hit two home runs, both of which …
BAR HARBOR — Faced with a difficult situation, the 2019 Mount Desert Island junior varsity baseball team made the best of it. MDI, which boasts a very strong JV team on an annual basis, entered this season with a schedule similar to any other: 12-14 scheduled games and a play day with the other Hancock …
