Whatever flicker of hope remained for Mount Desert Island football to be played during the current academic year has been extinguished. The Maine Principals’ Association announced Friday the cancellation of plans for a football season in the late spring or early summer. The decision followed an MPA Football Committee meeting last Thursday in which administrators voted unanimously not to offer the sport in mid-2021.
BAR HARBOR — The window is getting tight, but there’s hope yet for high school football to be played in Maine this sports season. Following the Maine Principals’ Association’s most recent Interscholastic Management Committee meeting Nov. 19, a mid-2021 campaign has emerged as the governing body’s tentative plan to offer the sport during the current …
BAR HARBOR — All across America, high school football in 2020 has been in a constant state of flux. Few programs anywhere know that better than Mount Desert Island and Ellsworth Even before the world as we know it changed, the current year was set to be a new experience for both MDI and its …
BUCKSPORT — The first Hancock County battle of the 7-on-7 football season provided quite the contrast of experiences. When the Bucksport football team took the field for Friday night’s game at Bucksport High School, it was less than 24 hours removed from a win over Bangor in its fifth game of the season. The games …
BAR HARBOR — 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 …
SACO — There will be no Shrine Lobster Bowl this year after officials announced late Tuesday night that they would be canceling this summer’s game. The Lobster Bowl, which features the top senior football players from across the state, pits East against West in an all-star game of sorts played at Thornton Academy’s Hill Stadium. This …
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 — Changes are coming to the Hancock County high school football scene in 2020 after Maine Principals’ Association Football Committee approved new classification changes Monday. The new season will see 16 additional teams make the move from 11-man football to eight-man football. Ellsworth/Sumner was part of the new format last season, and the …
By Steve Craig Portland Press Herald AUGUSTA — The Mount Desert Island football team appears set to have plenty of competition when it makes the switch to the eight-man code for the 2020 season. The number of Maine high schools playing eight-man football is likely to more than double this fall, continuing the transition from …
BAR HARBOR — Eight-man football is coming to Mount Desert Island High School next fall because of a shortage of players for the traditional 11-man squad. MDI will join the 10 high schools in Maine that switched to the eight-man format this year. Athletic Director Bunky Dow told the high school board Monday night that …
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