BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island High School will be competing against the same teams in the Class C North football standings in the coming years after the Maine Principals’ Association kept the same 11 teams in the classification. Under the old agreement, MDI would have been the largest school in Class C North, which …
BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island High School senior football players Gilbert Isaacs and Elijah Joyce were recently selected to play in the 30th annual Shrine Lobster Bowl, set for July 20 at Thornton Academy in Saco. Last year, MDI sent Croix Albee, Micah Hallett and Colby Lee to the game. Trojan football also had …
By Travis Lazarczyk, Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel AUGUSTA — After months of discussion and debate, eight-man football in Maine is at the goal line. The Maine Principals’ Association Football Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend an eight-man football class composed of 10 teams for the 2019 season. Mount Desert Island High School, which was listed …
BAR HARBOR — With eight-man football likely coming to Maine in some way, shape or form, the field at Mount Desert Island High School is on the verge of looking a lot different under the Friday night lights. MDI held a meeting with coaches, school administrators, parents and youth sports leaders Tuesday to discuss its …
BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island High School is likely to switch to eight-man varsity football in 2019 after the Maine Principals’ Association Football Committee advanced a proposal to bring the adaptation of the sport Tuesday. Athletic Director Bunky Dow updated the high school board on the proposed change Monday evening. He will hold a …
BAR HARBOR — Players from the Mount Desert Island High School football team were among those selected to this year’s Big 11 All-Conference teams last Thursday. MDI received three selections to the first-team offense with Elijah Joyce at running back, Gilbert Isaacs at tackle and Adam Burdzel at guard. Joyce and Isaacs were also named …
BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island senior Elijah Joyce finished by a massive margin as the No. 1 rusher in the Big 11 Conference, according to results released Friday. Joyce finished the season with an adjusted total of 1,560 rushing yards, more than twice the amount of second-place finisher Ben Dorval of Winslow, who finished …
BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island High School football team will be plenty warm when it takes the field next season thanks to a donation it received last week. Last Wednesday, the Trojans received two kerosene heaters courtesy of the Dead River Company. The team was able to get the heaters via the efforts …
BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island senior Elijah Joyce has been named Class C Athlete of the Week by Maine High School Football for his performance in the Trojans’ road victory against Belfast on Friday. Playing in his final game for MDI, Joyce ran for 204 yards on 25 carries. He accounted for seven of …
