Football, wrestling to return as MPA regains control of high school athletics
After an agonizing wait, wrestlers and football players can prepare for a new season without the uncertainties that have surrounded their sports over the past 14 months.
Wrestling
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Ex-Trojan Sullivan wins events at NESCAC swim championships
BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island High School graduate Liam Sullivan won two individual races and was a part of one winning relay team at last week’s New England Small College Athletic Conference championships in Williamstown, Mass. Sullivan took first place in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 24.92 seconds and in the 100-yard …
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Landsman, Harkins receive All-PVC wrestling honors
BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island’s Baylor Landsman and Ethan Harkins were named Tuesday to the All-Penobscot Valley Conference wrestling team. At 182 pounds, Harkins was chosen as a first-team selection. Landsman was a second-team selection as 170 pounds. The Trojans’ Logan Blanchette received honorable mention at 106 pounds. The selections were made based on …
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MDI wrestling showcases program’s growth in PVC championships
BAR HARBOR — Less than two years after the Mount Desert Island High School wrestling program’s revival, the high school got to spend a weekend as the center of the eastern Maine wrestling world. Teams from all across the region traveled to MDI on Saturday for this year’s Penobscot Valley Conference championships. The meet pitted …
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Landsman, Blanchette win for Trojans
BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island High School’s Baylor Landsman (pictured) takes hold of Skowhegan’s Melvin Jack during a 170-pound bout Jan. 18 in Bar Harbor. MDI’s Landsman and Logan Blanchette (106 pounds) earned individual wins against Skowhegan at Saturday’s home meet, which also saw the Trojans take on Washington Academy and Maine Central Institute …
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Wrestlers get started
BELFAST — The Mount Desert Island High School wrestling team began its 2019-20 season Saturday as wrestlers competed in a dual meet at Belfast Area High School. Against Belfast, junior Baylor Landsman earned a win for MDI when he binned Elijah Charbonnier in the 170-pound weight class. Logan Blanchette (113 pounds), Travis Boumil (138 pounds), …
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Wrestlers all-conference
BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island wrestlers Ethan Harkins and Sam Hoff received honorable mentions to the All-Penobscot Valley Conference wrestling team Monday. Harkins wrestled in the 182-pound weight class this season and reached the consolation semifinals at the Class B North championships. Hoff, who wrestled at 285 pounds, placed fourth at the regional championships …
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Hoff earns win at state wrestling championships
LINCOLN — Mount Desert Island’s Sam Hoff went 1-2 at Saturday’s state wrestling championships at Mattanawcook Academy. Hoff lost to Alexander Demers of Winslow in the first round and then pinned Clarke Leblanc of Madison to open consolations. He lost to Jared Atkinson of Foxcroft in the consolation semifinals.
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Hoff advances to state wrestling championship
ELLSWORTH — Sam Hoff of the Mount Desert Island High School wrestling team defeated Fort Kent’s Manny Pettingill during a 285-pound bout at the Class B North championships Feb. 9 at Ellsworth. Hoff, who trailed by a point for most of the match, came back in the final period to earn the pin and advance …
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Wrestling regionals
BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island High School wrestlers Baylor Landsman, Ethan Harkins and Sam Hoff competed at the Penobscot Valley Conference championships at Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford on Saturday, and all three made it to the consolation finals. Harkins, who competed at 182 pounds, took third place with a win over Dexter’s …