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MDI High School Athletic Director Bunky Dow announced that long-time cheerleading Coach Missy Leland was stepping down after 25 plus years as the Trojan Cheerleading Coach. Missy along with her husband Dave own the Beacon Bar and Grill in Trenton. The time required to manage this successful business unfortunately isn't allowing her to continue to coach at the High School.

The #4 Old Town Coyotes broke a 3-3 tie with 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th and withstood an Ellsworth 7th inning rally to beat the Eagles 5-4 at the University of Maine on Thursday June 8th in the Class B Quarterfinals. Hannah Wagstaff was in the circle...

UPDATE - Runners will not be running from Town Hill. The run will start at 9:30 a.m. at Key Bank and then head to Bangor and Orono. Motorists should be advised that the annual Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run will be taking place this Friday, June 9th. Runner will...

The #3 Ellsworth Eagles only had 3 hits, yet they beat the #6 John Bapst Crusaders in a Class B Quarterfinals 9-3 on Thursday night, June 8th at Husson University. Ellsworth scored 7 runs in the 3rd inning. Peter Keblinsky pitched a complete game for the Eagles for the win....

ELLSWORTH — Acadia Fire FC has opened registration for the fall travel soccer season. Acadia Fire will enter teams from age U8-U14 as roster size and competitiveness allow. Players must register to attend a tryout. Registration for tryouts for new players can be found at https://tinyurl.com/4pd9mztp.

LEWISTON — The Mount Desert Island High School boys’ tennis team finished the season as the runners-up in Class B North, falling to the formidable Foxcroft Academy Ponies (1-4) in the Northern Regional Final on June 3 at Bates College. Both the Trojans and the Ponies finished the...

The Ellsworth Eagles visit the Old Town Coyotes in varsity softball on Thursday, June 8, 2023. The first pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. You may watch the game below. Tuesday, June 6, 4:30 pm, Mt. View at Orono baseball (Mahaney Diamond) Wednesday, June 7, 2:30 pm, MDI at Old...

The 8th Annual Acadian Youth Sports Golf Scramble will take place on Saturday, June 24th at Kebo Valley Golf Club in Bar Harbor. Check in as 12 noon. with teams teeing off at 1 p.m. The cost is $85.00 per adult and $65 per junior. The fee includes. Greens fees.

BAR HARBOR — After a stunning 4-1 victory over the Ellsworth Eagles in the final game of the regular season, the Mount Desert Island High School softball team was catapulted from their position on the playoff bubble into a spot where they were now hosting a preliminary-round matchup against a lower seed.

WATERVILLE — The Mount Desert Island High School baseball team pulled off a come-from-behind victory over the higher-seeded Waterville Panthers on June 5 to advance to the quarterfinals with a 9-3 win. After one-and-a-half innings of scoreless ball, the Panthers struck first, plating two runs in the bottom of...

The Ellsworth Softball and Baseball Teams celebrated Senior Recognition Day on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 prior to their last regular season games with MDI. It was an opportunity to thank the players and their parents for the hours of sacrifice, the transportation to games and practices and the years of the parents coming to the games and supporting the players.

The Ellsworth Girl's Tennis Team advanced to the Semifinals on Wednesday afternoon May 31st after defeating Old Town 3-2 in the Quarterfinals. They will play Waterville, Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. Here are the Quarterfinal results. #1 Singles Megan Jordan beat Sadie May 6-2, 6-2 #2 Singles Brianna Kane beat...

The Ellsworth Eagles defeated the MDI Trojans 7-2 on Wednesday, May 31st in the regular season finale in Ellsworth. The Eagles won, despite committing 8 errors. Peter Keblinsky started on the mound for the Eagles and went 6.1 innings allowing 4 hits and 2 runs, both unearned. He struck out 9. Dawson Curtis came on in the 7th, getting the last 2 outs, allowing 1 hit and striking out 1.

The Ellsworth Girl's Tennis Team's season came to an end on Wednesday, May 31st when they fell to Waterville Panthers in the semifinals 2-3 The 2nd and 3rd singles matches were over 3 1/2 hours!. Here are the results. Thanks to Brynn Stephenson for the results all season long!. 1st...

Miles Burr tore it up at the Penobscot Valley Conference Outdoor Track championships this past Friday, breaking PVC records in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter events and winning all three. The Mount Desert Island High School junior also finished second in the triple jump.

WESTBROOK — Several Mount Desert Island YMCA Sharks were honored at this year’s Maine Swimming awards banquet on May 21. Wyatt Braun, Piper Nicholson and Denali Wagstaff were all honored with awards as one of the top-five swimmers in their respective age groups in the state of Maine.

BAR HARBOR — Though the Mount Desert Island High School baseball and softball teams are both currently slated to participate in the 2023 Class B playoff tournament, recent losses toward the end of the regular season have put their chances of making the tournament in doubt. The softball team...

The Ellsworth Eagles traveled up to Aroostook County to play the Presque Isle Wildcats on Saturday, May 27th, coming home with a pair of victories, 14-0 in Game 1 and 16-5 in Game 2. In Game 1 Anna Stevens threw a no-hitter! She struck out 6 and walked 3. She...

The MDI Trojans visit the Ellsworth Eagles in varsity baseball on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. You may watch the game below. Wednesday, May 31, 4:30 pm, MDI at Ellsworth baseball. *Subject to change. To watch past games on Ticket TV, go here.

HAMPDEN — Mount Desert Island High School entered two boys’ teams and two girls’ teams in the Penobscot Valley Conference Doubles Tennis Tournament held May 27. The boys played at Hampden Academy while the girls played at Hermon High School. The boys’ number one doubles team of...