SPORTS

• The Ellsworth Eagles girls basketball team is aiming to defend their Class B State Girls Basketball Championship title, which they won last year in a close match against Spruce Mountain.

• Rebecca Wright, the Assistant Principal at Ellsworth High School, has been named the 2024 Maine Assistant Principal of the Year. • The Maine Principal's Association will honor her at its annual awards banquet at the Augusta Civic Center on May 23, 2024.

It took awhile, but finally the shots started to fall for the Ellsworth Eagles, and once they did, they rolled over the Bucksport Golden Bucks 75-38 in Bucksport to open the 2023-24 season. Ellsworth led 18-10 at the end of the 1st Quarter and 38-16 at the end of the...

Despite trailing most of the game, the Ellsworth Boys outscored Brewer 21-9 in the decisive 4th Quarter to beat the Brewer Witches 66-62 in Brewer on Tuesday night, December 5th. Brewer led 13-11 at the end of the 1st Quarter, and 36-23 at the end of the 1st Half. The...

In addition to Orono and Ellsworth, Old Town and Caribou are also returning key players and could definitely make some noise in the tournament.

The Eagles are seeking to become the first team to win back-to-back Class B state titles since Presque Isle did so in 2012 and 2013.

Are you ready for some basketball! We sure are and hope that Mother Nature will cooperate with our schedule and plan to broadcast 43 MDI and Ellsworth basektball games this winter. As always, we will have full coverage online of the Ellsworth and MDI games right here on the WDEA...

ORONO, Maine (WABI) - Since opening in 1924, the Penobscot Valley Country Club has seen its fair share of owners. “I definitely feel he’s the missing piece,” said Stu Kelley. New owner Larry Springer wants to revitalize the once booming golf course created by the popular golf course...

High school basketball action in Hancock County, Maine is happening today, and info on these matchups is available here, if you're searching for how to stream them. Follow high school basketball this season on the NFHS Network! Keep tabs on your family or alma mater and tune in!. Game Time:...

Mount Desert Island senior track and field athlete Miles Burr, who recently signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Division I Stonehill College, is our Athlete of the Week. Congratulations, Miles!

The Bucksport Boys Basketball Team was too much for the Sumner Tigers, beating them 81-34 on Tuesday, December 5th in the team's final preseason game in Bucksport. Bucksport led 35-7 at the end of the 1st Quarter and 49-16 at the end of the 1st Half. The Golden Bucks were up 67-23 at the end of the 3rd Quarter.

The Penobscot Pioneers cooperative girls hockey team are now 4-0 on the season with a 10-0 shutout win over the St. Dominic's Saints in Auburn on Wednesday night, December 6th. Abbie Derosier had the shutout in goal for the Pioneers. Scoring for the Penobscot Pioneers were. Delaney Carr with a...

The Ellsworth Boy's Basketball Team beat Lawrence 71-54 on Tuesday, November 28th down in Fairfield. Ellsworth led 18-6 at the end of the 1st Quarter and 37-23 at the end of the 1st Half. The Eagles led 65-40 at the end of the 3rd Quarter. Ellsworth was led by Chance...

The Bucksport Golden Bucks Boy's Basketball Team beat the Winthrop Ramblers 51-37 in a preseason game in Bucksport on Saturday, December 2nd. Bucksport led 15-10 at the end of the 1st Quarter and 19-16 at the end of the 1st Half. The Golden Bucks led 36-24 at the end of the 3rd Quarter.

This past fall, both the George Stevens Academy girls soccer and girls volleyball teams improved upon their 2022 seasons. Following the leadership of Head Coach Juli Perry, the girls soccer team fielded a young team that featured only three seniors. The season got off to a rough start, with the Eagles winning just one of their first seven games against fierce competition.

The Ellsworth Boy's Basketball Team beat Medomak Valley 60-58 in overtime on Wednesday night, November 29th in a preseason game played at Katsiaficas Gymnasium at Ellsworth High School. Ellsworth led 16-13 at the end of the 1st Quarter and 30-23 at the end of the 1st Half. The Eagles led...

BAR HARBOR — The laurels just keep piling up for Mount Desert Island senior quarterback Spencer Laurendeau. Laurendeau, who spearheaded the Trojans’ run to the program’s first state football championship earlier this month, was recently honored as the Campbell Conference eight-man’s Co-Player of the Year.

Mount Desert Island senior football player Jacob Shields is our Athlete of the Week. Congratulations to Jacob and to MDI on its recent state championship.

BREWER - In their inaugural season, the Penobscot Pioneers more than staked their claim as they made it all the way to the Northern Maine girls hockey final. "I think it was honestly more than we ever could have expected," senior defense Anna Molloy says. "Seeing how far we came was just incredible."