Ryan McLaughlin

3 weeks ago | ellsworthamerican.com | Ryan McLaughlin

The curtain has fallen on the high school baseball and softball regular season throughout the state, with postseason play set to commence with preliminary-round games on Tuesday. Several local teams were fortunate enough to earn postseason seedings that allowed them to bypass that round. kAm%92E :?4=F56D E96 A@H6C9@FD6 qF4<DA@CE w:89 D@7E32== E62>[ H9:49 3=:EK65 E9C@F89 E96 C68F=2C D62D@? E@ 2 `d\` C64@C5 2?5 E96 E@A >2C< :? r=2DD r }@CE9] k^AmkAmr@249 #:49 #@E6==2VD 4=F3 92D H@?

3 weeks ago | ellsworthamerican.com | Ryan McLaughlin

AUGUSTA -- A threat of a rainy Saturday - the 13th straight weekend that wet weather has been in Maine's forecast - is impacting regional and state championship events throughout the state. Saturday's state championship track and field meets have been postponed to Tuesday, the Maine Principals' Association announced on Friday afternoon, while regional tennis championship matches have been shuffled. kAm$2EFC52JVD r=2DD r }@CE9 C68:@?2= E6??:D 7:?2=D 92G6 366?

3 weeks ago | ellsworthamerican.com | Ryan McLaughlin

If you're a Boston Celtics fan - and many of us in these parts are - an Indiana Pacers/Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Finals, which tips off Thursday, probably wouldn't draw your attention away from other activities. Many of us in New England are still reeling from the Celtics' second-round playoff loss to the upstart New York Knicks, to the point where one of my buddies offered Jayson Tatum his Achillies. kAmqFE[ :7 J@F ?66565 2 C62D@? E@ C@@E 7@C E96 !246CD :? E96 u:?2=D \ F?=6DD J@F 92AA6?

3 weeks ago | ellsworthamerican.com | Ryan McLaughlin

BAR HARBOR -- With two of Class B North's premier pitchers on the mound Tuesday afternoon, hits and runs were going to be hard to come by in the latest edition of Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island's baseball rivalry. As it turns out, the Eagles were able to capitalize on mistakes. kAmt==DH@CE9 D4@C65 E9C66 D64@?5\:??:?8 CF?D E92?<D E@ EH@ H2=<D 2?5 EH@ 6CC@CD 2?5 ;F?:@C C:89E92?56C y24<D@? q2CCJ A:E4965 D:I DEC@?8 :??:?8D 2D E96 t28=6D 62C?65 2 b\` H:? @G6C E96 %C@;2?D :? 2 H6==\A=2J65 C68F=2C D62D@?

3 weeks ago | ellsworthamerican.com | Ryan McLaughlin

For many high school baseball and softball teams throughout the state, this season has been a battle of attrition. With rain having been in the forecast the last 13 weekends throughout Maine and coaches and athletic administrators watching forecasts as much as scouting opponents, the spring of 2025 has been a sprint to the finish line. kAm%96 C68F=2C D62D@? H2D D6E E@ HC2A FA @? (65?6D52J[ H:E9 4@2496D ?@E @?=J 7@4FD:?8 @? 6DE23=:D9:?8 DEC@?8 A@DED62D@?