Ellsworth High School Sports Hall Of Fame Class Of 2026

On Friday night, October 2nd members of the Class of 2026 Ellsworth High School Sports Hall of Fame were introduced to the crown at halftime of the Ellsworth-Mt. Ararat football game.

They include

Peter Austin
Jackson Curtis
Ursula Gammelin
Tim Henderson
Dick Jude
Aleta Looker
Mike McDevitt
Trinity Montigny

They will be formally inducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Octover 3rd at Ellsworth High School's Cafeteria with the public invited to attend!

Peter Austin

A 1983 graduate of Ellsworth High School Peter distinguished himself as a multi-sport Eagle and later became one of the most successful boys baskeball coaches in school history. As a sturdent-athlete he was an outstanding soccer goalkeeper, eaning selection to the 1982 Maine Boys Soccer All-Star Team He earned recruiment interest from UMaine for baseball and played 4 years of varsity basketball at Ellsworth.

He was the Ellsworth Varsity Boys Baskeball Coach for 17 years and had a 191-78 record. His teams made 6 regional championship appearances and 2 State Class B championship appearances.

Jackson Curtis

Jackson Curtis built an exception 2-sport career at Ellsworth High School. On the basketball court he surpassed 1000 career points and emerged as one of Maine's top senior players in 2020. On the baseball diamon he was a key member of Ellsworth's 2029 Class B State Championship team, helping bring the Eagles their 1st baseball state titile since 1988.

In 2020 he averaged 20.0 points per game, 9.0 rebounds per game and 2.5 assists per game. He was named to the 2020 Big East 1st Team and was a Mr. Maine Basketball semifinalist.

Ursula Gammelin

Ursula Gamelin was a cornerstone of one of the most dominant stretches in Ellsworth tennis hitory During her 4-year high school career, the Eagles captured 4 Eastern Maine championshis. Gammelin rose to the #1 Singles position as a jurnior and senior and earned the PVC 1st team recognition.

She attended Colby-Sawyer College and was on the 2000 All-Commonwealth Coast Conference Seond Team for singles and doubles.

Tim Henderson

Tim Henderson established the Ellsworth High School wrestling program in 1971 and built into a championship program. Henderson's Eagles reached the pinnacle of Maine Class B Wrestling, capturing back-to-back State Titles in 1981 and 1982.

Dick Jude

A member of the Ellsworth High School Class of 1964 Dick Jude established himselfas one of Maine's premier high school basketball players. He senior season brought statewide recogniton, including First Team All-Maine honors and seletction to the Eastern Maine Class L All-Tournament Team. He continued his career at Colby College as a two-sport athlete in basketball and baseball.

Aleta Looker

Aleta Looker produced one of the most accomplised distance and middle-distance careers in Ellsworth High School history. A conference, regional and state champion she also recorded performances that ranked among the fastest ever by a Maine schoolgirs. Her success earned her an athletic scholarship to Georgetown University where she became a Big East Relay Champion.

In 2013 she was the Eastern Maine Class B Champion in Cross Country. She finished 4th in Class B States in 2010 and 2011. She was a 3-time Class B Indoor Track and Field Champion in the 800 meter. She was the 2014 Class B Indoor Mile Champion She was a 2-time Class B Outdoor Chamion in the 800 meters. She finished 7th in the 800 meters in the 2014 New Balance Indoor Nationals.

Mike McDevitt

Mike McDevitt's basketball career grew from standout play at Ellsworth High School into an extraordinary collegiate playing and coaching legacy. At St. Joseph's College of Maine McDevitt was a 4-year starter, scored 1381 points and became the Western Maine Athletic Conference Player of the Year.

His collegiate coaching record is 667-231 and won 20 conference titles and 15 national tournament appearances. He was inducted into the 2023 Maine Basketball Hall of Fame and the 2026 Maine Sports Hall of Fame.

Trintiy Montigny

Trinity Montigny developed into one of the Big East Conference's top girls basketball players and completed her Ellsworth career as a 1000 point scorere. Her combination of production, competitiveness and sportsmanship continued at Husson University where she became an important guard and team leader throught he 2024-25 season.

At Husson she was named to the NAC All-Sportsmanship Team in 2023 and 2025.