GSA cross-country teams take second at PVCs Qualify for state championships

Caden Mattson, Andrew Szwez and Ian Renwick

Presque Isle—The girls varsity cross-country team placed second at the Penobscot Valley Conference Cross Country Championships October 13 in Presque Isle, with Grace Broughton, Lanny Zentz, Oshi Ragot and Susannah Jakub sweeping 13th through 16th place, and Jenna Eldridge placing 22nd. Those 68 total points edged them ahead of Houlton, …

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Eagle XC team set for championship season

The George Stevens Academy cross country team

Blue Hill—Hope for clear skies on the next three Saturdays when the George Stevens Academy cross country teams competes first in the Penobscot Valley Conference Championships, followed by the Northern Maine Class C Regionals and ending with the Class C state championships. The PVC Championships bring together runners from 15 …

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DISHS runners show improvement Scott's Sports Spot

Freshmen competition

Deer Isle—The cross-country team went to the Festival of Champions in Belfast on September 29, where over 1,750 runners from this country and Canada come to race. Under ideal weather conditions, all of our runners performed well, improving over their previous best times. The biggest improvement has been Ariel Larrabee, …

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Eagles host cross-country meet at Fairgrounds Seven schools, 76 runners

The Eagle girls take off

Blue Hill—Under a hot sun at the Blue Hill Fairgrounds, George Stevens Academy junior Caden Mattson crossed the finish line second, at 16:55.45, at an Eagles’ home meet September 14. His low time kept the varsity team score at 41 for a second-place finish behind Ellsworth, with 25 points. Freshman …

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2018 GSA Cross-Country team

2018 GSA Cross-Country team

The 2018 George Stevens Academy Cross-Country running team includes, in front from left, Jon Robbins, Ian Renwick, Nyamh Wolf, Ashton Carter, Lannea Zentz, Grace Broughton and Jenna Eldridge. In back are Oliver Wilson, Sean Schweizer, Caden Mattson, Coach Todd Eckenfelder and Josie Czuj. Missing from photo are Oceana Ragot, Susanna …

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DISHS X-Country team small but mighty Scott's Sports Spot

2018 DISHS X-Country running team

Deer Isle—Cross country coach Mary Penfold has three runners at the present. They have been training for a couple weeks at this point to build their conditioning. Because they hadn’t been running during the summer, she feels that it will be conditioning now and then trying to find personal success …

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GSA relay team named All-Conference Richardson wins Sportsmanship Award

Eagle Mary Richardson

ORONO—The Eagle girls 800 meter relay team took home the Eastern Maine Indoor Track League title February 10 at the University of Maine. Seniors Eliza Broughton, Zeya Lorio and Mary Brenna Catus and junior Gabriyah Gadsby posted a 10:13.69 time, breaking their own record set February 4, and were named …

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Penfold brings home Class C North title Coming up: state championship

Deer Isle-Stonington senior Brendan Penfold

Deer Isle—Brendan Penfold continued his string of first place finishes by winning the Class C North regional cross-country championship race in Belfast with a time of 16:40.70, three seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. This was one of the closer races for Brendan as he gets ready for the state …

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GSA girls pack 1-2-3 punch at Seacoast Invitational

All business

Blue Hill—With runners from 10 Class C and D schools competing, the George Stevens Academy girls cross-country team swept the top three spots and easily won the Seacoast Invitational at Sumner High School September 22. Senior Eliza Broughton ran a 20:49 race for first place, followed by teammates and seniors …

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