Castine—When a doctor says the words “genetic disorder” and “lifelong diagnosis” about a child, it can cause even the strongest of people and families to lose hope for a normal life. Tough as it has been, 14-year-old Kelsey Carter never backed down from the fight. The Blue Hill resident and …
Castine—The top-ranked Maine Maritime Academy men’s soccer team will host the North Atlantic Conference championship tournament this weekend, after defeating Thomas College by a score of 2-1 on October 24 to clinch the top spot and gain home field advantage. The Mariners finished the regular season with an 8-6-1 overall …
Castine—The Maine Maritime Academy volleyball team will defend its North Atlantic Conference championship title when the school hosts the 2018 championship tournament this weekend. The Mariners went undefeated in conference play this season, going 5-0 with a 20-6 record overall. The Mariners have gone 23 matches without a loss in …
Castine—Surry native and former George Stevens Academy cross-country runner Aylen Wolf is one of the top runners on the Maine Maritime Academy cross-country team this season. Wolf, now a sophomore at MMA, has taken two top-five finishes in the team’s first three meets of the season, and finished in the …
Castine—Maine Maritime Academy junior Maggie MacMahon took to the volleyball court for preseason last week, the same as she has done since starting her career as a Mariner. The difference this year is that she was spiking balls just eight days after donating bone marrow at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute …
Castine—George Stevens Academy, in partnership with Maine Maritime Academy, hosted the annual Downeast Regatta under sunny skies and fair winds on Saturday and Sunday, May 12 and 13. Nineteen teams from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont competed in the two-day event, which took place off the Maine Maritime Academy …
The Mariners women’s basketball team split home games last weekend, winning solidly against New England College 63-55 on Friday, before Colby-Sawyer edged out a two-point win on Saturday. They are on the road for their next three games and return to home court in Castine on Friday, January 26 against …
On January 2, the Mariner men’s basketball team broke a losing streak when they posted an 84-73 win over Curry College in Massachusetts for their first victory of the season. They are now 1-10 overall and 0-4 in New England Conference games. The women’s team made it to the finals …
Castine—As the fog lifted over Ritchie Field on the Maine Maritime Academy campus, Mariner football fans donned their blues and golds to cheer on their team on the second day of homecoming September 16. The stands were filled with a mix of current students and alumni, all in attendance with …
Castine—Fall means football for fans and family of the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners, who host their first home game on Saturday, September 16, against Massachusetts Maritime. It also means tailgating, with a portion of Pleasant Street closed off for the party, and celebrating homecoming weekend for Maine Maritime. The Mariners, …
