Eagles’ volleyball team on track for playoffs

School spirit

Blue Hill—With five matches left in the regular season, the George Stevens Academy volleyball team is positioned to host a playoff game for the first time in the program’s four-year run. The Eagles are 7-2 and in fourth place in Class C, with the latest win coming in a home …

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GSA volleyball team serves up continued improvement

GSA volleyball 2019

The 2019 George Stevens Academy volleyball team includes, from left, Ashly Emerson, Mara Pickering, Evelyn Dagan, Sophia Biggie, Erika Hipsky, Sophie Peasley and Frances Spangler. Blue Hill—Now in its fourth season, the George Stevens Academy volleyball team is starting to find its groove, with the early weeks of the season …

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MMA volleyball team ready to defend its title Conference championships to be held at home

Playing the net

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 …

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Volleyball wraps up at GSA

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy volleyball season may be over, after a 0-3 quarterfinal loss to Washington Academy on October 20, but for the team, just making into the postseason was a victory. “[Making the playoffs] was my goal for the season,” said coach Bonnie Marckoon, who co-coaches the team …

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GSA volleyball team on track for postseason

Point scoring

Blue Hill—With time and dedication comes experience, and, after going winless over the last two seasons, the George Stevens Academy volleyball team is finally benefiting from hard work. After losing the first match of the season against Brewer, the team recorded six wins in a season that has them in …

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GSA volleyball team on win streak as end of season nears

White out the gym

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy volleyball team is on a path to the playoffs after winning three matches in as many days, one against Bucksport on September 27 and two in a doubleheader against Lee/Mattanawcook on September 29. The team is currently 6-6, good for a seventh-place spot in the …

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Experience, dedication lead to improved volleyball team

2018 GSA volleyball team

Blue Hill—In its third season at the varsity level, the George Stevens Academy volleyball team appears to have found its stride. After going 0-14 last season, the Eagles have already registered two wins just four matches into the season, defeating Sumner Memorial High School twice in six days, 3-0 both …

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Coach’s Corner – Bonnie Marckoon and Aleta Johnson George Stevens Academy volleyball

Bonnie Marckoon and Aleta Johnson

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy volleyball team operates in a unique way from a coaching standpoint. Instead of having a head coach with an assistant, coaches Bonnie Marckoon and Aleta Johnson are sharing the coaching duties evenly as co-coaches after Marckoon took over the program last year in its first …

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