Photo by Anne Berleant
All athletes start out small, and the Junior Eagles, invited to George Stevens Academy on January 23 for a meet ’n greet with the varsity girls and boys basketball teams, are no exception. The recreational basketball program, headed by volunteer parents, helps young athletes have fun, enters them in the Ellsworth YMCA youth league, and perhaps even starts them on the path to being future Eagles.
Blue Hill—The Eagles varsity boys basketball team continued its roll through the Northern Class C competition with a 96-52 win over Sumner before a home crowd on Monday night. But it didn’t start out that way, as the 10th-ranked Sumner Tigers came out strong with accurate shot-making, quickly climbing to …
Games close to home
Girls Basketball
DISHS: Sat., Jan. 28, v. Jonesport-Beals, 1 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 30, @ Bangor Christian, 5 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 1, @ GSA, 5:30 p.m.
GSA: Fri., Jan. 27, v. Bucksport, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 30, @ Narraguagus, 6:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 1, v. DISHS, 5:30 p.m.
MMA: Fri., Jan. 27, v. Colby-Sawyer, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 28, v. New England College, 3 p.m.
Boys Basketball
DISHS: Sat., Jan. 27, v. Jonesport-Beals, 2:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 30, @ Bangor Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 1, @ GSA, 7 p.m.
GSA: Sat., Jan. 28, v. Penquis, 7 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 1, v. DISHS, 7 p.m.
MMA: Fri., Jan. 27, v. Colby-Sawyer, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 28, v. New England College, 1 p.m.
Indoor Track
GSA: Sat., Jan. 28, @ UMaine Orono, 1:40 p.m.
Photo by John Richardson
The Eagle girls team came in second, and the boys in fourth, at an indoor track meet in Orono on January 21. Above, Hattie Slayton, left, and Bella Cimeno race the 55 meter high hurdles.
Latest scores
Deer Isle-Stonington
Boys Basketball (4-11)
v. Machias, Jan. 19: L 29-66
v. Bucksport, Jan. 23: L 40-60
Girls Basketball (9-6)
v. Machias, Jan. 19: W 44-14
v. Bucksport, Jan. 23: L 31-55
George Stevens Academy
Boys Basketball (13-0)
v. Searsport, Jan. 20: W 89-40
v. Sumner, Jan. 23: W 96-56
Girls Basketball (10-2)
v. Sumner, Jan. 20: W 59-32
Indoor Track
Eastern Maine Indoor Track League, Meet 5 at UMaine Orono, Jan. 21: Girls, 86 points, 2nd of 8 teams. Boys, 56 points, 4th of 8 teams.
Varsity Swim
v. John Bapst, @ Husson Univ., Jan. 20: Girls, L 56-109. Boys, L 43-54.
Maine Maritime Academy
Men’s Basketball (3-14)
v. Green Mountain College, Jan. 20: L 59-61
v. Castleton University, Jan. 21: L 76-86
Women’s Basketball (8-8)
v. Green Mountain College, Jan. 20: W 83-28
v. Castleton University, Jan. 21: L 53-63
With three meets left until the Eastern Maine Indoor Track League Championships, the George Stevens Academy boys and girls teams both placed third at an eight-school meet. Mary Brenna Catus placed first in the 400 meter dash, as did Mary Richardson in the one mile run, Zeya Lorio in the …
Blue Hill—Despite a tough 45-41 loss at Piscataquis on Saturday, the George Stevens Academy varsity girls basketball team, at 9-2, is holding onto its #1 Heal ranking, with Stearns (11-0) and Piscataquis (9-2) nipping at their heels. It was the second straight loss for the previously unbeaten Eagles, who fell …
Latest scores
Deer Isle-Stonington
Boys Basketball (4-9)
v. Sumner, Jan. 12: W 54-46
v. Jonesport-Beals, Jan. 14: L 46-80
Girls Basketball (8-5)
v. Sumner, Jan. 12: W 38-21
v. Jonesport-Beals, Jan. 14: L 41-50
George Stevens Academy
Boys Basketball (11-0):
v Bucksport, Jan. 13: W 66-33
Girls Basketball (9-2):
v PCHS, Jan. 14: L 41-45
Indoor Track:
Eastern Maine Indoor Track League, Meet 4 at UMaine Orono, Jan. 14: Girls, 72 points, 2nd of 8 teams. Boys, 74 points, 2nd of 7 teams.
Varsity Swim:
v. Washington Academy @ Ellsworth YMCA, Jan. 12: Girls, W 73-60. Boys, W 68-12
Maine Maritime Academy
Mens Basketball (3-12):
v. Lyndon State, Jan. 13: L 70-72 (OT)
v. Johnson State, Jan. 14: L 62-66 (OT)
Womens Basketball (7-7):
v. Lyndon State, Jan. 13: W 64-54
v. Johnson State, Jan. 14:W 67-56
Blue Hill—Sometimes the basketball just can’t seem to find the inside of the net. Other times, a player feels like he just can’t miss. That was junior point guard Taylor Schildroth’s kind of night as he scored a record-breaking 61 points as the Eagles rolled over Lee Academy last Friday …
The George Stevens Academy indoor track team posted a second-place finish for the girls and third-place for the boys on January 7 at the Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet at University of Maine Orono, competing against Mount Desert Island, John Bapst, Hermon and Foxcroft Academy. Powered by 4x800s relay …
