A winning beginning for Eagles soccer

BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy boys varsity soccer team has played two and won two—and have yet to  give up a goal. A 4-0 win  over Sumner opened their season on September 2, followed by a  5-0 victory over Deer Isle-Stonington on September 6. The girls boast the same 2-0 record to start …

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Hassett, Penfold punch a one-two finish at Ellsworth Invitational

John Hassett leads the start

ELLSWORTH—The Ellsworth Invitational on September 3 opened the 2016 cross country varsity season for George Steven Academy and Deer Isle-Stonington, with GSA senior John Hassett taking first and DI-S junior Brendan Penfold second in the three-mile race. Hassett started strong and kept the pace for his 16:13.12 win  out of the 74-man field, …

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The Eagles’ road to the regional title

Eagle Tyler Snow

Senior Tyler Brenton strides across home plate in a 3-2 win over Washington Academy on May 13. The Eagles took an early lead that day, with Tyler Snow singling twice with one RBI. With Beckett Slayton pitching 11 strikeouts, Washington Academy didn’t score until the sixth inning. After the win, …

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Winners in the North, Eagles fight for state title Fall 3-2 to Sacopee Valley

Eagle on the field

Blue Hill—Nothing is certain in a ballgame until the last pitch is thrown and the last bat swung. Didn’t the Eagles prove that at Mansfield Stadium on June 16, capturing a clutch, seventh-inning victory over Houlton, a team they had not faced during the regular season? The win earned them …

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Eagles fall to Waynflete at state championship End season #1 in the North

The Eagles tennis team

LEWISTON—In what has become a familiar pattern, the George Stevens Academy tennis team followed up its Northern regional title with a loss at the state championships to their perennial foe, Waynflete Academy, for the seventh straight year. But they can still take pride in their seven straight regional titles. “Waynflete …

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Celebrating a stand-out season

Eight members of the Eagles track team qualified for and competed at the New England Track and Field Championships in New Britain, Conn. on June 11. Front, from left, Zeya Lorio, Mary Richardson and Hanna Gutow. Back, from left, John Hassett, Eliza Broughton, Mazie Smallidge, Bella Cimeno and Morgan Dauk.

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GSA baseball team faces #2 Houlton for Class C North title

BLUE HILL—The top-ranked George Stevens Academy varsity baseball team will play for the nerthern regional title tomorrow, June 14, at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor, after rolling through the quarterfinals, 8-1 over Dexter, and semifinals, 3-1 over Mattanawcook—the only team that managed a win against George Stevens this season. The fight for the regional …

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Eagles softball ends season with 9 inning thriller

  BLUE HILL—In a game that pushed both George Stevens Academy and Dexter into two extra innings, the Eagles lost their playoff bid 9-7 on June 8 in a preliminary playoff game on home field. “They did such a great job and fought hard,” Coach Stormi Wentworth said after the …

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Eagles track places 3rd, 5th at states, three earn top medals

  BLUE HILL—A third-place win for the Eagles girls track team, and a fifth place for the boys at the state championships June 4 at Foxcroft Academy followed title wins by Morgan Dauk in the javelin throw and, in the 1600 meter run, for John Hassett. Junior Morgan Dauk repeated her 2015 win …

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Eagles softball to play prelim playoff against Dexter

BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy softball team will face #10 Dexter tomorrow, June 8, at home at 3 p.m. The Eagles edged a 7-6 win against Dexter late in May after a 5-3 loss earlier in the month. “We’re very capable of beating this team. We beat them at home last …

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