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DIS girls win at Machias, fall to Bucksport Holding on to close 5th place ranking

Madison Frazier grabs the rebound against Bucksport. Photo by Jack Scott

Deer Isle—The Deer Isle-Stonington girls basketball team easily beat Machias 44-14 on January 19. Because Machias does not have a strong team this year, we totally outmatch them and it becomes an opportunity for all the less-experienced players to get time on the floor. It becomes more of a teaching …

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DIS boys beat Searsport, still in playoff picture

Daktoa Gillen heads drives in for a layup against Sumner. Photo by Jack Scott

Deer Isle—The boys basketball team collected a big win beating Searsport 54-46 on January 10. The first half was a very low scoring affair with the halftime score 16-12 in favor of us. Searsport seemed to use a game plan of jacking up 3-pointers, which surprised me. Lucky for us, …

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Maine Maritime debuts recycled uniforms Maine company supplies plastic

Maine Maritime volleyball team members

CASTINE—Maine Maritime Academy Athletics has placed several teams in recycled athletic apparel, created by Atayne, a Brunswick-based company that uses 100 percent recycled and organic materials. On November 11, 2016 the Maine Maritime Academy volleyball team became the first team to wear a 100-percent recycled uniform in the NCAA Tournament. …

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Games close to home

Games close to home

Girls Basketball
DISHS: Mon., Jan. 23, home v. Bucksport, 5:30 p.m.
GSA: Fri., Jan. 20, @ Sumner, 6:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 27, home v. Bucksport, 7 p.m.
MMA: Tue., Jan. 24, home v, UMaine Fort Kent, 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball
DISHS: Mon., Jan. 3, home v. Bucksport, 7 p.m.
GSA: Fri., Jan. 20, @ Searsport, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 23, home v. Sumner, 7 p.m.

MMA: Fri., Jan. 27, home v. Colby-Sawyer, 5:30 p.m.

Varsity Swimming
GSA: Fri., Jan. 20, @ John Bapst, 6 p.m.       

Indoor Track
GSA: Sat., Jan. 21, @ UMaine Orono, 1:40 p.m.

DIS varsity girls on five-game winning streak Scott's Sports Spot

Brienna Limburner takes the layup against Machias. Photo by Jack Scott

Deer Isle—The girls beat Bangor Christian 54-37 on January 5 in a game similar to last week’s victory over Highview Christian: After a slow start, we built the lead by the half, and more after that. We trailed 11-9 after the first quarter but the offense caught fire in the …

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Mariner boys edge past Bangor Christian Scott's Sports Spot

Ethan Shepard gets the rebound. Photo by Jack Scott

Deer Isle—The boys earned a hard-fought victory against Bangor Christian 41-35 on January 5. BC plays a quick aggressive defense. We kept it close and led 22-19 at the half. We stretched our lead to 9 points after three quarters and looked like we were going to cruise home leading …

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Mariner boys score two wins over Highview Christian Scott's Sports Spot

Mason Oliver

Deer Isle—The boys basketball team beat Highview Christian easily 63-29 on December 20. We led after one quarter 17-2 and never looked back after that. Highview had no answer for Ethan Shepard and Mason Oliver inside and they wreaked havoc there. Most all the players got to play in this …

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Latest scores

Latest scores

Deer Isle-Stonington

Boys Basketball (2-6)
v. Bucksport, Dec. 22: L 41-68
v. Greenville, Dec. 27: L 41-61
v. Machias Memorial, Jan. 2: L 46-69
v. Highview Christian, Jan. 3: W 62-20

Girls Basketball (4-4)
v. Bucksport, Dec. 22: L 26-65
v. Greenville, Dec. 27: L 49-33
v. Machias Memorial, Jan. 2: W 64-33
v. Highview Christian, Jan. 3: W 51-23

George Stevens Academy

Boys Basketball (8-0):
v. Sumner, Dec. 22: W 101-53
v. Narraguagus, Dec. 27: W 85-44
v. Penquis Valley, Dec. 30: W 66-44
v. Searsport, Jan. 3: W 77-41

Girls Basketball (7-0):
v. Sumner, Dec. 21: W 46-20
v. Penquis Valley, Dec. 30: W 50-31
v. Searsport, Jan. 4: Score not available.

Maine Maritime Academy

Mens Basketball (3-7)
v. SUNY Maritime, Dec. 30: W 85-65 (Mariner Classic)
v. Curry College, Dec. 31: W 81-39 (Mariner Classic)
v. USM, Jan. 4: Score not available

Womens Basketball (4-6)
v. Ursinas College, Dec. 28: L 51-54 (Land of Magic Classic)
v. Brooklyn College, Dec. 29: L 47-67 (Land of Magic Classic)