Blue Hill—While rival teams duked it out on the court, there was an undercurrent of cooperation and holiday cheer among those in attendance at the December 11 GSA vs. Bucksport girls basketball game. The Lady Eagles had asked people to bring toys for needy families in place of money for …
The boys basketball team lost 59-34 at Bucksport on December 10. We played the first half pretty close, and only trailed 28-20 at the half. Bucksport was able to use their height inside and dominate us in the third period to put the game out of reach. Coach Brian Billings …
The girls basketball team used an energetic third quarter to beat Bucksport 58-42. We were tied 20-20 at the half, and Coach Randy Shepard had us change our defense, and we played much more aggressively to outscore Bucksport 25-11 and have a 14 point lead after three quarters. By putting …
DEER ISLE— The girls basketball team lost a close game to Penobscot Valley 37-30. We started off sluggish, but we were tied at 14 apiece at the half. The game was close all the way, as we were within 3 points for most of the second half. PVHS had a …
Playing Orono at home on December 5, the Eagles rallied to a fourth-quarter lead over the Red Riots only to see it slip away in the final minutes of the game. Freshman Taylor Schildroth led with 22 points, scoring two of four three-pointers late in the first half to cut …
DEER ISLE—The boys basketball team rode a strong second half to win their first game against Penobscot Valley 43-30. We started well and took an 11-5 lead after the first quarter. We went away from what was working and had a poor second quarter to be tied 15-15 at the …
The GSA varsity boys went head-to-head with Orono on December 5 at home and almost came out on top. A lead going into the fourth quarter slipped away with three minutes left. The final score: 64-56. Taylor Schildroth led with 22 points, Kelsey Allen, above, and Nick Szwez, scored 10. Below, Coach Dwayne …
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The Eagles varsity swim team held its first meet at the Ellsworth Down East Family YMCA on Friday, December 5. Above, Alyssa Chesney swims the women’s 100 yard breast stroke. Find out more on the season ahead for the GSA team, along with a team photo, schedule and roster, in this week’s sports section in The Weekly Packet and Island Ad-Vantages.
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Mariner boys lost to the Shead Tigers 61 to 31 at home. Mason Oliver lead the team with 11 points. Check out more from the game in our sports pages in this week’s Island Ad-Vantages and the Island Ad-Vantages app.
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Mariner girls lost to the Shead Tigers 33 to 40 at home on Saturday, December 6. Check out more from the game in our sports pages in this week’s Island Ad-Vantages or in the Island Ad-Vantages app.
