GSA girls basketball team looks to the future

Blue Hill—The numbers don’t tell the entire story behind the young George Stevens Academy varsity girls basketball team’s season, which wrapped up with a 46-36 win against Mattanawcook Academy for a 6-12 final record. The Eagles opened the season losing seven of their first eight games and ended it ranked …

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GSA Eagles crush Calais in quarter final 73-37

BANGOR—The George Steven Academy Eagles (17-3) cruised to victory February 19 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor in a quarterfinal match up against #11 Calais (7-13). Sophomore Andrew Szwez showed why the Eagles intimidate with back-to-back three-pointers in the first 80 seconds, and a third one a minute later, after …

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Mariner cheerleaders take fourth in state championship DISES team wins first place in youth competition

Mariners cheer

Augusta—The Mariner cheerleaders scored 52 points for a fourth-place finish in Class D Maine State Cheering Championships at the Augusta Civic Center February 9. Their performance earned the team a one-point jump in score, enough to bump them up from their fifth-place finish at the regional championships in Bangor two …

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Prelim win sends Eagles back to Bangor

Focused

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy Eagles basketball team took a 79-65 Class C North preliminary win over Central on February 12 to continue the hunt for their fourth-straight Class C State championship gold ball. The Eagles were firing on all cylinders early in the game, with senior Reece Dannenberg nailing …

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DISHS boys basketball team wins prelim Scott's Sports Spot

Beating the defender

Deer Isle— The boys basketball team beat Machias in a dogfight 45-42. They say that three times is a charm, and it went right down to the wire for a win. We suffered from nerves in the first quarter, trailing 15-4 until Myles Brown hit a three-pointer. We closed the …

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Mariner girls coach named Coach of the Year Scott's Sports Spot

Randy Shepard

Deer Isle— For the second year in a row, Mariner girls’ basketball coach Randy Shepard was chosen to be the Coach of the Year for Class D girls. The award is given by the Maine Basketball Coaches Association made up of coaches from all the Classes in Northern Maine. Coach …

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Eagle runners set to close out season

Ian Howell

The George Stevens Academy indoor track team has one more regular season meet, February 9, before the state championship on February 16. The team ran in an Eastern Maine Track League meet last weekend, February 2. Results: Girls: 52 points, 4th of 6 teams. 4×800 relay: 2nd place, Josie Czuj, …

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Lady Mariners outscore Eagles 44-25 in season’s final matchup

Eagle Evelyn Dagan

Deer Isle—The Deer Isle-Stonington High School Mariners surged past the George Stevens Academy Eagles in the second half of a girls varsity match up on January 31, clinching a 44-25 victory before a home crowd. Deer Isle’s Lily Gray set the pace with a jump shot off the tipoff and, …

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In battle of the Eagles, GSA falls to rival Ellsworth

Eagle Caden Mattson

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy Eagles tried every weapon in their arsenal against the Ellsworth Eagles on Saturday, February 2, but could not contain the Class B team, which parlayed a 16-point second quarter into a commanding lead until the final minutes of the game and handed GSA its second …

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Mariners take fifth at cheering regionals Headed for state competition

The Mariners start their routine

Bangor—The Deer Isle-Stonington High School cheerleading squad leapt to a fifth-place finish in the Class D North/South Regional Cheerleading Championships Saturday, January 26, at the Cross Insurance Center, earning 51 points out of a possible 100 and a berth at the state competition January 9 in Augusta. Central Aroostook won …

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