Photo by Tate Yoder
Ellie Gellerson butterflies her leg of the 200 meter individual relay in Ellsworth. The George Stevens Academy girls hosted Dover-Foxcroft on December 19, after losing on points to Mount Desert Island three days earlier—but the relay team took firsts in the 200 meter freestyle and medley events.
DEER ISLE—The Deer Isle-Stonington Lady Mariners varsity basketball team notched their first victory in a close game beating Searsport 38-37 on December 13, and their second, against Highview Christian, by the same one-point margin, 41-40, on December 20, after Orly Vaughn made a steal to seal the win. In the …
Deer Isle—The varsity high school basketball season officially opened to local fans on Friday, December 9, when the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners hosted the George Stevens Academy Eagles. The two local teams traditionally start the season by facing each other, but Friday’s games were a little sweeter because both the girls …
Ellsworth—The Eagles varsity swim team’s opening meet came with highs and lows. The low was the girls and boys scores, compared to Ellsworth, who have more than twice as many swimmers, about 40 to George Steven’s 17. The GSA boys team scored 25 points to Ellsworth’s 131, while the girls …
Deer Isle—The girls basketball team lost its opener to George Stevens 55-23 on December 9. We struggled with our offense in the first half and trailed 28-8 at the half. It was not surprising that this young team will have to work on offense as the season progresses. The two …
DEER ISLE—Two Deer Isle-Stonington moms have become the driving force behind the Deer Isle-Stonington High School Athletic Booster Club. While Katie Bray and Marie Hutchinson do not have children of their own in the high school, both women felt it was necessary to step up after former chair Elissa Haskell …
Deer Isle—The boys basketball team lost its home opener to George Stevens 58-28 on December 9. George Stevens is very likely the best team we will see all season. We had a rough first quarter and trailed 19-2 after one. We did get shots off and many rattled in and …
BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy boys basketball team enters the 2016-17 season with added pressure to retain its title as the Class C State Champions after bringing the gold ball back to Blue Hill last season for the first time since 2003. According to head coach Dwayne Carter, though, his …
Deer Isle—The girls basketball team is mostly young with limited numbers. With only four players with any amount of varsity experience, it will be a building year to get the younger players up to the speed of varsity play. The team includes seniors Jesslyn Gove and Madison Frazier, junior Orly …
Deer Isle—The boys basketball team is in a similar position as the girls with a limited amount of experience and small numbers overall. On top of that, the boys have a new coach, Rufus Nicoll. Rufus grew up on Mount Desert Island. He moved away for several years before coming …
