Eagle track teams shine at PVC championships Hassett, Dauk take firsts

800 meter realy hand off

Blue Hill—The Eagle girls track team scored a second-place victory at the May 28 Penobscot Valley Conference championships, scoring 79.5 points, a far stretch behind winner Orono’s 237, who swept nearly every event. One exception was the javelin throw, where Morgan Dauk, the 2015 event winner, threw 112 feet, 9 …

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DIS baseball team gets win but misses playoff cut Scott's Sports Spot

Mariner Coach Hale

Deer Isle—The boys baseball team lost to Searsport 16-5 on May 26. Searsport is the top team in Western Maine Class D and they hit the ball well. Because of upcoming games, we pitched three pitchers for a couple innings each to have everyone available on the weekend. Searsport jumped …

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Coach Dan Kane named to Baseball Hall of Fame Longtime GSA coach reflects on career

GSA baseball coach Dan Kane

BLUE HILL—Longtime George Stevens Academy baseball coach Dan Kane can now add Maine Baseball Hall of Fame inductee to his list of achievements, which also includes former Ellsworth High School baseball standout and alumni of the University of Maine Black Bear baseball team. Kane has coached the Eagles baseball team …

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Deer Isle-Stonington softball team in search of a win Scott's Sport Spot

Mariner catch

Deer Isle—The girls softball team lost to Bangor Christian 14-7 on May 18. Natalie Knowlton pitched well with 9 strikeouts and only 3 walks, but Bangor Christian hit the ball hard and found the gaps as we only had 3 errors. They jumped on us for 8 runs in the …

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Eagles top the rankings for tennis

Eagle Beowulf Urban

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy boys varsity tennis team is top ranked heading into the season-ending Class C tournament, with only Mattanawcook, at 11-0, boasting a better season record. Their quarterfinal will be played at home, on June 2. While Mattanawcook holds the better record, in Heal Tournament Points they …

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GSA Eagles over Ellsworth, all around

BLUE HILL—Quick bats and strong base running led the George Stevens Academy Lady Eagles softball team to a 6-3 victory over the Ellsworth Lady Eagles Thursday, May 19, while the George Stevens Academy baseball team held off a late Ellsworth run in the seventh inning to take a 3-2 win. …

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‘Big wind shifts’ at Downeast Regatta as GSA takes fourth

Downest Regatta lineup

CASTINE—The George Stevens Academy sailing team took a fourth-place team finish in the Downeast Regatta at Maine Maritime Academy on Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15. The regatta was the Maine State Championship event, hosting seven schools from Maine and three schools from the rest of New England for …

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