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Eagles pummel Fort Kent for a semifinal berth
The top-ranked George Stevens Academy varsity boys basketball team crushed #8 Fort Kent in a quarterfinal playoff match at the Cross Center on February 16. They will meet #5 Schenck on Friday, February 19, in a semifinal match up. The winner of that game will continue on to Northern Regional …
Allyson Eaton hits 1,000 points as Mariners fall to Shead in quarterfinals
BANGOR—With three seconds left in the third quarter, Deer Isle-Stonington senior Allyson Eaton scored her high school career 1,000th point, after stealing a rebound for a runaway lay up that brought the home crowd to its feet and the #6 Mariners to within two points against Shead in a quarterfinal playoff …
MMA coach Craig Dagan hits 250th win Mariner women’s coach reflects on 15 years on court
CASTINE—Craig Dagan, the Maine Maritime Academy women’s basketball head coach, notched his 250th win as the leader of the Lady Mariners Saturday, February 6, with a 90-56 home win over Lyndon State College of Vermont. When he started coaching the team 15 years ago with wife Katrina as his assistant, …
Mariners boys fall to Shead in prelim playoff game
EASTPORT—The Deer Isle-Stonington varsity boys basketball team lost a preliminary playoff on February 10, falling 51-41 to #7 Shead at Eastport. A close first quarter saw the Mariners down by one point at 9-8 but couldn’t stay even, as Shead jumped to an 11 point lead by half time, and …
Eagles girls lose 53-51 in OT, out of playoffs
CALAIS—The Eagle varsity girls lost a close preliminary playoff game at Calais on February 10 to end their season. In the fight for a quarterfinal berth, the Eagles lost 53-51 in overtime, after leading Calais well into the fourth quarter. The ninth-ranked Eagles had jumped to a quick lead, ending …
Eagle boys to meet Fort Kent in QF
Blue Hill—The top-ranked Eagle varsity boys will face Fort Kent in a play off quarterfinal Tuesday, February 16, at the Cross Center in Bangor. After winning their final game of the season 46-39 over Searsport, the team finishes the regular season at 17-1. Their only loss was against Ellsworth on …
Mariners girls to face Shead in QFs
Deer Isle—The sixth-ranked varsity Mariner girls have earned a bye for the preliminary playoff game and will face #3 Shead in the quarterfinals at the Cross Center on February 13 in a nighttime match up. The girls split games with Shead this season, but came out on top at their …
Swim teams make solid showing at PVCs Sealander takes first in medley event
Blue Hill—The Eagle girls swim team finished a solid seventh out of 14 teams at the Penobscot Valley Conference swimming and diving championships at the University of Maine in Orono on February 6. “They did awesome,” Coach Don Driscoll said. Ava Sealander scored a first place in the 200 yard …
Mariner double OT win earns playoff berth Scott's Sport Spot
DEER ISLE—Wow! I felt like I was back in the heyday of Mariner basketball. The gym was packed and the crowd was rocking! The boys basketball team saved their best for last as they beat Bangor Christian 65-58 in double overtime. How close was this game? The quarter scores were …