Blue Hill—Coming off three straight wins to open their season, the Eagles rolled over Bucksport after amping up their shot-making and defense to push a one-point lead going into the second half to a final score of 62-41. At the end of a first quarter that saw the Eagles shoot …
CASTINE—Maine Maritime Academy faced Colby-Sawyer, and both teams lost by narrow margins before a home crowd on December 12. The Mariner women fell by four, with a final score of 51-47. The Mariner men followed with a heartbreaking 61-59 loss. The Mariner women opened up with a 4-0 lead, finishing …
Mount Desert Island—The GSA boys and girls varsity swim teams raced Mount Desert Island December 12. Without having swimmers compete in all events, the Class B Eagles have difficulty competing for points but still shine in individual events. Ava Sealander placed first in the 100 yard butterfly, and Maya Pelletier …
Deer Isle—The Mariner cheerleaders are back in action, seeking a return to the Augusta Civic Center for the state championships. And they have more than doubled their squad, to nine members. “They are looking fantastic,” Coach Kim Yurchick recently said. Three girls have returned, Ali Eaton, Shaylee Bray and Riley …
Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy varsity swim team opened its 2015-16 season against Ellsworth on December 4. Now three years old as a competitive team, this is the first year the team is competing independently, instead of with Ellsworth at dual meets. “We figured it was about time. Ellsworth has …
Deer Isle—The girls basketball got run over by George Stevens Academy 55-15 on December 4. The key words for this game were turnovers and inexperience. There is no way to sugar coat it. We weren’t prepared for an intense defensive press and we couldn’t get anything going. This group is …
Deer Isle—The varsity boys basketball team lost a close match against Searsport on December 8 in overtime, with a final score of 44-43. In their season opener against George Stevens, they also lost, 82-49. The two things that stood out in the first half were too many turnovers and allowing …
Blue Hill—The Lady Eagles hosted the Mariners on Friday—and ran its second annual Toys for Tots drive, collecting wrapped and unwrapped toys, and cash donations, to be distributed to children throughout the area.
The Deer Isle Stonington Mariners and George Steven Academy Eagles opened the 2015-16 season with a double face-off: the Lady Eagles hosted the Mariners for a win on Friday, while the GSA boys rolled over the Mariners boys in Deer Isle on Saturday. The Lady Eagles came out strong, jumping to a …
Blue Hill—With two scrimmages and two exhibition games to gauge strengths and weaknesses, the George Stevens Academy varsity boys basketball team opens its season on Saturday, December 5, in Deer Isle against the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners. The team scrimmaged against John Bapst and Orono on November 25, with the Eagles …
