Games close to home

Games close to home

Girls Varsity Basketball

  • GSA: Thu., Jan. 11 home v. DI-S, 6 p.m.
    Mon., Jan. 15, home v. Calais, 1 p.m.
  • DISHS: Thu., Jan. 11 at GSA, 6 p.m.
    Mon., Jan. 15, at Bucksport, 5 p.m.
  • Wed., Jan. 17, home v. Searsport, 6 p.m. (if referees available)

Boys Varsity Basketball

  • GSA: Mon., Jan. 15, home v. Calais, 2:30 p.m.
    Wed., Jan. 17, home v. Bucksport, 7 p.m.
  • DISHS: Fri.,  Jan. 12, home v. Sumner, 7 p.m.
    Mon., Jan. 15, at Bucksport, 6:30 p.m.

Varsity Swimming

  • GSA: Tue., Jan. 16 . at Mount Desert Island, 6 p.m.
    Thu., Jan. 18 at UMaine Orono, 7 p.m.

Indoor Track

  • GSA: Fri., Jan. 12 at UMaine Orono, 4:40 p.m.

GSA coaching duo’s success built on trust

Coaches Dwayne Carter and Matt Mattson

Blue Hill—Fans of the George Stevens Academy boys basketball team over the last decade will be hard pressed to remember a time before head coach Dwayne Carter and assistant/JV coach Matt Mattson were without each other on the sidelines. The duo has become a coaching force in recent years, winning …

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Coach’s Corner—Don Driscoll GSA Varsity Swim Coach

Discussing strategy

Blue Hill—The swimming pool serves as a second home to George Stevens Academy swim coach Don Driscoll. Now five years into his career as the Eagles’ head coach, Driscoll was a Division 1 swimmer at the University of Nebraska before embarking on a 31-year coaching stint at Tappan Zee High …

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Shooting for a win

Shooting for a win

George Stevens Academy senior Mallory Charette shoots to score. By John Brooks

George Stevens Academy senior Mallory Charette shoots to score as the Eagle varsity girls basketball team finds its first win of the season against Bucksport in December. The team followed that up with a 55-39 victory over Sumner before faltering against Mattanawcook and Calais during the school break. The girls are 2-6 before facing Central January 3. A good chance to see them win is Saturday when they take on Lee Academy who as yet to win a game this season. Tip-off is 1 p.m. at GSA.

Latest scores

Latest scores

Deer Isle-Stonington High School

  • Boys varsity basketball (1-7): Dec. 21 v. Bucksport, L 43-64; Dec. 27 v. Greenville L 32-38; Dec. 29 v. Jonesport-Beals, W 71-53; Jan. 2 v. Jonesport-Beals L 52-63.
  • Girls varsity basketball (8-0): Dec. 21 v. Bucksport, W 57-39; Dec. 27 v. Greenville, W 40-35; Dec. 29 v Jonespot-Beals, W 38-31; Jan. 2 v. Jonesport-Beals, W 41-30. 

George Stevens Academy

  • Boys varsity basketball (7-1): Dec. 21 v. Sumner, W 83-45; Dec. 28 v. Calais, W 61-41; Jan. 2 v. Central, W 71-35.
  • Girls varsity basketball (2-6): Dec. 22 v. Sumner, W 55-39; Dec. 27 v. Mattanawcook, L 45-54; Dec. 29 v. Calais, L 69-42; Jan. 3 v. Central, not available.
  • Varsity swim team: Dec. 20 v. Dover Foxcroft, girls W 63.5-56.5; boys L 47-58.
  • Indoor track: Dec. 30 at UMaine—Girls 53 points, 3rd of 6 teams; Mary Richardson 1st, 2 mile run; Eliza Broughton 2nd, 55 meter hurdles, 800 meter run; Grace Broughton 2nd, 400 meter dash. Boys 10 points, 7th of 7 teams; Meredith Bradshaw Thomas, Oliver Wilson, Russell LaMarre, Marshal Lebel 3rd, 200 meter relay; Bradshaw Thomas 4th, 800 meter run.

Games close to home

Games close to home

Boys varsity basketball

  • DISHS: *Thu., Jan. 4, at Bangor Christian, 6:30 p.m.
  • GSA: Thu., Jan. 4, home v. Narraguagus, 7 p.m.
    Sat., Jan. 6, home v. Lee, 2:30 p.m.

Girls varsity basketball

  • DISHS: Thu., Jan. 4, at Bangor Christian, 5 p.m.
    Mon., Jan. 8 at Sumner, 6:30 p.m.
    Thu., Jan. 11 at George Stevens, 6 p.m.
  • GSA: Sat., Jan. 6, home v. Lee, 2:30 p.m.
    Thu., Jan. 11 home v. Deer Isle-Stonington, 6 p.m.

Eastern Maine Indoor Track League

  • GSA: Sat., Jan. 6, UMaine, 3:10 p.m.

*Predicted weather may change games scheduled for Jan. 4

Eagle varsity boys win OT thriller at Bucksport, cruise past Ellsworth

Blue Hill—Sometimes you win, and sometimes you really win. The George Stevens varsity boys basketball team scored a clutch win in overtime against Bucksport December 19 after rolling past Ellsworth four days earlier before a home crowd. The Eagles grabbed a solid 19-8 first quarter lead against Class B Ellsworth …

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GSA swim team features mix of experience

The 2017-18 George Stevens Academy swim team

In front from left, Laura Liu, Ange Ineza, montana Van Duijn, Ellie Gellerson, Ava Sealander and Elana Bakeman. In back, from left, are Matt Billings, John Zhang, Evan Song, Franklin Sealander, Randy Tianhao, Henry Scheff, Jiachen Wang, Chris Bennett, Jeremiah Scheff, elias reyes Fox, Simon Tianxi, Alex Fu, Eric Cai …

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The George Stevens Academy Varsity Indoor Track Team

The George Stevens Academy Varsity Indoor Track Team

In its second varsity season, the Eagles indoor track team will compete in eight meets at the University of Maine at Orono, starting on December 16 and ending with the Eastern Maine Indoor Track League Championshps on February 10. Team members are, front row, from left, Grace Broughton, Mary Richardson, …

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Defending state champion Eagles to take it ‘one game at a time’

The George Stevens Academy Boys Varsity Basketball Team

Front row, from left: Austin Snow, Reece Dannenberg, Rric mote, Tanner Ashley, Ben Cole. back row: student assistant Ethan Snow, Andrew Szwez, Taylor Schildroth, Isaac Wardwell, Max Mattson, Stefan Simmons, Percy Zentz, Caden Mattson, Coach Dwayne Carter. Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy varsity boys basketball team enters the 2017-18 season …

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