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Mariner gold ball hopes foiled at regionals

GSA upended in semifinal overtime thriller

Mariners fall 50-48 to Easton in semifinal thriller

Lady Mariners dominant over Katahdin, into Class D North championship

Second half surge lifts Eagles over Fort Fairfield

Mariner gold ball hopes foiled at regionals

BANGOR – The Deer Isle-Stonington girls basketball team never let up until the final buzzer, but the top-seeded Southern Aroostook Warriors were too much for...

GSA upended in semifinal overtime thriller

BANGOR – The George Stevens Academy boys basketball team’s post-season run was ended in a 58-60 overtime thriller against the No. 1-ranked Central Aroostook Panthers...

Mariners fall 50-48 to Easton in semifinal thriller

BANGOR—In a semifinal game up against #6 Easton, the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners came back from a sluggish first half for a nail-biter finish. Unfortunately, the...

Lady Mariners dominant over Katahdin, into Class D North championship

BANGOR—The Lady Mariners gave an outstanding performance in their semifinal match up against #3 Katahdin February 20 at the Cross insurance Center in Bangor, running...

Second half surge lifts Eagles over Fort Fairfield

BANGOR – The George Stevens Academy Eagles used a 41-point second half to upend the Fort Fairfield Tigers 67-39 in a Class C quarterfinal contest...

DISHS boys basketball team wins prelim

Deer Isle— The boys basketball team beat Machias in a dogfight 45-42. They say that three times is a charm, and it went right down to the wire for a win. We suffered from nerves in the first quarter, trailing 15-4 until Myles Brown hit a three-pointer. We closed the …

Mariner girls coach named Coach of the Year

Deer Isle— For the second year in a row, Mariner girls’ basketball coach Randy Shepard was chosen to be the Coach of the Year for Class D girls. The award is given by the Maine Basketball Coaches Association made up of coaches from all the Classes in Northern Maine. Coach …

Eagle runners set to close out season

The George Stevens Academy indoor track team has one more regular season meet, February 9, before the state championship on February 16. The team ran in an Eastern Maine Track League meet last weekend, February 2. Results: Girls: 52 points, 4th of 6 teams. 4×800 relay: 2nd place, Josie Czuj, …

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Deer Isle-Stonington

Girls basketball (15-0)

1/31 v. GSA, W 44-25
2/2 v. Jonesport, W 65-35
2/4 v. Searsport, W 58-40
2/6 v. Bangor Christian, not available

Boys basketball (5-11)

1/31 v. GSA, L 38-76
2/2 v. Jonesport, L 53-66
2/4 v. Searsport, W 55-45

George Stevens Academy

Girls basketball (5-12)

1/30 v. Bucksport, W 43-30
1/31 v. DISHS, L 25-44
2/2 v. Lee, W 67-17
2/6 v. Mattanawcook, not available

Boys basketball (14-3)

1/31 v. DISHS, W 76-38
2/2 v. Ellsworth, L 52-59
2/5 v. Mattanawcook, L 53-55

Lady Mariners outscore Eagles 44-25 in season’s final matchup

Deer Isle—The Deer Isle-Stonington High School Mariners surged past the George Stevens Academy Eagles in the second half of a girls varsity match up on January 31, clinching a 44-25 victory before a home crowd. Deer Isle’s Lily Gray set the pace with a jump shot off the tipoff and, …

In battle of the Eagles, GSA falls to rival Ellsworth

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy Eagles tried every weapon in their arsenal against the Ellsworth Eagles on Saturday, February 2, but could not contain the Class B team, which parlayed a 16-point second quarter into a commanding lead until the final minutes of the game and handed GSA its second …

DISHS lands playoff spot

Deer Isle—The Deer Isle-Stonington High School boys basketball team closed out the regular season with a 55-45 win over Searsport on February 4. The team was able to battle back from an early first-quarter deficit to a three-point lead at the half. Allen said the way his team came out …

Rooting for the underdog

The regular season for high school basketball is all but finished, which only means one thing. It’s tournament time. The tournament is my favorite part of the basketball season, when teams from the around the state hit the court at the Cross Insurance Center for a week of basketball playing, …

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Deer Isle-Stonington

Girls basketball (12-0)

1/26 v. Bucksport, W 56-39

Boys basketball (4-9)

1/26 v. Bucksport, L 57-70
1/28 v. Bangor Christian, L 33-34

George Stevens Academy

Girls basketball (3-11)

1/25 v. Sumner, L 56-59
1/30 v. Bucksport, not available

Boys basketball (13-1)

1/29 v. Central, W 73-49

Indoor Track

1/26 Eastern Maine Track League Meet. Girls: 2nd of 6 teams, 92 points. Boys: 6th of 6 teams, 13 points.

Swimming

1/25 v. Hampden Academy. Results not available.

Mariners take fifth at cheering regionals

Bangor—The Deer Isle-Stonington High School cheerleading squad leapt to a fifth-place finish in the Class D North/South Regional Cheerleading Championships Saturday, January 26, at the Cross Insurance Center, earning 51 points out of a possible 100 and a berth at the state competition January 9 in Augusta. Central Aroostook won …