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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...

GSA girls basketball team aims for ‘high level of intensity’

The 2018-19 George Stevens Academy girls basketball team includes, in front from left, Ellis Murnik, Silas Murnik, Evelyn Dagan, Vanessa Sherwood and Julianna Allen. In back are student assistants Ava Tapley and Hannah Emerton, assistant coach Richelle Kane Jaiden Dennison, Yulia Heggestad, Sophia Biggie-Jennings, Luna Perry-St.Peter, Mallory Charette, head coach …

New policy addresses academic eligibility

Blue Hill—Academic eligibility rules for extra curricular activities, including sports, at George Stevens Academy look a bit different this year, as the faculty approved a new policy to start the 2018-19 school year. The old policy, according to Head of School Tim Seeley, stated that a student was prohibited from …

Athletic directors take on the offseason

Blue Hill/Island—While the regular season for winter sports does not kick off until next week, athletic directors at both George Stevens Academy and Deer Isle-Stonington High School have been busy for weeks, coordinating game and bus schedules, practice times and more to get ready for the season. “The first task …

Cross-country team wraps up season at States

The George Stevens Academy cross-country running team

Blue Hill—The 2018 cross country running season is in the books for George Stevens Academy. The boys team finished in fifth place out of 14 teams in Class C at the State championship meet in Belfast on October 27, while the girls competed for individual times. Head coach Todd Eckenfelder …

GSA boys soccer team ends season with an eye to the future

Blue Hill—After a hard-fought loss in overtime to Orono in the playoff quarterfinals, the George Stevens varsity boys soccer team wrapped up its 2018 season with a 10-6 record. The quarterfinal loss was played in two matches over two days, when darkness ended the first day’s match after two overtime …

Mariner soccer teams move into postseason

Castine—The top-ranked Maine Maritime Academy men’s soccer team will host the North Atlantic Conference championship tournament this weekend, after defeating Thomas College by a score of 2-1 on October 24 to clinch the top spot and gain home field advantage. The Mariners finished the regular season with an 8-6-1 overall …

MMA volleyball team ready to defend its title

Castine—The Maine Maritime Academy volleyball team will defend its North Atlantic Conference championship title when the school hosts the 2018 championship tournament this weekend. The Mariners went undefeated in conference play this season, going 5-0 with a 20-6 record overall. The Mariners have gone 23 matches without a loss in …

Eagle girls fall in quarterfinal double overtime loss

Blue Hill—It took two 40-minute halves and almost 30 minutes of overtime for the George Stevens Academy girls soccer team to give up a go ahead goal to the Fort Kent Warriors in a 0-1 quarterfinal loss in Fort Kent on October 23. The George Stevens Academy defense limited the …

Volleyball wraps up at GSA

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy volleyball season may be over, after a 0-3 quarterfinal loss to Washington Academy on October 20, but for the team, just making into the postseason was a victory. “[Making the playoffs] was my goal for the season,” said coach Bonnie Marckoon, who co-coaches the team …

Latest Scores

Deer Isle-Stonington

Girls soccer (2-11-2)

10/19 v. Katahdin, L 0-6 (prelims)

Cross Country

10/20 Class C North Regional championship, Belfast. Individual times only. Boys: Henry Penfold, 34th place, 20:11; Benjamin Penfold, 70th place, 22:21. Girls: Ariel Larrabee, 44th place, 26:21.

George Stevens Academy

Girls soccer (5-6-4)

10/23 v. Fort Kent, L 0-1 (quarterfinal)

Boys soccer (9-6)

10/23 v. Orono, L 2-3 (quarterfinal)

Volleyball (6-9)

10/20 v. Washington Academy, L 0-3 (quarterfinal)

Cross Country

10/20 Class C North Regional championship, Belfast, Boys: 43 points, 2nd of 13 teams. Caden Mattson, 5th place, 18:06; Clark Morrison, 6th place, 18:12; Ian Renwick, 8th place, 18:28. Girls: Individual times only. Tess Williamson, 17th place, 22:56; Lanny Zentz, 18th place, 22:57; Susannah Jakub, 22nd place, 23:14.