Experience, dedication lead to improved volleyball team

2018 GSA volleyball team

Blue Hill—In its third season at the varsity level, the George Stevens Academy volleyball team appears to have found its stride. After going 0-14 last season, the Eagles have already registered two wins just four matches into the season, defeating Sumner Memorial High School twice in six days, 3-0 both …

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GSA boys soccer team in early winning streak

GSA’s Ben Hallet

Blue Hill—What’s the best way to start the season? By winning, of course. The Eagles varsity boys soccer team, who won their opener against Dexter, kept up the momentum with a string of victories in their second week, beating Bucksport 9-1, Searsport 2-0 and Ellsworth 3-0 in a string of …

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DISHS X-Country team small but mighty

2018 DISHS X-Country running team

Deer Isle—Cross country coach Mary Penfold has three runners at the present. They have been training for a couple weeks at this point to build their conditioning. Because they hadn’t been running during the summer, she feels that it will be conditioning now and then trying to find personal success …

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New athletic director comes with high sports IQ

The new athletic director

Deer Isle—The Deer Isle-Stonington High School athletic teams are now under the direction of new athletic director Betsy Woodward. Formerly a special education teacher at the elementary school for eight and a half years, Woodward also served as the school’s athletic director. When she took over as physical education teacher …

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Latest Scores

Latest Scores

Deer Isle-Stonington

Girls soccer (0-1-1)

9/1 v. Calais, T 1-1

9/4 v. Searsport, L 1-3

Boys soccer (0-1)

9/1 v. Calais, L 1-10

9/5 v. Searsport, unavailable

Cross Country

9/1 Ellsworth meet, boys, individual only, Henry Penfold, 57th, 21:32; Benjamin Penfold, 71st, 23:49.

George Stevens Academy

Girls soccer (0-1-1)

8/31 v. Dexter, L 4-0

9/4 v. Bucksport, T 2-2

Boys soccer (1-0)

9/1 v. Dexter, W 6-3

9/5 v. Bucksport, unavailable

Volleyball (1-1)

9/1 v. Brewer, L 0-3

9/4 v. Sumner, W 3-0

9/5 v. Bucksport, unavailable

Cross Country

9/1 Ellsworth meet, Boys: 211 points, 7 of 11 teams; Caden Mattson, 18, 18:57; Ian Renwick, 45th 2nd place, 20:42. Girls: individuals only, Lanny Zentz, 41st, 27:16.78; Josie Cruz, 42nd, 27:17.31.

Golf

8/24 at Ellsworth, Old Town. 184 points, 1st of 3 teams.

8/27 at Deer Isle. 184 points, 1st of two teams. Narraguagus, 280. DISHS (no team score).

8/30 at Foxcroft, Sumner, Hermon. 199 points, 2nd of 3 teams.

9/5 at MDI, unavailable

Eagle boys soccer starts season with win over Dexter

2018 GSA boys soccer team

Blue Hill—The GSA boys soccer team began its season with a win, beating Dexter on the road in a high scoring 6-3 match on September 1, that saw 15 saves at the net.  With core 2017 senior players gone, pre-season scrimmages against Belfast and Brewer helped the team settle in …

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2018 season a rebuilding year for Mariner soccer team

2018 DISHS boys soccer team

Deer Isle—After graduating nine seniors last year, this year’s team is young and with only 12 players. The team is anchored by nine sophomores, most of whom have experience under Coach Joe Stinson last year. This year they are the heart of the team. The juniors are Collin Cochrane at …

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