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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...

Mariner varsity boys team needs more wins

Deer Isle—The boys lost to Jonesport 63-52 in Jonesport on January 2. We played a strong first half and led 31-26 at the half. We faltered a bit in the third to trail 41-39, but then Jonesport took over in the fourth quarter to pull out the win. We weren’t …

Deer Isle girls defeat Jonesport, Sumner

Deer Isle—The Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners basketball team beat Jonesport 41-30 on January 2. Both teams had a cold first half (like the weather) and we led 12-11 at the half. We woke up in the third quarter and stretched our lead to 8 points. Our defense kept us ahead and …

Eagle varsity boys avenge loss to Lee Academy

Blue Hill—Revenge may be best served at home for the George Stevens Academy Eagles. The boys varsity basketball team turned the tables on Lee Academy in the fourth quarter on January 7, edging out a 51-42 win and avenging a season-opener loss that had snapped the Eagles’ 27-match wining streak. …

First-place finishes

Freshman Grace Broughton races in the 400 meter relay, while senior Mary Richardson pushes her team in the 4K distance medley. George Stevens Academy took first in both events, and the girls placed fifth overall at the Eastern Maine Indoor Track League relay and field events meet on January 6 …

GSA varsity girls roll over Lee Academy

Blue Hill—The Eagles jumped to a 10-point lead in the first quarter against Lee Academy on home court January 6, and never looked back, clinching their third win of the season with a 44-14 victory against the Pandas (0-9). Junior Julianna Allen scored a game high of 17 points and …

Latest scores

Deer Isle-Stonington High School

Boys varsity basketball (1-7): Jan. 10 v. Bangor Christian, N/A.
Girls varsity basketball (9-0): Jan. 8 v. Sumner, W 43-34; Jan. 10 v. Bangor Christian, N/A.

George Stevens Academy

Boys varsity basketball (8-1): Jan. 6 v. Lee, W 51-42; Jan. 9 v. Mattanawcook, W 73-46.
Girls varsity basketball (3-6): Jan. 6 v Lee, W 44-14.
Indoor track: Jan. 6 EMITL relay meet. Girls, 1st, 400 meter relay (Grace Broughton, Zeya Lorio, Mary Brenna Catus, Eliza Broughton), 1st, 4k distance medley (Eliza Broughthon, Lorio, Josie Cruj, Mary Richardson), 35 points, 5th of 7 teams. Boys, 7th of 7 teams. Co-ed 1200 meter sprint medley, 5th (Gabriyah Gadsby, Oceana Ragot, Marshal Bebel, Meredith Bradshaw Thomas).

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

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 …

Coach’s Corner—Don Driscoll

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 …

Mariner girls basketball team remains undefeated

Deer Isle—The girls basketball team beat Bucksport 57-39 on December 21. We played well in the first half, with good foul shooting, to lead 26-15 at the half. Both teams had foul trouble, but we shot better in the third quarter to lead 44-25 after three. With assistant coach Elissa …