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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 varsity girls fall to strong Ellsworth defense

Blue Hill—Breaking a nine-game winning streak and undefeated record, the Ellsworth varsity girls shut down the GSA Lady Eagles 38-33 on Monday, January 9. George Stevens scrambled from behind from the start, as Ellsworth grabbed the tip-off and scored their first points within 30 seconds. The Ellsworth team used a …

Mariner boys edge past Bangor Christian

Ethan Shepard gets the rebound. Photo by Jack Scott

Deer Isle—The boys earned a hard-fought victory against Bangor Christian 41-35 on January 5. BC plays a quick aggressive defense. We kept it close and led 22-19 at the half. We stretched our lead to 9 points after three quarters and looked like we were going to cruise home leading …

Eagle boys continue to cruise through the competition

Beckett Slayton shoots from the foul line. Photo by Franklin Brown

Blue Hill—Undefeated at 10-0 this season, and 30-1 since the start of the 2015-16 season, the George Stevens Academy varsity boys team is rolling over the Class C North division teams. For those in the bleachers, it can feel like there’s nothing else to do but sit back and enjoy …

Games close to home

Games close to home

Girls Basketball
DISHS: Thu., Jan. 12, home v. Sumner, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 14, @ Jonesport, 1 p.m.

GSA: Sat., Jan. 14, @ PCHS, 7 p.m.

MMA: Fri., Jan. 13, home v. Lyndon State, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 14, home v. Johnson State, 3 p.m.

Boys Basketball

DISHS: Thu., Jan. 12, home v. Sumner, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 14, @ Jonesport, 2:30 p.m.

GSA: Fri., Jan. 13 @ Bucksport, 7 p.m.

MMA: Fri., Jan. 13, home v. Lyndon State, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 14, home v. Johnson State, 1 p.m.

Varsity Swimming

GSA: Thu., Jan. 12, home v. Washington Academy (Ellsworth YMCA), 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 20, @ John Bapst, 6 p.m.

Indoor Track

GSA: Sat., Jan. 14, @ UMaine Orono, 10:40 a.m.

Latest scores

Latest scores

Deer Isle-Stonington
Boys Basketball (4-7)
v. Bangor Christian, Jan. 5: W 41-35
v. Greenville, Jan. 7: L 48-58
v. Searsport, Jan. 10: W 54-46

Girls Basketball (7-4)
v. Bangor Christian, Jan. 5: W 54-37
v. Greenville, Jan. 7: W 37-35
v. Searsport, Jan. 10: W 45-44

George Stevens Academy
Boys Basketball (10-0):
v. Lee Academy, Jan. 9: W 97-69
v. PCHS, Jan. 10: W 64-41

Girls Basketball (9-1):
v. Searsport, Jan. 4: W 52-27
v. Lee Academy, Jan. 7: W 74-14
v. Ellsworth, Jan. 9: L 38-33

Indoor Track:
Eastern Maine Indoor Track League Meet 3 (UMaine), Jan. 7: Girls, 61 points, 2nd of 5. Boys, 66 points, 3rd of 5.

Maine Maritime Academy
Mens Basketball (3-10):
v. USM, Jan. 4: L 57-71
v. Husson, Jan. 7: L 70-83
v. UMaine Farmington, Jan. 10: L 73-83

Womens Basketball (5-7):
v. Husson, Jan. 7: L 53-82
v. UMaine Farmington, Jan. 10: W 72-50

Eagles and Mariners varsity update

BLUE HILL and DEER ISLE—On Friday in Blue Hill, George Stevens Academy junior Taylor Schildroth led the Eagles to a 97-69 win over previously undefeated Lee Academy (5-1). The Eagles jumped out to a 33-10 lead behind Schildroth’s 27 first quarter points, as he poured in a game and career high …

Eagle girls and boys basketball teams undefeated

Mazie Smallidge maneuvers for a shot against Penquis. Photo by Franklin Brown

Blue Hill—With nearly half the regular season behind them, both the girls and boys varsity basketball teams have yet to lose a game. Both also stand at the head of the Heal Point Standings—a measure as changeable as the weather at this point. While the performance of the boys team, …

DIS girls notch two wins heading into new year

Deer Isle— The girls basketball team beat Highview Christian 41-40 on December 20 in another game where we lost a big lead to make for end-of-game drama. We were up by 13 points near the end of the third quarter, but Highview closed it to 8 by the end of …

GSA swim, indoor track teams return to competition

Blue Hill—Between scheduling and winter storms, the Eagles varsity swim team and indoor track team have had an extended break. The last meet both teams competed in was on December 19, leaving a near-three week gap between competitions. The swim team is set to compete in Old Town on Friday, …

Maine Maritime dominates Mariner Classic round robin

CASTINE—The Maine Maritime Academy mens basketball team hosted teams from the University of Maine at Presque Isle, SUNY Maritime of Bronx, New York and Curry College of Milton, Mass. during the Mariner Classic round robin tournament December 30 and 31. The Mariners took big wins over SUNY Maritime and Curry …