Mariners, Lady Mariners basketball victorious

DEER ISLE—The Deer Isle-Stonington Lady Mariners varsity basketball team notched their first victory in a close game beating Searsport 38-37 on December 13, and their second, against Highview Christian, by the same one-point margin, 41-40, on December 20, after Orly Vaughn made a steal to seal the win. In the …

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Basketball season opens, and everyone shows up

Eagle Morgan Duak goes for a lay up

Deer Isle—The varsity high school basketball season officially opened to local fans on Friday, December 9, when the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners hosted the George Stevens Academy Eagles. The two local teams traditionally start the season by facing each other, but Friday’s games were a little sweeter because both the girls …

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GSA swim team opens against Ellsworth

GSA swim team

Ellsworth—The Eagles varsity swim team’s opening meet came with highs and lows. The low was the girls and boys scores, compared to Ellsworth, who have more than twice as many swimmers, about 40 to George Steven’s 17. The GSA boys team scored 25 points to Ellsworth’s 131, while the girls …

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DISHS booster club steps up to bridge gap

The Mariner boys

DEER ISLE—Two Deer Isle-Stonington moms have become the driving force behind the Deer Isle-Stonington High School Athletic Booster Club. While Katie Bray and Marie Hutchinson do not have children of their own in the high school, both women felt it was necessary to step up after former chair Elissa Haskell …

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Latest scores

Latest scores

Deer Isle-Stonington

Boys Basketball (0-2):

v. GSA, Dec. 9: L 28-59
v. Searsport, Dec. 13: L 29-48

Girls Basketball (1-1)

v. GSA, Dec. 9: L 23-55
v. Searsport, Dec. 13: W 38-37

George Stevens Academy

Boys Basketball (2-0):

v. DISHS, Dec. 9: W 59-28
v. PCHS, Dec. 13: W 80-49

Girls Basketball (2-0):

v DISHS, Dec. 9: W 55-23
v. PCHS, Dec. 13: W 52-33

Varsity Swimming:

v. Ellsworth, Dec. 13: boys: Ellsworth 131- GSA 25, girls: Ells. 94- GSA 53

Upcoming games close to home

Upcoming games close to home

Girls Basketball

DISHS:
Sat., Dec. 17, home v. Machias, 1 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 20, home v. Highview Christian, 5 p.m.
Thu. Dec. 22, @ Bucksport, 5:30 p.m.

GSA:

Thu., Dec. 15, home v. Narraguagus, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 17, @ Ellsworth, 7 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 19, @ Bucksport, 7 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 21, home v. Sumner, 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball

DISHS:

Sat., Dec. 17, home v. Machias, 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 20, home v. Highview Christian, 6:30 p.m.

Thu., Dec. 22, @ Bucksport, 7 p.m.

GSA:

Fri., Dec. 16 @ Ellsworth, 7 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 20, home v. Bucksport, 7 p.m.

Varsity Swimming

GSA:

Wed., Dec. 16, @ MDI, 6 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 19, home v. Dover-Foxcroft, 7 p.m.

Varsity Indoor Track

GSA:

Sat., Dec. 17, @ UMaine campus, 3:10 p.m.

Sedgwick native transitions to college goalie

Newest SMCC goalkeeper

SEDGWICK/DEER ISLE—Deer Isle-Stonington High School 2014 graduate and current Southern Maine Community College goalkeeper Patrick Duddy of Sedgwick was selected as a United States Collegiate Athletic Association Second Team All American for his play during the 2016 season. This season was the first time Duddy had ever strapped on the …

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Eagles to open season as reigning state champs

The George Stevens Academy 2016-17 varsity boys basketball team

BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy boys basketball team enters the 2016-17 season with added pressure to retain its title as the Class C State Champions after bringing the gold ball back to Blue Hill last season for the first time since 2003. According to head coach Dwayne Carter, though, his …

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