Bangor—The Deer Isle-Stonington cheerleading squad performed their moves, jumps and overall routine a step above their previous showing when they took the floor at the Class D State Cheering Competition at the Cross Center on February 6. Their score of 53.2 out of a possible 100 was nearly eight points …
DEER ISLE—Wow! I felt like I was back in the heyday of Mariner basketball. The gym was packed and the crowd was rocking! The boys basketball team saved their best for last as they beat Bangor Christian 65-58 in double overtime. How close was this game? The quarter scores were …
BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy girls swim team took a 91-72 team win over Hampden Academy on Friday, January 29. Despite top finishes in individual events, the boys team fell short, losing 101-51. In girls action, the relay team of Karina Steenberg, Ellie Gellerson, Hanna Jordan and Montana VanDuijn came …
Blue HIll—Their winning streak might be broken but the George Stevens Academy varsity boys basketball team sits firm at the top of the Class C Northern rankings, with one game left in the regular season. Ellsworth broke GSA’s unbeaten record in a February 2 thriller before a packed Ellsworth house …
Deer Isle—The girls basketball team lost to Bangor Christian 37-31 on January 29. After playing so well in recent games, we played our worst game in this frustrating loss. We had too many unforced turnovers and couldn’t buy a basket. It is almost like we play to the level of …
Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy girls varsity basketball team is on roll, crushing Lee Academy 66-24 on January 29 and Penquis 61-27 on February 1, for a 13-4 record. (The team faced Searsport on February 3, but the score was not available by press time.) Of their four losses, two …
Bangor—Pom poms, big smiles and school spirit ruled the Cross Center in Bangor at the regional cheerleading competition on January 23. Ten Class D squads from across the state put their best feet forward in the form of jumps, splits, chants and stunts, bidding for a spot in the state …
Blue Hill—The unbeaten George Stevens Academy varsity boys basketball team continued its winning streak with a 66-38 drubbing over Sumner on January 23, and a 62-51 in over Lee Academy five days later, as it closes in on the end of regular season play. The team had won 14 straight …
Deer Isle—The girls basketball team lost to Searsport 54-43 on January 20. We played in a panic mode in the first quarter where we had 11 turnovers and no points. What offense we had was totally out of sync. In the second quarter, we cut our turnovers in half, caused …
Deer Isle—The boys basketball team lost to Machias 61-47 on January 22, arguably playing their best game of the season. Machias is tall and quick, but we took it right to them, making them turn the ball over many times in the first quarter to lead 16-11 after one quarter. …
