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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...

Eagles track teams headed to state championships

Eight girls and eight boys have qualified to compete at the state championships in Yarmouth—plus teams in all three relay events—and the Hancock County meet on May 22 at MDI showed why. The girls placed first, ahead of MDI, Ellsworth, Bucksport and Sumner, and the boys second, behind MDI. Sophomore …

Girls get wins at Jonesport after loss to Sumner

The girls softball team lost to Sumner 15-3 in an away game on May 20. After losing a close game to them at home, we didn’t do well at the plate and had a bad day on defense. We played fairly close to them for most of the game as …

Mariner boys get first two wins at Jonesport

The boys baseball team lost to Sumner 27-5, on May 20, and salvaged being shut out with five runs in our last inning. I wasn’t able to get any highlights from this game, but once again we were dominated by the other team. The boys were finally able to get …

DIS Softball—In search of a win

The girls have yet to win a game but I expect to see them pick up the pace as they get things together for the rest of the season. We have the offense and now need to focus on improving our defense. Natalie Knowlton is improving with her accuracy pitching …

Eagles track team reaches high

[SME_gallery ids=’qdRWtSv’ size=’MediumURL’ columns=’1′ caption='{SMUGMUGCAPTION}’ link=’Shopping’ new=’Yes’] The George Stevens Academy track team competed at Bucksport on May 14 in a six-school meet, with the girls posting 104 total points for a distant second-place behind powerhouse Orono’s 268, and the boys third, with 92 points, behind Orono (235) and Foxcroft …

Light winds stifle Downeast Regatta

A persistent lack of wind delayed the start and shortened the number of races to 10 over both days in Castine Harbor on May 17 and 18. When the wind did pick up enough to begin the first race it died before the finish, leaving a jam of C420s with …

Eagles punch a 1, 2

The boys can’t lose this season, standing at the top of the rankings with a 10-0 record, while the girls hold the number two spot at 8-2, after being crushed 5-0 by Orono. [SME_gallery ids=’S3DPwrf,dzHKRxN,7N8tzCB’ size=’MediumURL’ columns=’1′ caption='{SMUGMUGCAPTION}’ link=’Shopping’ new=’Yes’]

Three wins for Mariner girls

Following five straight losses, the Mariner softball team bounced back for their first win to beat Bangor Christian 25-12 on May 14. Natalie Knowlton pitched well with three strikeouts and only six walks. The big story was that we found our bats and also had strong defense with only three …

DISHS tennis teams cling to playoff spot

The girls tennis team lost to George Stevens 4-1 on May 12. The highlight of this match was a marathon win by Jordyn Judkins in the number 2 singles match 9-7 (9-7). Allison Cormier lost a close match 8-5 at first singles and Justine Rhys lost 8-3 at third singles. …

Hitting their stride

Photo by Franklin Brown

GSA’s Eliza Broughton, left, and Zeya Lorio race to second and third place finish in the final stretch of the girls 1600 meter run at Bucksport on May 14.