At state qualifier, singles players advance, but not far enough

Bangor—Varsity tennis combines team and individual competition together, with the outcome of singles and doubles matches determining whether a school team wins. But every spring, players compete to advance on their own merits in the state tournament. On May 14-15 at Bangor High School, singles players from the boys and …

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Eagles track teams compete with Bangor, Hampden

BANGOR—The George Stevens Academy track team went head-to-head against three big schools on May 13 in a Penobscot Valley Conference meet leading up to the May 28 championship meet. Competing in 19 track and field events at Bangor High School, against Bangor, Hampden Academy and Hermon High School, the Eagles boys and girls …

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Eagles score victories over Washington Academy

BLUE HILL—With 11 strikeouts from the mound, Eagles pitcher Beckett Slayton kept at bay a late-innings comeback by Washington Academy as George Stevens Academy baseball team scored a 3-2 win at home on Friday, May 13. The Eagles scored in the second and fourth innings for a 3-0 lead, with Tyler Snow pacing …

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MMA announces 2016-17 basketball recruits Bucksport standout commits

CASTINE—Maine Maritime Academy men’s basketball announced its 2016-17 Mariner basketball recruits on May 3, with a strong showing from Maine high schools. Bucksport’s Riley MacLeod, who helped drive his team to the 2016 Northern Regional finals in February, joins Hampden Academy seniors Brendan McIntyre and Conar Moore, who have committed …

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Eagles win, lose to Bucksport

BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy baseball team took a 4-0 home win over the Bucksport Golden Bucks, while, the Lady Eagles softball team lost 14-3 on Wednesday, May 4 in two games that saw overcast skies and cooler temperatures. The first of three consecutive games for the Eagles, the baseball team …

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The George Stevens Academy varsity softball team

The George Stevens Academy varsity softball team

Front, from left: Emma Weed, Cassidy Bulleman, Mallory Charette, Sarah Mullen, Allyson Snow, Melanie Hipsky. Back, from left: Sophia Steinbarger, Katrin Cote, Sarah Chambers, Hannah Peasley, Katrina Limeburner, Olivia Stevenson, Lily Cox, Emma Pickering, Coach Stormie Wentworth. Not present: Danielle Bianco and Coach Brandi Ensworth.

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Eagles win in season openers

BLUE HILL—The best way to open a season is with a win, and the George Stevens Academy Eagles did so in style against Sumner on April 19. The varsity softball team crushed Sumner by over 20 points, with pitcher Olivia Stevenson allowing the Tigers only 4 runs in five innings. A …

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GSA swim team wraps up season at states Sealander, Pelletier take top-fives in girls events

Eagle Jeremiah Scheff

BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy swim teams finished out the season with Class B state championship competition on Monday, February 15, and Tuesday, February 16. In girls action on Monday, Ava Sealander grabbed a third-place finish in the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 2:17, less than a …

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Eagles grab the gold, win Class C state championship

AUGUSTA—The George Stevens Academy Eagles raised the gold ball and took home the Class C state championship with a 59-46 win over the Waynflete Flyers at the Augusta Civic Center on February 27. “Right from the start [of the season] we thought we had a chance,” Coach Dwayne Carter said. …

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