GSA boys soccer team ends season  with an eye to the future

Eagles soccer

Blue Hill—After a hard-fought loss in overtime to Orono in the playoff quarterfinals, the George Stevens varsity boys soccer team wrapped up its 2018 season with a 10-6 record. The quarterfinal loss was played in two matches over two days, when darkness ended the first day’s match after two overtime …

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Mariner soccer teams move into postseason Men clinch top spot in conference

Defending the line

Castine—The top-ranked Maine Maritime Academy men’s soccer team will host the North Atlantic Conference championship tournament this weekend, after defeating Thomas College by a score of 2-1 on October 24 to clinch the top spot and gain home field advantage. The Mariners finished the regular season with an 8-6-1 overall …

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MMA volleyball team ready to defend its title Conference championships to be held at home

Playing the net

Castine—The Maine Maritime Academy volleyball team will defend its North Atlantic Conference championship title when the school hosts the 2018 championship tournament this weekend. The Mariners went undefeated in conference play this season, going 5-0 with a 20-6 record overall. The Mariners have gone 23 matches without a loss in …

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Volleyball wraps up at GSA

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy volleyball season may be over, after a 0-3 quarterfinal loss to Washington Academy on October 20, but for the team, just making into the postseason was a victory. “[Making the playoffs] was my goal for the season,” said coach Bonnie Marckoon, who co-coaches the team …

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GSA boys soccer team ousted in wild quarterfinal

Full volley

Blue Hill—After playing 80 minutes of regulation, two 15 minute overtimes and going through three rounds of a penalty kick shoot out on October 23, the George Stevens Academy boys soccer team had to take to the field the very next day to replay their Class C North quarterfinal matchup …

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GSA cross-country teams take second at PVCs Qualify for state championships

Caden Mattson, Andrew Szwez and Ian Renwick

Presque Isle—The girls varsity cross-country team placed second at the Penobscot Valley Conference Cross Country Championships October 13 in Presque Isle, with Grace Broughton, Lanny Zentz, Oshi Ragot and Susannah Jakub sweeping 13th through 16th place, and Jenna Eldridge placing 22nd. Those 68 total points edged them ahead of Houlton, …

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GSA girls team makes late jump in standings

Eagle Libby Weed

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy girls soccer team has made a jump in the Class C North standings, right in time for playoffs. The Eagles went from eighth place to fifth this week, after recording ties against Houlton and Orono, two teams ranked higher than them in the regular season. …

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GSA volleyball team on track for postseason

Point scoring

Blue Hill—With time and dedication comes experience, and, after going winless over the last two seasons, the George Stevens Academy volleyball team is finally benefiting from hard work. After losing the first match of the season against Brewer, the team recorded six wins in a season that has them in …

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GSA boys soccer team beats Orono, falls to Houlton Playoffs begin October 19

Eagle Owen Vinall

Blue Hill—The Eagles kept the pressure on the Orono Red Riots during their penultimate match of the regular season October 12, and walked off the field with a 2-1 win, payback for an earlier 5-2 loss to the third-ranked team. Orono scored its first and only goal midway through the …

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