Deer Isle—The girls basketball team beat Searsport on January 10 in another close game, 45-44. We had this game, then we gave it away, and finally we stole it back for the win. We were up by 19 points early in the second half, when Katie Hutchinson fouled out. We …
Deer Isle—The boys basketball team collected a big win beating Searsport 54-46 on January 10. The first half was a very low scoring affair with the halftime score 16-12 in favor of us. Searsport seemed to use a game plan of jacking up 3-pointers, which surprised me. Lucky for us, …
BUCKSPORT—The George Stevens Academy Eagles rolled to a 66-33 win over the Bucksport Golden Bucks on January 13 for their 11th-straight win of the season. Bucksport kept a tight grasp on the Eagles’ lead early in the game, going into the second quarter only down by five. George Stevens answered …
Blue Hill—Despite a tough 45-41 loss at Piscataquis on Saturday, the George Stevens Academy varsity girls basketball team, at 9-2, is holding onto its #1 Heal ranking, with Stearns (11-0) and Piscataquis (9-2) nipping at their heels. It was the second straight loss for the previously unbeaten Eagles, who fell …
Blue Hill—Sometimes the basketball just can’t seem to find the inside of the net. Other times, a player feels like he just can’t miss. That was junior point guard Taylor Schildroth’s kind of night as he scored a record-breaking 61 points as the Eagles rolled over Lee Academy last Friday …
Deer Isle—The boys earned a hard-fought victory against Bangor Christian 41-35 on January 5. BC plays a quick aggressive defense. We kept it close and led 22-19 at the half. We stretched our lead to 9 points after three quarters and looked like we were going to cruise home leading …
BLUE HILL and DEER ISLE—On Friday in Blue Hill, George Stevens Academy junior Taylor Schildroth led the Eagles to a 97-69 win over previously undefeated Lee Academy (5-1). The Eagles jumped out to a 33-10 lead behind Schildroth’s 27 first quarter points, as he poured in a game and career high …
Blue Hill—With nearly half the regular season behind them, both the girls and boys varsity basketball teams have yet to lose a game. Both also stand at the head of the Heal Point Standings—a measure as changeable as the weather at this point. While the performance of the boys team, …
Deer Isle— The girls basketball team beat Highview Christian 41-40 on December 20 in another game where we lost a big lead to make for end-of-game drama. We were up by 13 points near the end of the third quarter, but Highview closed it to 8 by the end of …
BLUE HILL—With 2:50 left in the third quarter at home against Narraguagus on December 15, George Stevens Academy senior Morgan Dauk joined the likes of Annie Allen, Lora Trenkle, Nikki Allen and Madeline Park to become the newest member of the school’s 1,000-point club. “I was so nervous I could …
