BLUE HILL—The Eagle varsity boys are plowing through the competition this season, holding the top spot in the northern Class C Heal Point Standings with a 7-0 record. The team won their last three games, against Sumner, Lee Academy, and Penquis, by over 20 points, with the December 22 home …
DEER ISLE—The Mariner varsity girls and boys basketball teams faced up to Class C Bucksport on Thursday, December 17, and fell—but the girls redeemed their season with a win against Greenville two days later. Allyson Eaton lead the Mariners with 15 in the 57-36 loss to Bucksport. Ashley Haskell chipped …
Deer Isle—The boys varsity basketball team lost a nail biter to Searsport 44-43 in overtime on December 8. We led 17-13 at the half, but Searsport shot their way back to lead 29-28 after three quarters. After a sloppy fourth quarter, Searsport had the ball with less than a minute …
Blue Hill—In a tight fourth quarter that saw Bucksport pull within one point with 38 seconds on the clock, the George Stevens Academy Eagles pulled out a 50-47 victory on December 14. Solid shooting from the foul line made the difference, Coach Bill Case said. “We made our last eight …
Deer Isle—The girls basketball team lost to Sumner 49-36 on December 10. We actually led 24-23 at the half, despite almost 20 turnovers. We had a lot of trouble beating the press and half-court trap that Sumner put on us. The difference came about halfway through the third quarter when …
CASTINE—Maine Maritime Academy faced Colby-Sawyer, and both teams lost by narrow margins before a home crowd on December 12. The Mariner women fell by four, with a final score of 51-47. The Mariner men followed with a heartbreaking 61-59 loss. The Mariner women opened up with a 4-0 lead, finishing …
Deer Isle—The girls basketball got run over by George Stevens Academy 55-15 on December 4. The key words for this game were turnovers and inexperience. There is no way to sugar coat it. We weren’t prepared for an intense defensive press and we couldn’t get anything going. This group is …
A busy week in varsity basketball saw the Mariner varsity boys score their first win on December, a close 53-52 over Shead, by way of a Krisford Melanio three-pointer with 6 seconds left. It was a close game all the way, said our Mariner columnist Jack Scott. The boys are 1-3 for the …
Deer Isle—The varsity boys basketball team lost a close match against Searsport on December 8 in overtime, with a final score of 44-43. In their season opener against George Stevens, they also lost, 82-49. The two things that stood out in the first half were too many turnovers and allowing …
The Deer Isle Stonington Mariners and George Steven Academy Eagles opened the 2015-16 season with a double face-off: the Lady Eagles hosted the Mariners for a win on Friday, while the GSA boys rolled over the Mariners boys in Deer Isle on Saturday. The Lady Eagles came out strong, jumping to a …
