Tag: basketball
Mariner girls basketball team ends playoff run in semifinals Fall to Woodland 54-45
BANGOR—A 16-point final quarter was not enough to push the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariner girls basketball team to victory against the Woodland Dragons in their semifinal game February 22 at the Cross Insurance Center. The third-ranked Mariners, unbeaten until today, fell to the #2 Dragons in a game where turnovers were …
GSA knocks out Houlton in playoff quarterfinal Takes on Fort Kent in semifinal match up
BANGOR – The two-time defending Class C State Champion George Stevens Academy Eagles took a 55-43 victory over the Shiretowners of Houlton in a Class C North quarterfinal showdown on February 20 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Taylor Shildroth got the action going for the Eagles with back-to-back …
Mariner girls basketball move into semifinals with win over Ashland
BANGOR—The Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners girls basketball team secured a semifinal berth after a strong performance over Ashland, winning 33-20 in a quarterfinal match up at the Cross Insurance Center February 17. The undefeated, third-ranked Mariners were first to score and maintained a lead throughout, up 9-5 at the end of the …
Undefeated DIS girls to face tough offense at tournament Scott's Sports Spot
GSA boys get ready to defend state title
Blue Hill—The Eagle varsity boys basketball team begins their tournament Tuesday, February 20, with a matchup against either Houlton or Lee Academy. The first team is untested for George Stevens, and the second team gave them their first Class C loss in two seasons back in December. The Eagles revenged …
Fourth-quarter surge can’t save Mariners in playoff prelim Fall to Bangor Christian 65-76
BANGOR—In a bid for a quarterfinal playoff berth, Deer Isle-Stonington went on a fourth-quarter streak of three-point shooting against #8 Bangor Christian at Eastern Maine Community College February 14. At the buzzer the Mariners were down by 11, falling 65-76, but had cut a 20 point deficit at the start …
Shepard named MABC Coach of the Year ‘It’s a team effort, 100 percent’
Deer Isle—Deer Isle-Stonington girls basketball coach Randy Shepard was honored as Coach of the Year among girls Class D North by the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches. “I was shocked,” Shepard said after he was notified that he had been recognized by his fellow coaches last week to receive the …



