The Mariner cheerleading squad are training hard for the Penobscot Valley Conference competition on January 16 in Millinocket, Coach Kim Yurchick said. The regional and state competitions will be held a little closer to home—at the Cross Center in Bangor, on January 30 and February 6. Front row, from left, …
Deer Isle—The boys basketball team lost on January 8 to George Stevens Academy 59-42. This was a much better game than the thumping we took at the beginning of the season. In that game we lost by 33 points and trailed by 28 points at the half. We trailed 22-13 …
DEER ISLE—A strong third quarter pushed the Mariner varsity girls basketball team to a 56-41 win at home against Bangor Christian on January 13. Heading into the second half tied at 28, Deer Isle-Stonington outscored Bangor Christian 20-6 in the third on the way to their second victory of the season.
Deer Isle—The girls basketball team beat Greenville on January 2, 44-24. We got off to a fast start, leading 12-4 after one quarter and 28-8 by the half. We stretched our lead to 40-13 after three quarters, and Coach Randy Shepard was able to put in the younger players in …
Deer Isle—The boys basketball team lost its only game this week, on January 2, to Greenville 47-40. The game started similarly to the first time we played them, but the difference is that we didn’t recover from the first quarter deficit, trailing 17-9 after one quarter and 27-15 at the …
DEER ISLE—The Mariners return to the court on Wednesday, December 30, where the varsity boys and girls teams will face Bangor Christian at home. Girls tip off at 5 p.m., and the boys at 6:30 p.m.
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 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 …
Deer Isle—The Mariner cheerleaders are back in action, seeking a return to the Augusta Civic Center for the state championships. And they have more than doubled their squad, to nine members. “They are looking fantastic,” Coach Kim Yurchick recently said. Three girls have returned, Ali Eaton, Shaylee Bray and Riley …
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 …
