
Allyson Eaton fights for the rebound against Sumner on January 6. Photo by Jack Scott.
Deer Isle—The Deer Isle-Stonington cheerleaders are getting ready to head to the Cross Center in Bangor on Saturday, January 24. They will compete in the Class D Eastern Regional Championships, their first competition of the season. “The cheerleaders have been working hard on their competition routine,” Coach Kim Yurchick said. …
The varsity boys and girls teams host Bangor Christian tonight, January 15, at the Deer Isle-Stonington High School. The boys are 2-9 and looking for a win. Ranked #20, they tip off against #11 Bangor Christian at 7 p.m. The girls 4-7 record has earned them a #13 ranking, four spots …

Allyson Eaton fights for the rebound against Sumner on January 6. Photo by Jack Scott.
At home and away, Mariners boys and girls fall to Searsport
On Saturday, December 20, the Deer Isle-Stonington girls suffered a 58-35 loss at Searsport, with Allyson Eaton leading the way for the Mariners with 14 points. Allison Cormier added 8. The girls are 2-3, with wins over Bucksport and Jonesport-Beals. They face Bangor Christian in an away game on Monday, December 22 at 5:30 p.m., followed by the boys at 7 p.m. And on Tuesday, December 23, they play the GSA Eagles at Blue Hill with a 7 p.m. tip-off.
The boys lost at home to Searsport the night before to the same team, in a game where they fell steadily behind each quarter for a final score of 66-32. Senior Jared Gove scored 7 points. The boys are now 2-5, with wins over Jonesport-Beals and Penobscot Valley.
The Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners and Lady Mariners played the Golden Bucks at Bucksport on Wednesday, December 10, with different but equally decisive results. The girls won 58-43 powered by Megan Shepard 22 points. Allyson Eaton had 17.
The boys fell 59-34 with scoring spread among Kris Melanio, Jared Gove, Matt Duddy, Paul Zoephal, Etahn Shepard, Noah Davis and Mason Oliver.
Both teams are 1-2 less than two weeks into the season.