Mariner girls join boys in tennis playoffs Boys team falls to Orono

Deer Isle—The girls tennis team won their last three games to sneak into the playoff picture. We beat Sumner on May 24, 4-0. In the singles, Jordyn Judkins won 8-1, Marissa Judkins won 8-4, Emma Plummer won 8-3, and Sumner forfeited the doubles. The clincher for us was a 3-2 …

Continue reading

Mariner softball team misses playoff cut Scott's Sports Spot

Deer Isle—The girls softball team lost to George Stevens 18-6 on May 24. We did not play well defensively and allowed too many easy base runners. We did well offensively but it wasn’t enough. Brittany Gray and Brienna Limeburner split the pitching duties. Lily Gray and Katie Hutchinson each had …

Continue reading

Mariner softball team struggles, but earns a win Scott's Sports Spot

Lily Gray winds up a pitch against Schenck. Photo by Jack Scott

Deer Isle—The Deer Isle-Stonington girls softball team lost to Sumner 18-6 on May 17. Brittany Gray pitched at the start with Deja Benner finishing out. We hit well but couldn’t keep Sumner from scoring. Lily Gray and Abby Stinson each had two singles, Katie Hutchinson and Brienna Limeburner each had …

Continue reading

Mariner boys tennis team wins, girls lose in doubleheader Scott's Sports Spot

Deer Isle—The girls tennis team lost a double header to Calais 4-1 and 4-1 on May 11 in Calais. In the first match, Jordyn Judkins lost 8-0, Emma Plummer lost 8-1, and Marissa Judkins lost 8-2. In the doubles, Orly Vaughn/Riley Getto won 8-4 and we forfeited the second doubles. …

Continue reading

Mariner baseball team posts wins over Schenck, Machias Scott's Sports Spot

Starting pitcher

Deer Isle—The boys baseball team won two games starting with beating Schenck 8-2 on May 3. Mason Oliver pitched a stellar game, giving up only 2 hits with 11 strikeouts, going the distance. We also committed only two errors to back him up. We led 5-2 into the seventh inning …

Continue reading

Mariner Brendan Penfold sets high goals for spring track season Scott's Sports Spot

A track team of one

Deer Isle—With the rain washing out all the spring sports except track this week, I caught up with runner Brendan Penfold to learn about his running with the George Stevens Academy track team this spring. Penfold placed second, behind GSA senior John Hassett, in the 800 meter and 1600 meter …

Continue reading

Mariner tennis teams young but ready to compete Scott's Sports Spot

The Deer Isle-Stonington Varsity Tennis Team

Deer Isle—The tennis teams each lost their season opener on April 24 to George Stevens 5-0. We did have earlier games postponed because of weather, to be played later. In listing the teams and initial positions below, without much practice, everything is still fluid. Both teams have several freshmen taking …

Continue reading