Mariner baseball team looks to solid season Scott's Sport Spot

The Deer Isle-Stonington High School varsity baseball team

Front row, from left: Kinsey Bartlett, Colby Haskell, Robby Turner, Silas Bates, Krisford Melanio, Andy Atherton, Stephen Cochrane. Back row, from left: Skylar Perez, Nate Winchester, Ethan Shepard, Elliott Nevells, Mason Oliver Paul Zoephel, Noah Davis, DenYong Kim. Not pictured: Coach Randy Shepard.  The Mariner varsity boys baseball team has …

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Local students and coach named to McDonald’s All-Star Team

Mariner Allyson Eaton

BANGOR—Eagles Coach Dwayne Carter and two of his standout players—Nick Szwez and Will Entwisle—were named to the 2016 Maine McDonald’s Class C/D North High School Senior All-Star Team. Deer Isle-Stonington standout girls basketball player Ally Eaton was named to the 2016 Maine McDonald’s Class C/D North High School Senior All-Star Team. Junior …

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Allyson Eaton hits 1,000 points as Mariners fall to Shead in quarterfinals

BANGOR—With three seconds left in the third quarter, Deer Isle-Stonington senior Allyson Eaton scored her high school career 1,000th point, after stealing a rebound for a runaway lay up that brought the home crowd to its feet and the #6 Mariners to within two points against Shead in a quarterfinal playoff …

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Want to watch all 142 tournament games? Here’s how

Three different organizations will cover all 142 games in the five classes of the Maine high school basketball tournament. All games, except for the state finals, will be available through live web streaming platforms, after Maine Public Broadcasting Network announced it would only broadcast the state finals, after decades of …

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Mariners boys fall to Shead in prelim playoff game

EASTPORT—The Deer Isle-Stonington varsity boys basketball team lost a preliminary playoff on February 10, falling 51-41 to #7 Shead at Eastport. A close first quarter saw the Mariners down by one point at 9-8 but couldn’t stay even, as Shead jumped to an 11 point lead by half time, and …

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DIS cheerleaders top regional score at state competition

Cheering spirit

Bangor—The Deer Isle-Stonington cheerleading squad performed their moves, jumps and overall routine a step above their previous showing when they took the floor at the Class D State Cheering Competition at the Cross Center on February 6. Their score of 53.2 out of a possible 100 was nearly eight points …

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Mariner double OT win earns playoff berth Scott's Sport Spot

Mariners defend

DEER ISLE—Wow! I felt like I was back in the heyday of Mariner basketball. The gym was packed and the crowd was rocking! The boys basketball team saved their best for last as they beat Bangor Christian 65-58 in double overtime. How close was this game? The quarter scores were …

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DIS girls locked in 6th place Scott's Sport Spot

Mariner Savannah Lowery throws up a defense

Deer Isle—The girls basketball team lost to Bangor Christian 37-31 on January 29. After playing so well in recent games, we played our worst game in this frustrating loss. We had too many unforced turnovers and couldn’t buy a basket. It is almost like we play to the level of …

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Mariner cheerleaders headed to state competition

High up

Bangor—Pom poms, big smiles and school spirit ruled the Cross Center in Bangor at the regional cheerleading competition on January 23. Ten Class D squads from across the state put their best feet forward in the form of jumps, splits, chants and stunts, bidding for a spot in the state …

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