Mariners back in action December 30
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.
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Mariners girls get first win
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 …
Mariner girls 0-4 but look stronger Scott's Sport Spot
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 …
Mariner cheerleaders return, times two
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 …
Mariner girls start slow, but improve Scott's Sport Spot
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 …
Mariner, Eagle boys get wins, but girls lose
A busy week in varsity basketball saw the Mariner varsity boys score their first win on December, a close 53-52 over Shead, by way of a Krisford Melanio three-pointer with 6 seconds left. It was a close game all the way, said our Mariner columnist Jack Scott. The boys are 1-3 for the …
Mariner boys get ‘rough start’ to season
Deer Isle—The varsity boys basketball team lost a close match against Searsport on December 8 in overtime, with a final score of 44-43. In their season opener against George Stevens, they also lost, 82-49. The two things that stood out in the first half were too many turnovers and allowing …
Eagles and Mariners face off in season openers
The Deer Isle Stonington Mariners and George Steven Academy Eagles opened the 2015-16 season with a double face-off: the Lady Eagles hosted the Mariners for a win on Friday, while the GSA boys rolled over the Mariners boys in Deer Isle on Saturday. The Lady Eagles came out strong, jumping to a …
Mariner girls need to grow young talent Core players can ‘hold their own’
Deer Isle—The girls basketball team has a core of players who saw varsity time last year and a group of younger players we will need to incorporate into varsity play. To start the season off, Coach Randy Shepard feels that the core players can hold their own, but the younger …
Mariner boys look to improved season
“Team has great attitude, and is working hard” Deer Isle—The boys basketball team has many of the players who saw considerable varsity time last year and should lead the newer players onto the team. We have lots of speed with experience, and that will determine how Coach Brian Billings will …