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 …
Deer Isle—The sixth-ranked varsity Mariner girls have earned a bye for the preliminary playoff game and will face #3 Shead in the quarterfinals at the Cross Center on February 13 in a nighttime match up. The girls split games with Shead this season, but came out on top at their …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Deer Isle—The girls basketball team lost to Searsport 54-43 on January 20. We played in a panic mode in the first quarter where we had 11 turnovers and no points. What offense we had was totally out of sync. In the second quarter, we cut our turnovers in half, caused …
Deer Isle—The boys basketball team lost to Machias 61-47 on January 22, arguably playing their best game of the season. Machias is tall and quick, but we took it right to them, making them turn the ball over many times in the first quarter to lead 16-11 after one quarter. …
Deer Isle—After a mixed Class C and D competition at the Penobscot Valley Conference cheering event on January 18 in Millinocket, Coach Kim Yurchick is readying her team for the Class D Northern Regional Competition this Saturday, January 23, at 11:45 a.m. at the Cross Center in Bangor. While Yurchick …
Deer Isle—The boys basketball team lost a real heartbreaker on January 14 to Sumner 60-57 in overtime. Though we didn’t control the game, we led by a small amount through most of the game. We led 21-16 at the half after a slow start for both teams. Sumner came out …
