The 2015-16 Eagles varsity team

SPORTS; GSA; basketball; team; boys; one; 120315 Front row, from left: Steven Wang, Will Entwisle, Beckett Slayton, Taylor Schildroth, Tyler Snow. Back row, from left: student assistant Ethan Snow, Coach Dwayne Carter, Jarrod Chase, Dakota Chipman, Khalede Clark, Nickolas Szwez, Max Mattson, Khemani Peasley, Stefan Simmons, Assistant Coach Matt Mattson. Not pictured: Jacob Keenan. Photo by Anne Berleant

The 2015-16 Eagles varsity team. Photo by Anne Berleant

Front row, from left: Steven Wang, Will Entwisle, Beckett Slayton, Taylor Schildroth, Tyler Snow. Back row, from left: student assistant Ethan Snow, Coach Dwayne Carter, Jarrod Chase, Dakota Chipman, Khalede Clark, Nickolas Szwez, Max Mattson, Khemani Peasley, Stefan Simmons, Assistant Coach Matt Mattson. Not pictured: Jacob Keenan.

Lady Eagles host Toys for Tots on Friday

Eagles scramble

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy varsity girls basketball team returns as host for a Toys for Tots game Friday night, while facing off against the Deer Isle-Stonington Lady Mariners in the season opener for both teams. The game begins at 7 p.m. at GSA, where toys, or money to buy …

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GSA girls fall to Orono in semis

Regrouping at half time

Hampden—The George Stevens Academy girls varsity soccer team ended its playoff bid with a 4-0 semifinal loss on October 30 to Orono. Under windy conditions at the Hampden Academy field, the team gave up two goals in each half and was unable to penetrate the Red Riot defense. Goalkeeper Bess …

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GSA boys win cross country state championship, girls second John Hassett takes first

CUMBERLAND—The Eagle boys ran to a a state title at the cross country state championships in Cumberland on October 31. Junior John Hassett  helped secure the win, taking first place among the 102 Class C runners. Hassett’s state title comes after wins at the PVCs and Northern Regionals. His 16:46.18 finish …

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Eagles face down Orono 2-1 in quarterfinals

ORONO—Powered by two goals by John Larson early in the second half, the George Stevens Academy boys varsity soccer team faced down #4 Orono  2-1 in a quarterfinal match up. After a first half that saw GSA scrambling to defend its goal, only to let Orono score with 6:50 to go, the Eagles …

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Double OT win sends GSA girls to semis

MILO—With the score tied at 0-0 half way through the second overtime, and a semifinal berth on the line, the Eagles’ Nellie Haldane scored off an assist from Morgan Dauk, edging the Eagles past Penquis Valley for a 1-0 win. “Basically, things started to click,” Coach Steve Bemiss said. “Morgan …

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Eagles, Mariner top Class C Northern Regionals, Hassett takes first

BELFAST—Running a 16:20.01 three-mile race in Belfast, George Stevens Academy junior John Hassett swept the Class C Northern Regional championship in cross country on Saturday, October 24. Across 277 runners in Class A, B and C, he placed fifth, ahead of the state championships next Saturday in Cumberland Area high …

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Hassett fastest runner at PVC Invitational Boys, girls teams place second

Hassett wins PVCs

Lincoln—George Stevens Academy junior John Hassett took home the championship at the Penobscot Valley Conference Cross Country Invitational on October 17 in Lincoln with the fastest overall time of 101 runners across the small and large school divisions. At 16:14.28, he was the only runner to break 17 minutes for …

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Eagles varsity girls locked in for playoffs

Eagle Grace Hylan

Blue Hill—With the regular season in the books, George Stevens Academy varsity girls soccer team is ranked fifth, guaranteeing them a spot in the post-season quarterfinals. The girls will face #4 Penquis Valley, in Milo, which edged them out for the home field advantage that comes with the fourth-place ranking. …

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