The 2016 Eagles Cross Country team

The 2016 Eagles Cross Country team

Photo by John Richardson

Front row, from left: Susanna Jakub, Eliza Broughton, Mary Richardson, Zeya Lorio. Second row: Berlioz Xu, Tess Williamson, Ivy Manner Weelden, Emma Larson Whittaker, Bella Cimeno, Riley LaMarre, Nyahm Wolf. Third row: Coach Erich Reed, Jiachen Wang, Mary Brenna Catus, Eric Cai, Cody Yang, Carlos Dai, Sean Schweizer, Caden Mattson, Tyler Varnum, Albert Yian Zhang. Back row: Daniel Li, Randy Yan, Ollie Dillon, John Hassett, Max Mattson, and Matt Billings.  Not present: Lanie Billings and Beckett Slayton.

A winning beginning for Eagles soccer

BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy boys varsity soccer team has played two and won two—and have yet to  give up a goal. A 4-0 win  over Sumner opened their season on September 2, followed by a  5-0 victory over Deer Isle-Stonington on September 6. The girls boast the same 2-0 record to start …

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New volleyball program to take the court at George Stevens Academy

The GSA varsity volleyball team

BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy athletics department has added a new varsity sport to its fall roster with the addition of a volleyball team. The team, which currently consists of about 13 players, will compete in Class B North, as volleyball teams in the state only play within two classes, …

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Hassett, Penfold punch a one-two finish at Ellsworth Invitational

John Hassett leads the start

ELLSWORTH—The Ellsworth Invitational on September 3 opened the 2016 cross country varsity season for George Steven Academy and Deer Isle-Stonington, with GSA senior John Hassett taking first and DI-S junior Brendan Penfold second in the three-mile race. Hassett started strong and kept the pace for his 16:13.12 win  out of the 74-man field, …

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The Eagles’ road to the regional title

Eagle Tyler Snow

Senior Tyler Brenton strides across home plate in a 3-2 win over Washington Academy on May 13. The Eagles took an early lead that day, with Tyler Snow singling twice with one RBI. With Beckett Slayton pitching 11 strikeouts, Washington Academy didn’t score until the sixth inning. After the win, …

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Winners in the North, Eagles fight for state title Fall 3-2 to Sacopee Valley

Eagle on the field

Blue Hill—Nothing is certain in a ballgame until the last pitch is thrown and the last bat swung. Didn’t the Eagles prove that at Mansfield Stadium on June 16, capturing a clutch, seventh-inning victory over Houlton, a team they had not faced during the regular season? The win earned them …

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