GSA boys tennis team to play for 7th straight Eastern Class C title match

BLUE HILL—Perennial powerhouse in the east, George Stevens Academy Eagles varsity tennis team will face the #2 Orono Red Riots tomorrow for the Class C Eastern championship and a chance to swing for a state title—and an answer to Orono’s 3-1 win over the Eagles on May 25, their last regular season …

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Eagles girls tennis team will play for Class C Eastern title

BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy  girls varsity tennis team, a steady force in the Class C east and ranked second will both play for the regional championship tomorrow, June 7, after squeezing out 3-2 wins in the quarter- and semifinal matches in Blue Hill. They stand at 12-2 heading into the regional title …

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Softball team to play preliminary playoff game on home field

Out at second

The Eagle varsity softball team stood at 7-8 for the regular season, after an 11-1 loss to Bucksport on May 26. Despite scoring one run in the first inning and holding Bucksport to base hits that dwindled to nothing until the bottom of the third, the 2015 state champion Golden …

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Eagle track teams shine at PVC championships Hassett, Dauk take firsts

800 meter realy hand off

Blue Hill—The Eagle girls track team scored a second-place victory at the May 28 Penobscot Valley Conference championships, scoring 79.5 points, a far stretch behind winner Orono’s 237, who swept nearly every event. One exception was the javelin throw, where Morgan Dauk, the 2015 event winner, threw 112 feet, 9 …

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Coach Dan Kane named to Baseball Hall of Fame Longtime GSA coach reflects on career

GSA baseball coach Dan Kane

BLUE HILL—Longtime George Stevens Academy baseball coach Dan Kane can now add Maine Baseball Hall of Fame inductee to his list of achievements, which also includes former Ellsworth High School baseball standout and alumni of the University of Maine Black Bear baseball team. Kane has coached the Eagles baseball team …

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Eagles top the rankings for tennis

Eagle Beowulf Urban

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy boys varsity tennis team is top ranked heading into the season-ending Class C tournament, with only Mattanawcook, at 11-0, boasting a better season record. Their quarterfinal will be played at home, on June 2. While Mattanawcook holds the better record, in Heal Tournament Points they …

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GSA Eagles over Ellsworth, all around

BLUE HILL—Quick bats and strong base running led the George Stevens Academy Lady Eagles softball team to a 6-3 victory over the Ellsworth Lady Eagles Thursday, May 19, while the George Stevens Academy baseball team held off a late Ellsworth run in the seventh inning to take a 3-2 win. …

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