Eagles roll into semifinals with 4-0 win over Bucksport

  BLUE HILL—Dominant offensive play by the George Stevens Academy boys varsity soccer team led to a 4-0 quarterfinal win against Bucksport today in a game marked by aggressive play from both teams. Bucksport ends its season at 7-8. Freshman Michael Moon scored two goals, while senior Taylor Schildroth scored …

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GSA girls, Broughton win in Class C North

The Eagle senior girls

Blue Hill—The Eagles cross-country girls team  captured a first-place finish in the regional championship race on October 21, with senior Eliza Broughton winning the Northern Class C girls’ title. The boys finished second behind Orono. Broughton shaved 11 seconds off her personal record set at the Belfast track earlier this …

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GSA girls soccer season ends in nail biter

Eagles play off action

Blue Hill—A 2-1 quarterfinal loss to the No. 2 ranked Dexter Tigers ended the season for the George Stevens Academy girls soccer team on October 24, but the game was not without a controversial storyline. Coach Steve Bemiss said that a shot off the bottom of the crossbar bounced straight …

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Individual golf championships end GSA season

Senior Tyler McKenney

Blue Hill—George Stevens Academy golfers Percy Zentz and Tyler McKenney finished in the top 12 of the Maine High School Golf Individual Championships on October 14 at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro. Zentz wrapped up his junior season with an 18-hole round of 86, which put him in seventh place …

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Penfold, Broughton set course records at Orono Win Penobscot Valley Conference cross-country titles

George Stevens Academy senior Mary Richardson

Blue Hill—As if it wasn’t enough for seniors Brendan Penfold and Eliza Broughton to win the Penobscot Valley Conference cross country championships at Orono High School on October 14, they each set a new course record. Penfold, the sole Deer Isle-Stonington varsity runner, completed the 3.1 mile run in 17:15.52, …

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It’s playoff time for Eagles’ varsity soccer teams

Witham plays off position

Blue Hill—After a hard-fought comeback tie against the Orono Red Riots on October 13, the George Stevens Academy varsity boys soccer team sits in third place in the Heal Point Standings with a 9-1-4 record, below second-place Orono, after regular season games wrapped up this week. The Eagles also posted …

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GSA golf team picks up third-place at States Wins Sportsmanship Award

2017 Sportsmanship Award

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy golf team finished in third place behind Houlton and Mattanawcook Academy at the Maine State Team Championships at Natanis Golf Course in Vasselboro on October 7. A fourth-place finish by junior Percy Zentz highlighted the final team competition of the season for the Eagles. Zentz …

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No losers in Eagles, Mariners girls soccer face-off Final score 2-2

George Stevens Academy senior Nellie Haldane

Blue Hill—The Deer Isle-Stonington High School girls soccer team stunned the Eagles of George Stevens Academy in a 2-2 tie on October 10. The game was the final home game of the season for George Stevens Academy, and the team came out firing in the first half. Less than eight …

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George Stevens soccer teams approaching playoffs

Sophomore Owen Vinall

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy boys soccer team’s strong showing this season has been a “pleasant surprise” to head coach Mark Ensworth. After losing eight starters and 11 total seniors last year, Ensworth said it was a bit of a toss up as to how the season could have started. …

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Coach’s Corner – Bonnie Marckoon and Aleta Johnson George Stevens Academy volleyball

Bonnie Marckoon and Aleta Johnson

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy volleyball team operates in a unique way from a coaching standpoint. Instead of having a head coach with an assistant, coaches Bonnie Marckoon and Aleta Johnson are sharing the coaching duties evenly as co-coaches after Marckoon took over the program last year in its first …

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