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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Celebrating a stand-out season

Eight members of the Eagles track team qualified for and competed at the New England Track and Field Championships in New Britain, Conn. on June 11. Front, from left, Zeya Lorio, Mary Richardson and Hanna Gutow. Back, from left, John Hassett, Eliza Broughton, Mazie Smallidge, Bella Cimeno and Morgan Dauk.

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GSA baseball team faces #2 Houlton for Class C North title

BLUE HILL—The top-ranked George Stevens Academy varsity baseball team will play for the nerthern regional title tomorrow, June 14, at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor, after rolling through the quarterfinals, 8-1 over Dexter, and semifinals, 3-1 over Mattanawcook—the only team that managed a win against George Stevens this season. The fight for the regional …

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Eagles softball ends season with 9 inning thriller

  BLUE HILL—In a game that pushed both George Stevens Academy and Dexter into two extra innings, the Eagles lost their playoff bid 9-7 on June 8 in a preliminary playoff game on home field. “They did such a great job and fought hard,” Coach Stormi Wentworth said after the …

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GSA boys tennis claims Class C North championship

ORONO—After dropping the last regular season match 3-1 to Orono, the George Stevens Academy tennis team avenged that loss when it counted, taking a 4-1 win over the Red Riots in the Class C North championship Tuesday, June 7 at the University of Maine. Ben Politte made quick work of …

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Lady Eagles tennis ends season at regionals

ORONO—The George Stevens Academy girls tennis team lost a hard-fought 1-4 contest to Mattanawcook Academy in the Class C North girls tennis regional championship Tuesday, June 7 at the University of Maine. Both doubles teams dropped their match to Mattanawcook Academy, as Hunter Morris and Tatianna Haggestad lost 6-3, 6-0 …

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Eagles softball to play prelim playoff against Dexter

BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy softball team will face #10 Dexter tomorrow, June 8, at home at 3 p.m. The Eagles edged a 7-6 win against Dexter late in May after a 5-3 loss earlier in the month. “We’re very capable of beating this team. We beat them at home last …

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GSA Eagles wait to find out quarterfinal foe

BLUE HILL—As playoffs approach for the high school spring sports season, the George Stevens Academy baseball team is riding a 15-1 first-place record after the regular season. The Eagles dominated the Class C North division during the regular season, however teams who qualify for a birth in the playoffs can …

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