Cross-country team wraps up season at States Boys finish fifth

The George Stevens Academy cross-country running team

Blue Hill—The 2018 cross country running season is in the books for George Stevens Academy. The boys team finished in fifth place out of 14 teams in Class C at the State championship meet in Belfast on October 27, while the girls competed for individual times. Head coach Todd Eckenfelder …

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GSA boys soccer team ends season  with an eye to the future

Eagles soccer

Blue Hill—After a hard-fought loss in overtime to Orono in the playoff quarterfinals, the George Stevens varsity boys soccer team wrapped up its 2018 season with a 10-6 record. The quarterfinal loss was played in two matches over two days, when darkness ended the first day’s match after two overtime …

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Volleyball wraps up at GSA

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy volleyball season may be over, after a 0-3 quarterfinal loss to Washington Academy on October 20, but for the team, just making into the postseason was a victory. “[Making the playoffs] was my goal for the season,” said coach Bonnie Marckoon, who co-coaches the team …

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GSA runners qualify for states at regional meet Boys are runner up in Class C North

From the start

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy boys cross-country team took second place at the 2018 Class C North Regional championship behind Orono High School on Saturday, October 20, in Belfast, while four runners on the girls side finished in the top 30 and qualified for the state championship individually. Caden Mattson …

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GSA boys soccer team ousted in wild quarterfinal

Full volley

Blue Hill—After playing 80 minutes of regulation, two 15 minute overtimes and going through three rounds of a penalty kick shoot out on October 23, the George Stevens Academy boys soccer team had to take to the field the very next day to replay their Class C North quarterfinal matchup …

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GSA girls team makes late jump in standings

Eagle Libby Weed

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy girls soccer team has made a jump in the Class C North standings, right in time for playoffs. The Eagles went from eighth place to fifth this week, after recording ties against Houlton and Orono, two teams ranked higher than them in the regular season. …

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GSA volleyball team on track for postseason

Point scoring

Blue Hill—With time and dedication comes experience, and, after going winless over the last two seasons, the George Stevens Academy volleyball team is finally benefiting from hard work. After losing the first match of the season against Brewer, the team recorded six wins in a season that has them in …

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GSA boys soccer team beats Orono, falls to Houlton Playoffs begin October 19

Eagle Owen Vinall

Blue Hill—The Eagles kept the pressure on the Orono Red Riots during their penultimate match of the regular season October 12, and walked off the field with a 2-1 win, payback for an earlier 5-2 loss to the third-ranked team. Orono scored its first and only goal midway through the …

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Tough games ahead for GSA girls soccer team

Up the field

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy girls soccer team took a much needed 3-0 win over Deer Isle-Stonington High School on October 9, improving their record to 5-5-2 entering the final games of the regular season. The team had not registered a goal since a 4-0 home win against Searsport on …

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