GSA baseball team digs in for clutch win over Bucksport Will meet agin in playoff quarterfinals

Celebrating the win

Blue Hill—Strong pitching and fast foot and glove work on the field kept the GSA-Bucksport score even at 0-0 on May 28 in Blue Hill through extra innings before George Stevens took the win 3-2. The win answered an earlier 2-6 loss to the Golden Bucks in their only previous …

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GSA hosts Mariners to end regular tennis season

Overhand shot

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy and Deer Isle-Stonington High School tennis teams closed out their seasons against each other on Wednesday, May 23, with the Eagles coming out with the 5-0 win in both contests. The matches got under way on time despite lingering rain clouds and puddled courts. The …

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Mariner baseball team hangs in for playoff spot Scott's Sports Spot

Safe at second

Deer Isle—The boys baseball team actually beat Schenck 9-5 on May 22, but due to a miscalculation of the pitch count on one of our pitchers, we had to forfeit the game. Coach Scott Oliver took full responsibility for the inadvertent mistake and felt terrible that he cost the kids …

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GSA track teams finish second at County meet

Side by side

Bucksport—The George Stevens Academy boys and girls track teams each scored a second-place finish at the Hancock County meet on May 18 in Bucksport, with 168 and 139 team points, respectively. “The meet was an excellent tuneup meet for the state meet and we had some new late season qualifiers,” …

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DIS softball team stands at 3-8 after doubleheader loss Scott's Sports Spot

On the fly

Deer Isle—The girls softball team beat Sumner 11-9 on May 16 to avenge an earlier loss. We gave up 5 runs in the second inning but battled back to lead 8-7 after 4 innings, holding on to the lead from then on in. Katie Hutchinson pitched well with Sumner getting …

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On the ball field, outlook different for GSA teams

GSA’s Heather Munroe

Blue Hill—George Stevens Academy hosted the Mount Desert Island Trojans May 17, with the baseball team edged out in the last innings while the softball team failed spectacularly, ending 20-1 with a mercy-rule halt at the end of the fifth inning. In baseball,the Trojans pulled ahead in the fourth inning …

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