Blue Hill—The 2017-18 high school basketball season is officially under way, and the George Stevens Academy girls team has one goal—making it back to the Cross Insurance Center. The team will have a different look both on the court and on the sideline this season, as senior and 1,000-point scorer …
Front row, from left: Zachary Billings, Nathan Thompson, Sam Knowlton. Tyson Rice, Myles Brown, Silas Bates, Stephen Cochrane. back row: Mason Oliver, Nathan Winchester, Ethan Bates-cole, Skylar Perez, Jacob Grindle, Tobey Snow, Coleman Brown, Dillan Steele. By Jack Scott Deer Isle—The boys basketball team has a large senior and freshmen …
Deer Isle—The fall sports awards were recently handed out. The girls soccer coach Jamie Sullivan handed out the following awards: Abby Stinson got the Coach’s Award; Lily Gray got the Best Attitude Award; Jill McDonald got the Hustle Award; Ava Lowery got the MVP Award; Kaley Eaton got the Most …
Blue Hill—Skillful defense at the net by the George Stevens Academy Eagles and the Orono Red Riots created a tense, edge-of-your-seat semifinal playoff game before the Eagles won 1-0 on October 28. Big saves at the net by both teams—including senior Payson Allen’s block at an open look by Orono …
Deer Isle—Deer Isle-Stonington High School boys soccer coach Joey Stinson has been leading the team for the last three seasons but his connection to the Mariner team goes back to his childhood growing up on the island. Stinson was a four-year member of the team but he was practicing with …
Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy golf season is wrapped, with the team posting an 18-2 regular season record and taking the Class C North Sportsmanship award. Coach Dwayne Carter said his team continued to progress and improve throughout. Their only two losses were to Class B Old Town, which lost …
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 …
Blue Hill—Erich Reed is in his sixth year leading the George Stevens Academy cross-country program. Reed’s teams have seen massive success, with the boys team winning the state championship in 2015 for the first time since 1983, and the girls team following in 2016 for the first state championship by …
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 …
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, …
