Deer Isle—The boys basketball team lost its only game this week, on January 2, to Greenville 47-40. The game started similarly to the first time we played them, but the difference is that we didn’t recover from the first quarter deficit, trailing 17-9 after one quarter and 27-15 at the …
BLUE HILL—A highly anticipated matchup between the undefeated George Stevens Academy boys varsity basketball team and Class B Ellsworth ended in a 52-47 win for the Eagles. They are now 9-0, and holding fast to the top Heal Point ranking. Down 9-6 at the end of the first quarter, the Eagles …
The Lady Eagles opened strong against Ellsworth on Saturday before losing in the fourth quarter.
DEER ISLE—The Mariners return to the court on Wednesday, December 30, where the varsity boys and girls teams will face Bangor Christian at home. Girls tip off at 5 p.m., and the boys at 6:30 p.m.
DEER ISLE—The Mariner varsity girls and boys basketball teams faced up to Class C Bucksport on Thursday, December 17, and fell—but the girls redeemed their season with a win against Greenville two days later. Allyson Eaton lead the Mariners with 15 in the 57-36 loss to Bucksport. Ashley Haskell chipped …
Mount Desert Island—The GSA boys and girls varsity swim teams raced Mount Desert Island December 12. Without having swimmers compete in all events, the Class B Eagles have difficulty competing for points but still shine in individual events. Ava Sealander placed first in the 100 yard butterfly, and Maya Pelletier …
Deer Isle—The Mariner cheerleaders are back in action, seeking a return to the Augusta Civic Center for the state championships. And they have more than doubled their squad, to nine members. “They are looking fantastic,” Coach Kim Yurchick recently said. Three girls have returned, Ali Eaton, Shaylee Bray and Riley …
Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy varsity swim team opened its 2015-16 season against Ellsworth on December 4. Now three years old as a competitive team, this is the first year the team is competing independently, instead of with Ellsworth at dual meets. “We figured it was about time. Ellsworth has …
Deer Isle—The girls basketball got run over by George Stevens Academy 55-15 on December 4. The key words for this game were turnovers and inexperience. There is no way to sugar coat it. We weren’t prepared for an intense defensive press and we couldn’t get anything going. This group is …
Deer Isle—The varsity boys basketball team lost a close match against Searsport on December 8 in overtime, with a final score of 44-43. In their season opener against George Stevens, they also lost, 82-49. The two things that stood out in the first half were too many turnovers and allowing …
