CASTINE—The Maine Maritime Academy mens basketball team hosted teams from the University of Maine at Presque Isle, SUNY Maritime of Bronx, New York and Curry College of Milton, Mass. during the Mariner Classic round robin tournament December 30 and 31. The Mariners took big wins over SUNY Maritime and Curry …
Deer Isle—The boys basketball team beat Highview Christian easily 63-29 on December 20. We led after one quarter 17-2 and never looked back after that. Highview had no answer for Ethan Shepard and Mason Oliver inside and they wreaked havoc there. Most all the players got to play in this …
DEER ISLE—The Deer Isle-Stonington Lady Mariners varsity basketball team notched their first victory in a close game beating Searsport 38-37 on December 13, and their second, against Highview Christian, by the same one-point margin, 41-40, on December 20, after Orly Vaughn made a steal to seal the win. In the …
Deer Isle—The girls basketball team lost its opener to George Stevens 55-23 on December 9. We struggled with our offense in the first half and trailed 28-8 at the half. It was not surprising that this young team will have to work on offense as the season progresses. The two …
DEER ISLE—Two Deer Isle-Stonington moms have become the driving force behind the Deer Isle-Stonington High School Athletic Booster Club. While Katie Bray and Marie Hutchinson do not have children of their own in the high school, both women felt it was necessary to step up after former chair Elissa Haskell …
Deer Isle—The boys basketball team lost its home opener to George Stevens 58-28 on December 9. George Stevens is very likely the best team we will see all season. We had a rough first quarter and trailed 19-2 after one. We did get shots off and many rattled in and …
SEDGWICK/DEER ISLE—Deer Isle-Stonington High School 2014 graduate and current Southern Maine Community College goalkeeper Patrick Duddy of Sedgwick was selected as a United States Collegiate Athletic Association Second Team All American for his play during the 2016 season. This season was the first time Duddy had ever strapped on the …
Deer Isle—The girls basketball team is mostly young with limited numbers. With only four players with any amount of varsity experience, it will be a building year to get the younger players up to the speed of varsity play. The team includes seniors Jesslyn Gove and Madison Frazier, junior Orly …
Deer Isle—The boys basketball team is in a similar position as the girls with a limited amount of experience and small numbers overall. On top of that, the boys have a new coach, Rufus Nicoll. Rufus grew up on Mount Desert Island. He moved away for several years before coming …
Castine—Junior Brendan Newcomb, captain of the Maine Maritime Academy Men’s Basketball team, has been selected as a nominee for the 2017 Allstate NABC Good Works Team. The Allstate NABC Good Works Team recognizes players at all levels of college basketball whose charitable involvement and altruistic acts stand out amongst all …
