GSA cross-country teams take second at PVCs Qualify for state championships

Caden Mattson, Andrew Szwez and Ian Renwick

Presque Isle—The girls varsity cross-country team placed second at the Penobscot Valley Conference Cross Country Championships October 13 in Presque Isle, with Grace Broughton, Lanny Zentz, Oshi Ragot and Susannah Jakub sweeping 13th through 16th place, and Jenna Eldridge placing 22nd. Those 68 total points edged them ahead of Houlton, …

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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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Mariner soccer: boys wrap up season, girls look to edge into play offs Scott's Sports Spot

Mariner Jill McDonald

Deer Isle—The girls soccer team won 4-3 over Washington Academy October 16, putting them in 12th place in the Heal Point Standings. If they hold onto that ranking, they are in the playoffs and will face the #10 team in the prelims Friday.  That victory followed two losses, to Bangor …

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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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Eagle XC team set for championship season

The George Stevens Academy cross country team

Blue Hill—Hope for clear skies on the next three Saturdays when the George Stevens Academy cross country teams competes first in the Penobscot Valley Conference Championships, followed by the Northern Maine Class C Regionals and ending with the Class C state championships. The PVC Championships bring together runners from 15 …

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GSA golf team notches top-10 at state championship

Senior Percy Zentz

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy golf team came in eighth place at the Maine state high school golf championship at Natanis Golf Course on October 6. The team registered a total of 388 points, competitive considering the difference between eighth place and 4th was just 13 strokes. Houlton, the Penobscot …

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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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