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Games close to home

Games close to home

Girls Basketball
GSA: Mon., Feb. 6, @ Penquis, 7 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 8, home v. Searsport, 7 p.m.
DISHS: Regular season complete
MMA: Fri., Feb. 10, home v, Castleton University, 7:30 p.m.

Boys Basketball
GSA: Fri., Feb. 3, home v. Ellsworth, 7 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 9, home v. Narraguagus, 7 p.m.
DISHS: Regular season complete
MMA: Fri., Feb. 10, home v. Castleton University, 5:30 p.m.

Varsity Swimming
GSA: Fri., Feb. 4, @ Hampden Academy, 5 p.m.       

Indoor Track
GSA: Sat., Feb. 4, @ UMaine Orono, 3:40 p.m.

GSA indoor track team closes in on final meet

Blue Hill—In its first varsity season, the George Stevens Academy indoor track team is one meet and nine days away from the Eastern Maine Indoor Track League championships. With weekly meets held at the University of Maine at Orono indoor track, the boys team placed fourth on January 28 in …

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Schildroth hits 1,000th point, then gets down to work

BLUE HILL—Six points short of the magic number after a close 73-66 win at Lee Academy last night, George Stevens Academy junior Taylor Schildroth quickly took care of business, sinking two three-point shots against Penquis before the clock had ticked down one minute of play. The first shot came after the Eagles took possession off …

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Lady Eagles to face Bucksport on home court

Coach Bill Case

Blue Hill—After two games in as many weeks on the road, the George Stevens Academy varsity girls basketball team will host Bucksport on Friday, January 27, a match-up that promises intensity among the players and a strong crowd on both sides of the gym. The Golden Bucks may be ranked …

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Mariner boys need wins to make tournament cutoff Scott's Sports Spot

Toby Snow and Mason Oliver close in on defense. Photo by Jack Scott

Deer Isle—The Mariner boys basketball team lost a one-sided game to Machias 65-29 on January 19. We played an inspired game when we saw them at home but that was not the case at Machias. They dominated us from the start and we never got any offensive flow going. The …

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Fledgling Eagles shine at GSA

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Photo by Anne Berleant

All athletes start out small, and the Junior Eagles, invited to George Stevens Academy on January 23 for a meet ’n greet with the varsity girls and boys basketball teams, are no exception. The recreational basketball program, headed by volunteer parents,  helps young athletes have fun, enters them in the Ellsworth YMCA youth league, and perhaps even starts them on the path to being future Eagles.

After slow start, Eagles roll over Sumner

The Eagles get pumped

Blue Hill—The Eagles varsity boys basketball team continued its roll through the Northern Class C competition with a 96-52 win over Sumner before a home crowd on Monday night. But it didn’t start out that way, as the 10th-ranked Sumner Tigers came out strong with accurate shot-making, quickly climbing to …

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DIS girls win at Machias, fall to Bucksport Holding on to close 5th place ranking

Madison Frazier grabs the rebound against Bucksport. Photo by Jack Scott

Deer Isle—The Deer Isle-Stonington girls basketball team easily beat Machias 44-14 on January 19. Because Machias does not have a strong team this year, we totally outmatch them and it becomes an opportunity for all the less-experienced players to get time on the floor. It becomes more of a teaching …

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Games close to home

Games close to home

Girls Basketball
DISHS: Sat., Jan. 28, v. Jonesport-Beals, 1 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 30, @ Bangor Christian, 5 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 1, @ GSA, 5:30 p.m.
GSA: Fri., Jan. 27, v. Bucksport, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 30, @ Narraguagus, 6:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 1, v. DISHS, 5:30 p.m.
MMA: Fri., Jan. 27, v. Colby-Sawyer, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 28, v. New England College, 3 p.m.

Boys Basketball
DISHS: Sat., Jan. 27, v. Jonesport-Beals, 2:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 30, @ Bangor Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 1, @ GSA, 7 p.m.
GSA: Sat., Jan. 28, v. Penquis, 7 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 1, v. DISHS, 7 p.m.
MMA: Fri., Jan. 27, v. Colby-Sawyer, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 28, v. New England College, 1 p.m.

Indoor Track
GSA: Sat., Jan. 28, @ UMaine Orono, 1:40 p.m.