Deer Isle—The boys basketball team lost a real heartbreaker on January 14 to Sumner 60-57 in overtime. Though we didn’t control the game, we led by a small amount through most of the game. We led 21-16 at the half after a slow start for both teams. Sumner came out …
Deer Isle—The girls basketball team beat a feisty Bangor Christian team on January 13, 56-41. For the first quarter and a half, BC seemed like they couldn’t miss and led us 26-19. In the last three minutes of the half, we came to life and went on a 9-2 run …
BLUE HILL—In a match up of the current top two teams, George Stevens Academy showed why they are undefeated this season, using a strong defense to edge past the Golden Bucks for a 38-34 victory. “It was the battle to see who would be number one at this point,” Coach Dwayne Carter …
The George Stevens Academy Eagles host Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners on January 8, 2016. Video by Franklin Brown
The Mariner cheerleading squad are training hard for the Penobscot Valley Conference competition on January 16 in Millinocket, Coach Kim Yurchick said. The regional and state competitions will be held a little closer to home—at the Cross Center in Bangor, on January 30 and February 6. Front row, from left, …
BANGOR—The George Stevens Academy boys and girls swim teams competed on January 7 at Husson University against Ellsworth and Hampden, with the girls team gaining its first overall team win of the season. The meet was the “best of the season,” Coach Don Driscoll said. The girls freestyle relay teams …
Deer Isle—The boys basketball team lost on January 8 to George Stevens Academy 59-42. This was a much better game than the thumping we took at the beginning of the season. In that game we lost by 33 points and trailed by 28 points at the half. We trailed 22-13 …
Castine—Maine Maritime Academy hosted the Husson University Eagles on January 9 to a packed house, but with both the men’s and women’s teams coming up short at the buzzer. Trailing throughout the game, the Mariner women scored eight unanswered points to open up the final quarter, cutting Husson’s lead to …
Ellsworth—The George Stevens Academy girls varsity basketball team suffered a tough loss against Ellsworth on January 2 when they were outscored 20-9 in the fourth quarter for a 50-41 final score. Up to that point, the score had swung back and forth, with the teams tied 11-11 at the end …
Deer Isle—The girls basketball team beat Greenville on January 2, 44-24. We got off to a fast start, leading 12-4 after one quarter and 28-8 by the half. We stretched our lead to 40-13 after three quarters, and Coach Randy Shepard was able to put in the younger players in …
