Mariner cheerleaders return, times two

Mariner 2015-16 cheering team

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 …

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Varsity swim team dives into season

Eagle Alexiy Prokopov

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 …

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Mariner girls start slow, but improve Scott's Sport Spot

Coach Randy Shepard

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 …

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Mariner boys get ‘rough start’ to season

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 …

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Eagles and Mariners face off in season openers

The Deer Isle Stonington Mariners and George Steven Academy Eagles opened the 2015-16 season with a double face-off: the Lady Eagles hosted the Mariners for a win on Friday, while the GSA boys rolled over the Mariners boys in Deer Isle on Saturday. The Lady Eagles came out strong, jumping to a …

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Eagles focus on defense as ‘rock of the team’

Eagle Stefan Simmons

Blue Hill—With two scrimmages and two exhibition games to gauge strengths and weaknesses, the George Stevens Academy varsity boys basketball team opens its season on Saturday, December 5, in Deer Isle against the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners. The team scrimmaged against John Bapst and Orono on November 25, with the Eagles …

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Mariner girls need to grow young talent Core players can ‘hold their own’

Deer Isle—The girls basketball team has a core of players who saw varsity time last year and a group of younger players we will need to incorporate into varsity play. To start the season off, Coach Randy Shepard feels that the core players can hold their own, but the younger …

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The 2015-16 Eagles varsity team

SPORTS; GSA; basketball; team; boys; one; 120315 Front row, from left: Steven Wang, Will Entwisle, Beckett Slayton, Taylor Schildroth, Tyler Snow. Back row, from left: student assistant Ethan Snow, Coach Dwayne Carter, Jarrod Chase, Dakota Chipman, Khalede Clark, Nickolas Szwez, Max Mattson, Khemani Peasley, Stefan Simmons, Assistant Coach Matt Mattson. Not pictured: Jacob Keenan. Photo by Anne Berleant

The 2015-16 Eagles varsity team. Photo by Anne Berleant

Front row, from left: Steven Wang, Will Entwisle, Beckett Slayton, Taylor Schildroth, Tyler Snow. Back row, from left: student assistant Ethan Snow, Coach Dwayne Carter, Jarrod Chase, Dakota Chipman, Khalede Clark, Nickolas Szwez, Max Mattson, Khemani Peasley, Stefan Simmons, Assistant Coach Matt Mattson. Not pictured: Jacob Keenan.

Mariner boys look to improved season

“Team has great attitude, and is working hard” Deer Isle—The boys basketball team has many of the players who saw considerable varsity time last year and should lead the newer players onto the team. We have lots of speed with experience, and that will determine how Coach Brian Billings will …

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