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 …
Orono—Freshman Ava Sealander capped a standout year with top-four finishes at the state swimming championships on February 16. In the 200 yard individual medley, she placed fourth, and took home a third-place finish in the 100 yard butterfly. Sophomore Maya Pelletier placed eighth in the 500 yard freestyle. As a …
Bangor—The boys and girls varsity swim teams finished a respectable seventh for the girls and ninth for the boys out of 15 high schools competing at the Penobscot Valley Conference meet at Husson College on February 6 and 7. While the team scores landed them in the middle of the …
Freshman Ava Sealander races to a second-place finish in the 200 medley at Husson College on February 7.
The George Stevens Academy girls and boys both won against Foxcroft Academy at a dual meet with Ellsworth on January 23. The girls edged out a 49-44 win while the boys triumphed 58-13. The victories follow a win by both teams at Washington Academy. While team points counted only against …
The Eagles boys and girls swim teams won at Foxcroft Academy on January 23. The girls edged out a 49-44 win while the boys triumphed 58-13. Alexey Propokov, Lucas Theoharidis, Evan Soukup and Garrison Looke won their first 200 yard freestyle relay , while Maya Pelletier won the women’s 200 …
Blue Hill—Ava Sealander has never been a stranger to swimming. “I’ve been swimming all my life,” she confirmed. Sealander, who began swimming on a junior team at the Ellsworth Down East Family YMCA at age 6, has been helping lead the George Stevens Academy girls swim team to victories this …
The George Stevens Academy varsity swim team won on points against Caribou and Presque Isle and in individual events against Ellsworth when the Eagles hosted a meet on January 3. In the “dual” meet, swimmers from the four schools competed in all events, but each scored points against only two …
In its second year competing at the varsity level, the George Stevens Academy Eagles swim team is a mix of veterans and inexperienced swimmers. “We’ve only had seven practices so we’re still feeling our way,” said Coach Don Driscoll. “We have a lot of freshmen who have never been involved …
Photo by Franklin Brown
The Eagles varsity swim team held its first meet at the Ellsworth Down East Family YMCA on Friday, December 5. Above, Alyssa Chesney swims the women’s 100 yard breast stroke. Find out more on the season ahead for the GSA team, along with a team photo, schedule and roster, in this week’s sports section in The Weekly Packet and Island Ad-Vantages.
