Mariners reach Northern regionals after barn burner against Woodland Avenge semifinal loss from year before

BANGOR – After a semifinal loss to Woodland in 2018, the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners girls basketball team avenged that loss on February 21, beating out the third seed 51-44 in a Class D North semifinal showdown. The Mariners, who came into the tournament ranked second in the Class D North …

Continue reading

Mariners cruise in quarterfinal win over Ashland Will face Woodland in a semifinal rematch

BANGOR – The No. 2 Deer Isle-Stonington High School Mariner girls basketball team is on to the semifinals, after beating Ashland 57-28 in a Class D North quarterfinal matchup on February 18 at the Cross Insurance Center. After taking a 9-4 lead to open the game, the Mariners allowed six …

Continue reading

Mariners fall short in Class D quarterfinal

DEER ISLE- The Deer Isle-Stonington Mariner boys basketball team fell short in a Class D North quarterfinal 45-63 loss to Jonesport-Beals on Saturday, February 16 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. After DISHS got on the board with senior Tobey Snow hitting the back end of two foul shots, …

Continue reading

George Stevens Academy triumphs for third straight state championship

AUGUSTA – The George Stevens Academy basketball team is coming home with another gold ball. The Eagles beat out the Hall-Dale Bulldogs of Farmingdale 64-59 in the Class C state championship game Saturday, March 3 at the Augusta Civic Center for the team’s third consecutive state title. “Even when it …

Continue reading

GSA basketball continues its reign in Class C North Brings home third straight title

BANGOR -For the third consecutive year, the George Stevens Academy basketball team is the reigning class C North champion, knocking off Fort Fairfield 62-39 in the regional final February 24, a rematch of the 2017 championship game between the top two seeds. “It feels good to do it one more time,” said …

Continue reading

GSA Eagles cruise past Fort Kent in playoff semifinal Will face Fort Fairfield for Class C North title

  BANGOR—The top-seeded George Stevens Academy Eagles overcame a sluggish first quarter to pull a 76-53 victory over #5 Fort Kent Warriors in a Class C North semifinal February 23 at the Cross Insurance Center. The Eagles were first to score with a lay up from senior Max Mattson  less …

Continue reading

Mariner girls basketball team ends playoff run in semifinals Fall to Woodland 54-45

BANGOR—A 16-point final quarter was not enough to push the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariner girls basketball team to victory against the Woodland Dragons in their semifinal game February 22 at the Cross Insurance Center. The third-ranked Mariners, unbeaten until today, fell to the #2 Dragons in a game where turnovers were …

Continue reading

GSA knocks out Houlton in playoff quarterfinal Takes on Fort Kent in semifinal match up

BANGOR – The two-time defending Class C State Champion George Stevens Academy Eagles took a 55-43 victory over the Shiretowners of Houlton in a Class C North quarterfinal showdown on February 20 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Taylor Shildroth got the action going for the Eagles with back-to-back …

Continue reading

Fourth-quarter surge can’t save Mariners in playoff prelim Fall to Bangor Christian 65-76

BANGOR—In a bid for a quarterfinal playoff berth, Deer Isle-Stonington went on a fourth-quarter streak of three-point shooting against #8 Bangor Christian at Eastern Maine Community College February 14.  At the buzzer the Mariners were down by 11, falling  65-76, but had cut a 20 point deficit at the start …

Continue reading

Eagles wins OT thriller over Orono in semifinal match Face #1 Fort Kent in Class C North final

Blue Hill—Skillful defense at the net  by the George Stevens Academy Eagles and the Orono Red Riots created a tense, edge-of-your-seat semifinal playoff game before the Eagles won 1-0 on October 28. Big saves at the net by both teams—including senior Payson Allen’s block at an open look by Orono …

Continue reading