Mariner boys win under pressure 58-57 over Bangor Christian

Mariner Nathan Winchester

By Alicia Allen Deer Isle—The Mariners ended a string of three basketball games in six days by pulling out a 58-57 win over Bangor Christian January 29. It was senior night, and emotions were a little high beforehand as the team will be losing eight seniors this year. However, they …

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Mariner girls stay undefeated for 15-0 Claw out win over Greenville

Mariner Rylee Eaton

By Alicia Allen Editor’s note: Columnist Jack Scott is on vacation and will return February 15. Deer Isle—The Mariners brought home a very exciting 37-35 win over the Greenville Lakers January 24. They survived a very sluggish first half where they scored only 6 points to trail 20-6. Coach Randy …

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Mariner cheerleaders make the cut for state competition Place fifth at Class D regionals

Formation

  BANGOR—Performing with professionalism and style at the Class D North championships, the Mariner cheerleaders placed fifth with 42.5 points out of a possible 100, qualifying them for the state championships February 10 in Bangor. “I am so excited that the first year back on the competition circuit we could …

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GSA varsity basketball team continues to cruise

GSA’s Tanner Curtis

Blue Hill—Notching wins over Bucksport and Sumner by wide margins, the Eagles continued an impressive run through Class C North competition. Hosting Bucksport (10-3) January 20, the team posted a 34-point win, a far different result from December when the Eagles had barely edged the Golden Bucks 69-66. At home, …

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Eagle varsity girls notch win over Sumner

GSA’s Julianna Allen

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy girls basketball team gained a solid win over Sumner January 19 posting a final score of 42-22, their second win over the winless Witches this season. With a 4-9 record heading into the final regular season games, the Eagles are ranked 18th in the Heal …

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Schedule gives Mariner teams break from games Scott's Sports Spot

Mariner huddle

Deer Isle—The girls basketball team has been idle for over a week. We are still undefeated at 12-0 and are currently in third place. Even by winning the rest of our games, we most likely will not get into first place, and I can’t see us moving any lower than …

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GSA track team stays competitive ahead of league, state finals

Senior Mary Richardson

Blue Hill—Competing in the Eastern Maine Indoor Track League, the Eagle boys and girls are making their mark ahead of the league championships and state meet in February. The Eagle runners are competing against runners from large schools to small, as a team and as individuals hoping to qualify for …

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DIS girls clinch thriller over GSA Scott's Sports Spot

Mariner defense

Deer Isle—The girls basketball team beat Bangor Christian 37-22 on January 10. We started out flat and led 19-14 at the half. We came out with more energy in the third period with some steals and better rebounding. We didn’t play as well as we can, but we did get …

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Eagle varsity boys basketball team cruises, girls falter

Saylor Grant attempts a shot

Blue Hill—A fourth-quarter loss by the George Stevens girls team to the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners and the boys team’s 49-point stomp over Calais marked the past week of GSA varsity basketball play. Junior Julianna Allen’s 22 points and a 17 point half-time lead wasn’t enough to seal the win against …

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GSA varsity swim season heats up

Blue Hill—With only three meets held so far, the George Stevens Academy swim team heads into an end of season with days between meets rather than weeks. After competing at John Bapst December 15 and Foxcroft Academy December 20, the team’s next meet was at Washington Academy January 10. The …

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