Fall sports awards Scott's Sports Spot

The fall sports awards were given out last week. Cross Country Coach Mary Penfold gave out the following awards: Brendan Penfold got Coach’s Award and Trevor Cochrane got Most Improved Award. Brendan Penfold was also selected to the first team for PVC Cross Country Class C. Girls soccer coach Elissa …

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GSA girls team, Hassett win Class C state titles Cross-country champions

Senior John Hassett

Belfast—The George Stevens Academy girls brought home the state title in cross country on Saturday, November 5, fulfilling what no Eagles girls team has done since at least 1975, when the Maine Press Association began recording girls’ titles, and probably a few decades before then. The team also qualified for …

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DISHS soccer, with a South American flavor

Arthur Peixoto works for the ball against Searsport. Photo by jack Scott

DEER ISLE—The Deer Isle-Stonington High School boys soccer team got a hint of South American culture this season, as two of its players were exchange students from Brazil and Bolivia. Arthur Peixoto of Brazil is a senior at the school this year, while Rodri Cespedes of Bolivia is a member …

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Eagle girls win Northern Class C cross country title Boys come in second, Hassett repeats as Class C champion

BELFAST—The George Stevens Academy girls’ cross-country team edged out Orono by one point to bring home the Northern Regional Class C Cross Country title on October 27 at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast.  Eliza Broughton (20:06.66), Mary Richardson  (20:16.94) and Zeya Lorio (20:18.37) punched in a 2-3-4 finish that placed …

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Eagles upset #1 Orono for semifinal berth Schildroth’s ‘hat trick’ leads to 3-0 win

BLUE HILL—In a thrilling display of prowess and execution, the George Stevens Academy varsity boys soccer team dug deep to upset the Orono Red Riots 3-0 in the Class C playoff quarterfinals on October 25. The Eagles were 0-2 against the Red Riots heading into the match. “We knew we …

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Cross Country regionals and state championships postponed one week

Due to the extreme wet storm conditions predicted for Saturday, October 22, both the Northern and Southern Maine Cross Country regional championship meets and the state meet have been pushed back one week. The Northern Regionals will now be held on Saturday, October 29, at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast. Class …

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Eagles boys and girls advance to face Orono in QFs

BLUE HILL—Both  George Stevens Academy varsity soccer teams easily advanced through their preliminary playoff games, the boys winning 2-0 over Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics on Friday, October 21, and the girls 3-2 over Washington Academy the next afternoon. The real challenge lies ahead,  as both teams …

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