The boys soccer team not only returns with many numbers but also with two talented exchange students from South America. After graduating a significant number of starters last year, we looked to be rebuilding. However, with a large freshmen class to help fill the ranks, Coach Joe Stinson feels we …
The girls soccer team is once again looking to start off in rebuilding mode. We do have a good core of players who played last year, but the challenge will be to put together an offense that can move the ball into the opponent’s goal. Coach Elissa Haskell will need …
BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy athletics department has added a new varsity sport to its fall roster with the addition of a volleyball team. The team, which currently consists of about 13 players, will compete in Class B North, as volleyball teams in the state only play within two classes, …
ELLSWORTH—The Ellsworth Invitational on September 3 opened the 2016 cross country varsity season for George Steven Academy and Deer Isle-Stonington, with GSA senior John Hassett taking first and DI-S junior Brendan Penfold second in the three-mile race. Hassett started strong and kept the pace for his 16:13.12 win out of the 74-man field, …
Senior Tyler Brenton strides across home plate in a 3-2 win over Washington Academy on May 13. The Eagles took an early lead that day, with Tyler Snow singling twice with one RBI. With Beckett Slayton pitching 11 strikeouts, Washington Academy didn’t score until the sixth inning. After the win, …
Blue Hill—Nothing is certain in a ballgame until the last pitch is thrown and the last bat swung. Didn’t the Eagles prove that at Mansfield Stadium on June 16, capturing a clutch, seventh-inning victory over Houlton, a team they had not faced during the regular season? The win earned them …
BANGOR—A walkoff single in the bottom of the seventh inning clinched the Northern Class title for the George Stevens Academy Eagles. “It was one of the uglier wins we’ve had,” said Head Coach Dan Kane after the game. Beckett Slayton ripped the game-winning single through the infield to score Tyler …
Deer Isle—If you drive by the old Deer Isle elementary school, you will see a new commercial grade basketball hoop on the side of the driveway. It is the product of several community groups and individuals who wanted to see a quality basketball hoop available to anyone at pretty much …
LEWISTON—In what has become a familiar pattern, the George Stevens Academy tennis team followed up its Northern regional title with a loss at the state championships to their perennial foe, Waynflete Academy, for the seventh straight year. But they can still take pride in their seven straight regional titles. “Waynflete …
Eight members of the Eagles track team qualified for and competed at the New England Track and Field Championships in New Britain, Conn. on June 11. Front, from left, Zeya Lorio, Mary Richardson and Hanna Gutow. Back, from left, John Hassett, Eliza Broughton, Mazie Smallidge, Bella Cimeno and Morgan Dauk.
