Deer Isle—The boys basketball team lost a real heartbreaker on January 14 to Sumner 60-57 in overtime. Though we didn’t control the game, we led by a small amount through most of the game. We led 21-16 at the half after a slow start for both teams. Sumner came out …
Deer Isle—The girls basketball team beat a feisty Bangor Christian team on January 13, 56-41. For the first quarter and a half, BC seemed like they couldn’t miss and led us 26-19. In the last three minutes of the half, we came to life and went on a 9-2 run …
BLUE HILL—In a match up of the current top two teams, George Stevens Academy showed why they are undefeated this season, using a strong defense to edge past the Golden Bucks for a 38-34 victory. “It was the battle to see who would be number one at this point,” Coach Dwayne Carter …
The George Stevens Academy Eagles host Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners on January 8, 2016. Video by Franklin Brown
BANGOR—The George Stevens Academy boys and girls swim teams competed on January 7 at Husson University against Ellsworth and Hampden, with the girls team gaining its first overall team win of the season. The meet was the “best of the season,” Coach Don Driscoll said. The girls freestyle relay teams …
Deer Isle—The boys basketball team lost on January 8 to George Stevens Academy 59-42. This was a much better game than the thumping we took at the beginning of the season. In that game we lost by 33 points and trailed by 28 points at the half. We trailed 22-13 …
DEER ISLE—A strong third quarter pushed the Mariner varsity girls basketball team to a 56-41 win at home against Bangor Christian on January 13. Heading into the second half tied at 28, Deer Isle-Stonington outscored Bangor Christian 20-6 in the third on the way to their second victory of the season.
Highlights of a tough win for the George Stevens Academy varsity boys team against Ellsworth on January 2. Video by Anne Berleant
Ellsworth—The George Stevens Academy girls varsity basketball team suffered a tough loss against Ellsworth on January 2 when they were outscored 20-9 in the fourth quarter for a 50-41 final score. Up to that point, the score had swung back and forth, with the teams tied 11-11 at the end …
Deer Isle—The boys basketball team lost its only game this week, on January 2, to Greenville 47-40. The game started similarly to the first time we played them, but the difference is that we didn’t recover from the first quarter deficit, trailing 17-9 after one quarter and 27-15 at the …
