Mariner, Eagle boys get wins, but girls lose

A busy week in varsity basketball saw the Mariner varsity boys score their first win on December, a close 53-52 over Shead, by way of a Krisford Melanio three-pointer with 6 seconds left. It was a close game all the way, said our Mariner columnist Jack Scott. The boys are 1-3 for the …

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Mariner boys get ‘rough start’ to season

Deer Isle—The varsity boys basketball team lost a close match against Searsport on December 8 in overtime, with a final score of 44-43. In their season opener against George Stevens, they also lost,  82-49. The two things that stood out in the first half were too many turnovers and allowing …

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Eagles and Mariners face off in season openers

The Deer Isle Stonington Mariners and George Steven Academy Eagles opened the 2015-16 season with a double face-off: the Lady Eagles hosted the Mariners for a win on Friday, while the GSA boys rolled over the Mariners boys in Deer Isle on Saturday. The Lady Eagles came out strong, jumping to a …

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Eagles focus on defense as ‘rock of the team’

Eagle Stefan Simmons

Blue Hill—With two scrimmages and two exhibition games to gauge strengths and weaknesses, the George Stevens Academy varsity boys basketball team opens its season on Saturday, December 5, in Deer Isle against the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners. The team scrimmaged against John Bapst and Orono on November 25, with the Eagles …

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Mariner girls need to grow young talent Core players can ‘hold their own’

Deer Isle—The girls basketball team has a core of players who saw varsity time last year and a group of younger players we will need to incorporate into varsity play. To start the season off, Coach Randy Shepard feels that the core players can hold their own, but the younger …

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The 2015-16 Eagles varsity team

SPORTS; GSA; basketball; team; boys; one; 120315 Front row, from left: Steven Wang, Will Entwisle, Beckett Slayton, Taylor Schildroth, Tyler Snow. Back row, from left: student assistant Ethan Snow, Coach Dwayne Carter, Jarrod Chase, Dakota Chipman, Khalede Clark, Nickolas Szwez, Max Mattson, Khemani Peasley, Stefan Simmons, Assistant Coach Matt Mattson. Not pictured: Jacob Keenan. Photo by Anne Berleant

The 2015-16 Eagles varsity team. Photo by Anne Berleant

Front row, from left: Steven Wang, Will Entwisle, Beckett Slayton, Taylor Schildroth, Tyler Snow. Back row, from left: student assistant Ethan Snow, Coach Dwayne Carter, Jarrod Chase, Dakota Chipman, Khalede Clark, Nickolas Szwez, Max Mattson, Khemani Peasley, Stefan Simmons, Assistant Coach Matt Mattson. Not pictured: Jacob Keenan.

Mariner boys look to improved season

“Team has great attitude, and is working hard” Deer Isle—The boys basketball team has many of the players who saw considerable varsity time last year and should lead the newer players onto the team. We have lots of speed with experience, and that will determine how Coach Brian Billings will …

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Lady Eagles host Toys for Tots on Friday

Eagles scramble

Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy varsity girls basketball team returns as host for a Toys for Tots game Friday night, while facing off against the Deer Isle-Stonington Lady Mariners in the season opener for both teams. The game begins at 7 p.m. at GSA, where toys, or money to buy …

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Will new basketball classes help GSA, DIS?

With the cold of the oncoming winter comes basketball season, where warm gym and hotter action on the court will last through the tournament week in late February. But, this year, the high school varsity schedule looks a little different across the state after the Maine Principals Association, the governing body …

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