DEER ISLE—Dongyeong Kim traveled half-way around the world to settle on Deer Isle for the school year. The South Korean exchange student is a junior at Deer Isle-Stonington High School and has been a strong player on this year’s soccer team. Kim covered left wing, but he can kick equally …
A roller coaster soccer playoff week saw the Eagles win a quarterfinal thriller against Orono only to fall scoreless to Washington Academy in the semifinal. “Our team worked hard and gave it all we had against them,” Coach Mark Ensworth said of the 6-0 loss. “It’s all that you can …
Hampden—The George Stevens Academy girls varsity soccer team ended its playoff bid with a 4-0 semifinal loss on October 30 to Orono. Under windy conditions at the Hampden Academy field, the team gave up two goals in each half and was unable to penetrate the Red Riot defense. Goalkeeper Bess …
Cumberland—Brendan Penfold of Deer Isle-Stonington competed in the State Cross Country Championship and came in an excellent 19th overall in Class C. The course in Cumberland is a hilly, difficult course, and this was the first time Brendan had run it. The runners from Southern Maine have an advantage in …
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CUMBERLAND—The Eagle boys ran to a a state title at the cross country state championships in Cumberland on October 31. Junior John Hassett helped secure the win, taking first place among the 102 Class C runners. Hassett’s state title comes after wins at the PVCs and Northern Regionals. His 16:46.18 finish …
The boys and girls varsity soccer teams faced the top-ranked Class C teams and walked away defeated on October 30, winding up a strong season that saw both teams outplay their quarterfinal opponents to make it to the semifinals. The girls lost 4-0 to Orono, playing at the Hampden Academy …
ORONO—Powered by two goals by John Larson early in the second half, the George Stevens Academy boys varsity soccer team faced down #4 Orono 2-1 in a quarterfinal match up. After a first half that saw GSA scrambling to defend its goal, only to let Orono score with 6:50 to go, the Eagles …
Deer Isle—The boys soccer team lost their preliminary playoff game to Penobscot Valley 1-0. The best way to describe this game is that it was a battle. Though PVHS controlled the ball more than we did, we held our own against this quality team. Ethan Shepard played a stellar game …
Deer Isle—The girls soccer team have made a great improvement from the beginning of the season. Even though we didn’t have a great successful season in terms of victories, we really made the effort to play together as a team with a big number of freshmen needing to get up …
