Through the wall and door of the Leavitt/Edward Little girls’ hockey dressing room at Androscoggin Bank Colisee blared an impromptu chorus of Queen’s “We Are the Champions,” sung by the celebratory Red Hornets themselves. Coach Shon Collins apologized, even if there was no need. “It’s our first program (playoff) win, so they’re excited,” Collins said […]
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H.S. Skiing: Mt. Abram, Oxford Hills bring home conference gold
Ski teams in the KVAC and MVC shared the wealth Tuesday at their conference championships at Farmington’s Titcomb Mountain on Tuesday. The Oxford Hills girls and Maranacook boys won the overall KVAC championships. Mt. Abram won the boys and girls overall team titles in the MVC. In the KVAC, the Edward Little girls and Maranacook […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Landry lifts Red Hornets in last second of double-OT
LEWISTON — Given the small sample size in its five years as a varsity sport in Maine, girls’ hockey doesn’t have an endless list of candidates for Greatest Game Ever. Consider the standard set for all future comparisons. Taylor Landry scored with nine-tenths of a second remaining in double-overtime Monday night, hoisting No. 3 Leavitt/Edward […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Milestone passed, Landry chasing championship
AUBURN — If you’re looking for the loudest tributes to Taylor Landry’s game on the ice, don’t go to opposing coaches or even the players unfortunate enough to draw the assignment of defending her. Try sitting in the grandstands among the other team’s fans and listen to the exclamations, gasps, even pained laughter every time […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Rivals revved up for semifinal showdown
LEWISTON — In the case of the Lewiston and Leavitt/Edward Little girls’ hockey teams, familiarity breeds respect. It also should make for a memorable Monday night when the No. 2 Blue Devils and No. 3 Red Hornets collide in an Eastern Class A semifinal at 8:10 p.m. at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The game was postponed […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Edward Little, Rangeley rise to the top
AUBURN — The last time the Edward Little girls’ basketball team finished with the top seed, the current Red Eddies hadn’t even been born. So this year’s top ranking in Eastern A has been a long time coming for EL, especially after finishing second so often in recent years. “In my four years, we’ve always […]
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Boys’ Basketball Tournament: EL, Dirigo in title hunt again
Next weekend marks the beginning of the eighth Eastern Class A basketball tournament since it moved from the old, reliable Bangor Auditorium to the more centrally located Augusta Civic Center. Time flies when you’re having fun, right? Speaking of merriment and cheer, it’s worth noting that the Edward Little boys have qualified for the quarterfinal […]
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Remaining Saturday sporting events postponed due to storm
Winter Storm Nemo has claimed the two remaining major high school sporting events that were on Saturday’s local schedule. Both the Eastern Class A girls’ hockey semifinal between No. 2 Lewiston and No. 3 Leavitt/Edward Little at Androscoggin Bank Colisee and the KVAC track and field championship at Bowdoin College have been postponed. The girls’ […]
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Boys’ Basketball: EL rallies past Lewiston, again
In a worthy sequel to its rally for the ages over its archrival in last year’s Eastern Class A tournament, EL battled back from a nine-point deficit in the second half Thursday night and knocked off Lewiston, 54-50, before the largest and loudest crowd to see a game at the LHS gym in more than […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Win-win situation for EL, Jipson
And her Edward Little teammates were feeling pretty good too. The Red Eddies senior led a strong first quarter as EL built an early lead and never looked back in a 73-36 win over Lewiston. Arnold finished with 21 points and had 10 in the first quarter. She had been nursing an illness in recent […]