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Girls’ Basketball: Eddies rain on Devils’ parade

The Red Eddies girls’ basketball team was raining down 3 pointers for much of the first half as EL roared to a convincing 78-39 win over Lewiston. EL hit seven 3’s, from four different players. The Red Eddies also had nine kids get involved in the  scoring. “I just love how we’re sharing the ball […]

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Boys’ Basketball: EL holds off Lewiston

AUBURN — As a sophomore coming off the bench, it has been easy for Lew Jensen to assume that he’d have his day — someday. Friday night, Jensen’s time came sooner than he might have expected. His 3-pointer with 12 seconds left broke a tie and help lift Edward Little to a 68-63 win over […]

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H.S. boys’ hockey: Patriotic Knights edge Red Eddies in OT

Before the game and between periods, that was what Aaron Rand was stressing to his Poland/Gray-New Gloucester hockey team Wednesday. Through numerous penalty kills, limited shots on goal and a short bench, the Patriotic Knights battled through and lived up to theme. “I told them to be patient and cash in on our chances,” Rand […]

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H.S. Girls’ Basketball: EL pulls past Rams

AUBURN — When the first eight shots failed to fall in the third quarter Tuesday night, things didn’t bode well for the Edward Little girls’ basketball team. The Red Eddies were clinging to a narrow lead with Cony ready to make its move. Slowly but surely, though,  the EL offense started to get hot. A […]

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Boys’ H.S. Basketball: Eddies dismantle Rams

AUGUSTA — Short of hiring the Edward Little Red Eddies for lucrative jobs with long, child-labor-law-violating hours or offering them separate all-expenses-paid trips to different parts of the globe this past summer, there isn’t much Cony could have done to stop EL’s defense from looking like it was in mid-season form during Tuesday night’s 67-44 […]

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H.S. Girls’ Hockey: Red Hornets pull away from Devils in 3rd

AUBURN — The hockey puck can be a slippery piece of rubber when it wants to be. Unfortunately for Lewiston, it decided the third period of a hard-fought game with Leavitt/Edward Little would be a good time. Emma Martineau’s shot squirted through the pads of Lewiston goalie Brianna Lajoie 2:35 into the third period to […]

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Girls’ basketball: Eagles break free of Eddies

TOPSHAM — Edward Little High School girls’ basketball coach Craig Jipson preached during the preseason that his team was young, and with seven sophomores and three freshman, he speaks the truth. Still, his Red Eddies had things right where they wanted them in their Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference opener against highly-regarded Mt. Ararat, leading 51-43 […]

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Edward Little boys’ basketball

Coach: Mike Adams (12th year) Last year’s record: 12-8, lost in Eastern Class A semifinals Returning players: Seniors — Quin Leary (6-2 forward), Sean Ford (6-2 forward); Junior — Nate Alexander (6-3 forward); Sophomores — Llewellyn Jensen (6-5 forward), Ian Mileikis (6-1 guard). Key losses: Ian Therriault (6-4 guard), Omar Haji-Hersi (6-3 forward), Aaron Crenshaw […]