Juniors Abby Fisher, left, Jenna Boucher, Leila Chirayath and Brendan Whitman chit chat during Edward Little High School swim practice at the YWCA in Lewiston. Boucher is a student at Leavitt Area High School, but trains with EL. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — For Emma Hefty, Izzy Bellefleur and Samantha Poirier, this year has seen […]
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Edward Little survives Lewiston in AA North girls’ basketball quarterfinals (WITH VIDEO)
AUBURN — Victoria Harris and Lewiston pushed Edward Little to the absolute limit, but the Red Eddies made one more play than their rivals down the stretch to win 49-48 in a Class AA North girls’ basketball quarterfinal Wednesday night. Hannah Chaput’s layup gave third-seeded Edward Little the one-point lead with 13 seconds left. “I […]
AA North boys' basketball quarterfinal: No. 2 Edward Little holds off No. 7 Cheverus
Storm Jipson of Edward Little High School lays up a shot while being defended by Nick Galli, left, and Matt Duchaine of Cheverus during the first half in Auburn on Tuesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Cheverus’ Matt Duchaine posed a big problem for Edward Little in the second quarter of Tuesday night’s Class AA […]
WATCH OR LISTEN: MPA girls' basketball tournament preview
Watch as the Sun Journal’s Lee Horton joins Travis Barrett of the Kennebec Journal and Travis Lazarczyk of the Morning Sentinel for a preview of the upcoming MPA girls’ basketball tournament. Or listen to their conversation below. Abby Ferland of Monmouth Academy goes for a layup while being guarded by Marah Hall of Madison in […]
WATCH OR LISTEN: Preview of MPA boys' basketball tournament
Watch as Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel reporters analyze the upcoming MPA boys’ basketball tournament. Or listen to it below. Winthrop High School’s Cam Wood is surrounded by Spruce Mountain High School defenders during a basketball game in Winthrop this season. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal Photo)
AA North boys' preview: EL, Oxford Hills among teams trying to break Portland's stranglehold
Edward Little’s Wol Maiwen steals the ball from Oxford Hills’ Trevor Goodrich during their game earlier this season. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AA North Players to watch: Sr. G Terion Moss, Portland; Sr. G/F Griffin Foley, Portland; Sr. G Darby Shea, Edward Little; Jr. F Wol Maiwen, Edward Little; Sr. G Chris St. Pierre, Oxford Hills; Jr. […]
AA North girls' preview: Entire region chasing Oxford Hills
Grace Beaudet of Edward Little drives to the basket against Brooke Carson (12), Julia Colby (23) and Maggie Hartnett (11) during the first period in Auburn last month. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Players to watch: So. G Julia Colby, Oxford Hills; Sr. F Maighread Laliberte, Oxford Hills; Jr. C Jadah Adams, Oxford Hills; Jr. F Jade […]
Boys' hockey: Yarmouth stymies Edward Little
AUBURN — A regulation hockey game is three periods long, and being the better team in two of the three doesn’t guarantee success. Edward Little had advantages in shots and possession in both the first and third periods, but a power-play goal for Yarmouth in the second was the difference for the Clippers in a […]
Boys' basketball: Tournament returns to Edward Little HS
Ibn Khalid of Edward Little High School shoots over Trey Ballew of Portland High School during a game last month in Auburn. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Edward Little High School isn’t completely unfamiliar with hosting tournament basketball. The school gymnasium was a hub of state tournament action as recently as the 1960s. The Red Eddies hosted […]
Girls' basketball: Oxford Hills, Gray-NG carry top seeds into postseason
Poland Regional High School’s Sarah Moody, center, gets her hand tangled with Gray-New Gloucester’s Jordan Grant as Grant goes up for a layup during their game in Gray earlier this season. At right is Poland’s Moragn Brousseau. (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal File Photo) It might not have been as pretty as last year, but after 18 […]