Jennifer Martin of Lewiston High School leaps over a hurdle and finishes her winning sprint during the girls’ 100-meter hurdles at the KVAC track and field championships in Bath on Saturday. Also pictured are Isabelle Thomas of Mt. Blue, left, Kaylie Valle, middle, and Grace Fontaine, second from right, of Edward Little and Maria Bellegarde, […]
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Local roundup: Bates women’s rowing reaches NCAA finals
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — The Bates College women’s rowing team followed through on the first day of the NCAA Championships. The Bobcats, ranked No. 1 in Division III, rowed to first-place finishes in their first and second varsity eight heats Friday on Mercer Lake. Bates hadn’t raced since winning the National Invitational Rowing Championship on […]
Pole vault requires guts, timing and dedication
The runway having been run, the fiberglass pole having been planted and bent, and the body having been flicked higher than it could ever go on its own. Then comes the euphoric payoff of pole vaulting. “It feels pretty cool,” Edward Little assistant coach Jaclyn Masters said. “When you’re falling after clearing a bar, you […]
Softball: Edward Little powers past Mt. Ararat
Edward Little’s Anna LeBlanc is greeted at home by her teammates after hitting a fourth-inning home run in the Red Eddies’ 6-1 KVAC win over Mt. Ararat in Topsham on Wednesday. TOPSHAM — As the end of the high school softball season nears, teams are jockeying for position, looking to get hot at the right […]
For Benson, return to Edward Little is about giving back
Oxford Hills AD Jeff Benson looks out at the rain coming down while on the phone lining up umpires at Gouin Complex last week after cancelling a pair of games PARIS — Jeff Benson is going back to Edward Little High School because he has never forgotten what it gave to him in his time […]
Boys’ lacrosse: Lewiston doubles up Edward Little
AUBURN — Ups are high and downs are low for the Lewiston boys’ lacrosse team this season. In Tuesday’s 16-8 win over rival Edward Little at Walton Field, the Blue Devils’ ups came in the second and third quarters when they racked up 12 goals. “We just kind of get on some rolls, and once […]
HS Baseball: St. Pierre, Eddies blank Bangor, 3-0
Edward Little pitcher Damien St. Pierre fires the ball at Bangor’s Gary Farnham during Tuesday afternoon’s game in Auburn. AUBURN — With the baseball season entering its final week, Edward Little hoped to secure a signature win to propel it into the playoffs when three-time defending state champion Bangor came to Austin Field on Tuesday. […]
H.S. Softball: Bangor jumps ahead of Edward Little
Edward Little’s Kylie Bureau slides into home base as Bangor’s Morgan-Carter Moulton tries to tag her out during the final minutes of the match up in Aubrun on Tuesday afternoon. AUBURN — Starting off the game with an error was a bad omen for Edward Little. Too many mistakes, too many fly-outs and too many […]
Local roundup: Oxford Hills edges Edward Little in baseball
Edward Little’s Austin Brown waits for Oxford Hills’ Hunter Labossiere, who was caught stealing after an unsuccessful hit-and-run attempt by the Vikings. PARIS — Janek Luksza’s RBI single in the bottom of the sixth was the difference in a classic pitcher’s duel between Edward Little’s Damien St. Pierre and Oxford Hills’ Colton Carson. Carson allowed […]
Men’s lacrosse: Bates’ rally not enough to keep dream season going
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Bates College rallied all the way back, but a goal with 38 seconds remaining ended its season with a 14-13 loss to Wesleyan in the NCAA Division III men’s lacrosse quarterfinals on Wednesday. The loss ends the Bobcats outstanding season with a 16-2 record and the No. 3 national ranking. Bates senior […]