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And One: Pazdziorko setting the defensive tone for unbeaten Winthrop boys

Furbush said the Ramblers are by far the toughest defensive team they’ve played this year, and Padziorko is one of the reasons why. “He’s a very good ball defender. He may be the best on-ball defender in the league,” Furbush said.  As complimentary as Furbush was to Winthrop’s defense, Ramblers’ coach Todd MacArthur sees plenty […]

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Boys’ Hockey: Red Eddies rebound against Kings

From there on it was all Red Eddies, who finished off host Poland/Gray-New Gloucester/Oak Hill/Leavitt for a 6-3 victory in a Class A North boys’ hockey game at Norway Savings Bank Arena on Saturday night. The Red Eddies (3-5) trailed for the first time midway through the second when the Kings (2-2-1) scored on the […]

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Girls’ Hockey: Greely trips up EL/Leavitt/Poland

The Rangers (10-1) put a shot on target in the opening seconds on the initial rush. It took the Red Hornets (8-3-1) another three minutes before they were able to do the same. Greely finished with a 12-3 advantage in shots on goal in the first period, and the Rangers had the best scoring opportunity […]

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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little overpowers Bangor

That balance has fueled an undefeated start for the Auburn-based Red Eddies that continued Thursday night with a 67-49 victory over Bangor in their Class AA North encounter at Red Barry Gymnasium. Junior forward Darby Shea and senior guards Jarod Norcross-Plourde and Samatar Iman each scored 17 points for coach Mike Adams’ club, 10-0 on […]

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Girls’ basketball: Edward Little stymies Lewiston

The freshman came off the bench and led all scorers with 14 points, helping the Red Eddies to a 41-24 win over the Blue Devils on Tuesday night. “It’s always been a big rivalry, Auburn vs. Lewiston, but we came in knowing what we had to do,” Ouellette said. “Just knowing what we had to […]

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Boys’ hockey: St. Dom’s stings Edward Little

AUBURN — Five minutes. That’s all it took for Edward Little’s solid start to fade away, and for rival St. Dominic Academy to all but seal up another resounding victory in the series. The Saints scored twice late in the first period, twice more early in the second and skated away to a 6-0 win […]

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Girls’ hockey: St. Dom’s evades Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland

AUBURN — Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland’s game plan worked to perfection Saturday night, and it still wasn’t enough to get undefeated rival St. Dominic Academy. The Red Hornets held their rivals well below their scoring average for the season, but the Saints scored just enough to skate away with a 2-1 victory in a girls’ hockey game […]

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What to look forward to in Maine sports in 2017

Of course, 2016 did high school sports fans a favor by setting up all kinds of intrigue for 2017. Several tri-county area teams enter the new year without a loss — Edward Little, Spruce Mountain and Winthrop boys’ basketball, Oxford Hills, Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball, Lewiston boys’ ice hockey and St. Dom’s girls’ ice hockey.  […]