AUBURN — The last thing Edward Little (losers of three straight) needed against Bangor on Wednesday night was an early deficit. Yet, that’s what the Red Eddies faced less than a minute into the game. They spent the next 44 minutes chasing the Rams, but to no avail. Bangor held off the host Red Eddies […]
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Boys’ basketball: Verrier, Oxford Hills pepper Edward Little
Collapsing two, three — heck, five — defenders on Andrew Fleming, leaving Cole Verrier wide open and daring him to stabilize those emotions long enough to knock down 3-pointers probably isn’t the craziest strategy in the world. Didn’t work, though. Verrier buried six from beyond the arc on Tuesday night, five in the second half, […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Fearsome foursome look to dominate postseason
The top four teams in the girls’ hockey playoffs — two from the North and two from the South — get byes into the regional semifinals. The way the regular season turned out, it wouldn’t be a surprise for all four teams to find their way into the regional championship games at the Androscoggin Bank […]
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Girls’ Hockey: It’s the year of the freshmen for local teams
Conventional wisdom took a year off this season in Maine high school girls’ hockey. In a sport where teams try to build toward success over a few years as the players grow and mature, some teams have found another way — win with youth. There’s no better example than St. Dominic Academy. The Saints’ success […]
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High school swimming: Lewiston sweeps Edward Little
The Edward Little senior went up against Lewiston’s Caleb Lebrun in the 50-yard freestyle, but the race ended in a tie at 25.06. That didn’t sit well with Charest. At the end of the meet, Charest suggested an unofficial 50-yard swim off between himself and Cwik. It came down to the wire again, with Charest […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Roy rallies St. Dominic Academy past Edward Little
AUBURN — Edward Little scored on its first shot of the game, but St. Dominic Academy scored on its last, and got the last laugh. Austin Roy scored three goals, then assisted on an empty-netter to lift the Saints to a 4-1 victory in a Class A boys’ hockey game at Norway Savings Bank Arena […]
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Girls’ Hockey: St. Dominic Academy rebounds, shuts down rival Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland
AUBURN — St. Dominic Academy put its second loss of the season in the rearview with a bounce-back game against a rival Wednesday night. The Saints scored three goals in the second period to down Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland 4-0 in a Northern Maine girls’ hockey game at Norway Savings Bank Arena. The Saints (15-2) fell to […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little accelerates past Lewiston, 71-44
From that point forward, EL looked like a team interested in embellishing the page of the record book that tells everyone it has won a playoff game in eight consecutive seasons and counting. The red-hot Red Eddies scored the final 15 points of the half, hit a 3-pointer out of intermission and cruised to a […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston rolls over rival Edward Little a second time
Lewiston scored six goals in just over nine minutes in the second period to rally in a big way past Edward Little for a 10-2 victory in a Class A North boys’ hockey clash at Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday night. The Blue Devils (9-1) couldn’t hit anything in the first period, firing shots seemingly […]
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Girls’ basketball: Edward Little batters Brunswick
AUBURN — For the past nine games, many things have gone right for the Brunswick High School girls basketball team. The Dragons had reeled off nine consecutive wins, setting up a big-time rematch with Edward Little on Saturday. Things went the Red Eddies’ way, though, in a 35-22 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win. EL improved […]