BOSTON — Riley Nash scored two goals, Kevan Miller got his first of the season and the surging Boston Bruins beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Wednesday night for their 14th win in 18 games. Tuukka Rask stopped 25 shots for the Bruins, improving to 9-0-1 in his past 10 games. Rask was selected the […]
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Boys' hockey: Fuksa, St. Dom's blank Edward Little
St. Dominic’s Jack Ouellette moves the puck past Edward Little’s Alex Landry during the hometown match up at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Having gone a week since their last game and with practice schedules disrupted by the holidays and the foul weather, both St. Dom’s and Edward […]
Student sections making noise and creating school spirit
Following his team’s 2-0 win over Bangor earlier this month, Edward Little hockey player Ben Cassidy said the Red Eddies were inspired by the cheering of their students. That fan section takes ts rowdiness serious. “We pride ourselves on trying to be the best fan section in the state,” senior Isaac Dumont said. Whether or […]
Local roundup: Winthrop girls rumble past Telstar
WINTHROP — Aaliyah WilsonFalcone drained a game-high 18 points to power Winthrop to a 68-30 triumph over Telstar in girls’ basketball action Thursday afternoon. The Ramblers (4-2) ripped through the first two quarters for a 44-12 halftime lead. Madison Forgue contributed 12 points on six field goals for Winthrop. The Rebels (0-6) managed double-digit scoring […]
Boys' hockey: Lewiston makes Edward Little pay for penalties
Lewiston’s Owen Cox and Edward Little’s Eli Thibodeau watch the puck skitter around the back of the goal during Thursday night’s rival hockey game at the Colisee in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — The recipe for success that Edward Little used to win its first three games was nowhere to be found during its […]
Girls' hockey: One goal enough for Blue Devils to beat Red Hornets
Edward Little/Poland/Leavitt’s Taylor Caillier and Lewiston’s Sara Robert battle for control of the puck during Wednesday night’s matchup at the Colisee in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill handed its adversary a power play midway through the first period, but it was the Blue Devils who took advantage of the situation Wednesday against rival […]
Roundup: Edward Little's record-setting day too much for Mt. Ararat
AUBURN — The Edward Little boys’ basketball team pulled away in the second half to defeat Mt. Ararat 101-54 on Tuesday in a KVAC boys’ basketball showdown. The 101 points are the highest known point total in a single game for Edward Little. Mt. Ararat got within 12 of the Eddies in the third quarter, […]
L/A Nordiques fall to North Iowa
BLAINE, Minn. — The North Iowa Bulls scored three first-period goals and never looked back, skating to a 5-2 victory over the L/A Nordiques on Sunday in the NA3HL Showcase. Connor Clemons, Dayton Honkanen and David Dolter each scored for the Bulls in the opening period. The Nordiques responded in the second period with goals […]
Rangers beat Bruins in overtime
BOSTON — Henrik Lundqvist has seen Mats Zuccarello’s shot many times during practice so he knows how tough it is to stop. Zuccarello scored a power-play goal 1:56 into overtime to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Skating 4-on-3 in the OT after Boston was whistled […]
Local roundup: Oxford Hills girls light up Portland
Oxford Hills’ Cecelia Dieterich goes up for a layup against the defense of Portland’s Davina Kabantu. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Sophomore Maggie Hartnett drained three first-quarter 3-pointers to help the Oxford Hills girls’ basketball team take an early lead in its 57-38 Class AA North win over Portland on Saturday. Following Hartnett’s barrage, the […]