Coaches: Ryan Getchell (second year) and Jamie Theriault (first year) Class: A; Conference: KVAC Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Russell Allen, Gabriel Withee, Reece Rodrigue, Gavin Hanson; Juniors — Matthew Syphers, Carter Shaw, Sabin Oliver, Alec Larson. Girls: Seniors — Melissa Pawlina, Annie Hazelton, Ella Henry; Juniors — Isabelle Asselin, Jillian Richardson. Key losses: Boys: […]
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A North Baseball Semifinal: Eagles come back to haunt Red Eddies
AUBURN — When it came to picking favorites in the preseason, the chatter among Class A North coaches bounced around several teams. When they were asked who might be a surprise team in 2017, one name came up repeatedly, Mt. Ararat. Edward Little coach Dave Jordan was among those who touted the Eagles in the […]
Boys’ lacrosse: More confident Mancini, Edward Little ready for postseason
Edward Little High School’s Ganan Mancini, left, turns the corner on Mt. Ararat’s Sean Roberts during their game in Auburn earlier this season. In the past, Ganan Mancini has been well aware of Edward Little’s place, and his own, in the Class A North boys’ lacrosse landscape. Too aware. “Last year and the year before, […]
Class A state track: Lewiston’s Kayla Allen wins fourth state championship
WATERBORO — Lewiston senior Kayla Allen put the finishing touches on her one-person dynasty by winning her fourth consecutive 1,600-meter racewalk state title at the Class A track and field championships at Massabesic High School on Saturday. “It’s exciting to win all four years,” Allen said. “Not a lot of people can do that.” Allen […]
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 […]
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 […]
H.S. track and field: Oxford Hills boys, Edward Little girls win five-school meet
Nick Bolduc, from Cony, Dawson Stevens and John Bowen, from Oxford Hills and Aaron Emerson race the 100 meter dash at Edward Little High School on Thursday afternoon. Stevens won the race. AUBURN — The Oxford Hills boys opened with a dominating 4×800-meter relay performance and never looked back at Wednesday’s five-school track and field […]
Girls’ basketball MVP: Edward Little’s Jordyn Reynolds excelled through pain
The Edward Little girls’ basketball team was in a bind. The Red Eddies — coming off a Class AA North regional title and a runner-up state finish — lost two of their first three games to start the 2016-17 season, and they were in danger of going down in their fourth game, as well, against […]
High school softball: Edward Little tops Brewer in opener
BREWER — It took Edward Little High School of Auburn only two pitches to take a two-run lead in a season-opening slugfest at Brewer High School’s Coffin Field on Wednesday. Edward Little and Brewer wound up combining for 23 hits but it was two defensive gems by Red Eddies junior right fielder Maddie Thistlewaite that […]
Edward Little’s Gurney setting a high bar again after recovery
Zion Gurney lifts weights at the start of track practice recently. Gurney is a senior and does a variety of jumping events at Edward Little. Zion Gurney has a clear goal heading into the outdoor track and field season. Six feet. Whatever else happens, however he does at meets and in the postseason, the Edward […]