Coach: Rebecca Hefty (second year). Class: A; Conference: Kennebec Valley. Last year’s results: Boys: KVAC runner-up. Girls: KVAC champion. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Barrak Abdraba, Max Giard, Zion Gurney, Owen Mower; Juniors — Russell Allen, Alex Thompson, Curtis Ouellette, Connor Jackson; Sophomores — Jeremy Carter, Michael Gary,, Oliver Hall,, Matt Syphers,, Brendan Whitman, Reece […]
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Unified basketball: Lisbon defeats Edward Little, moves on to semifinals
Lisbon High School student-helper Nick Lerette, left, tosses the ball to teammate Dawson Martel under the basket during a Unified basketball quarterfinal game in Lisbon on Thursday. The Greyhounds advanced to the semifinals with a 41-29 win. LISBON — The Lisbon High School Unified basketball team may only go as far as Jake Patenaude takes […]
And One: Maiwen’s miss becomes a highlight (with video)
Wol Maiwen has been wowing basketball fans with his thunderous dunks all season. But the Edward Little sophomore became an internet sensation virtually overnight thanks to one that he missed. During the Red Eddies’ 77-53 win at Noble on Jan. 6, the 6-foot-4 Maiwen tried to dunk an alley-oop pass from teammate Samatar Iman on […]
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 […]
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 […]
Boys’ basketball: Seniors, Wol lead Edward Little past Lewiston
“We’ve been playing with fool’s gold for a while, coming down and jacking up 3s. We haven’t gotten as many paint touches as we’d normally try to get,” Adams said. The Red Eddies fell into that trap in the middle two quarters of Monday night’s rivalry game and gave Lewiston life late in the third […]
Girls’ basketball: Edward Little holds off Brunswick
It was a sound strategy, as the Red Eddies earned a win in a hard-fought defensive battle, 46-38, over Brunswick in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference girls’ basketball tussle on Friday. EL forced 26 turnovers and held the Dragons to a season-low in points, trapping Brunswick in its defensive zone on several occasions. “They attack […]
Girls’ Basketball: Oxford Hills makes plays, takes down Edward Little
PARIS — Oxford Hills’ Sophia Hanscom entered the game with 14 seconds remaining in the third quarter and scored a putback at the buzzer. That’s the kind of game it was for the Vikings in their 44-31 win over Edward Little in Class AA girls’ basketball action Tuesday night. “All year, it’s going to be […]
Winter Preview: Edward Little girls’ basketball
Coming off the best finish in school history, Edward Little’s aim is to keep rolling. “We lost three really good players and the league is really strong, but we think we’re going to be able to contend against anybody on any given night,” Red Eddies coach Craig Jipson said. To pick up where they left […]
Winter Preview: Edward Little indoor track and field
Coaches: Ryan Getchell (first year), Jamie Theriault (first year) Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year’s results: Boys — 13th at Class A state championship; Girls — Class A state champions. Returning athletes: Seniors — Jazmin Breton, Kaylie-Anna Vallee, Barrak Abdraba, Tyler Blanchard, Jacob Gamache, Justin Gendell, Owen Mower; Juniors: Shukri Abdirahman, Shadia Abdulahi, Gloria Agossou, […]