One, inescapable since he started watching the team from the sidelines with mascot-like devotion in elementary school, is his last name. Most observers with even a passing interest in the local game recognize Yusuf Iman, a central figure in the Red Eddies’ back-to-back regional titles in 2009 and 2010. “I remember back when people were […]
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Boys’ basketball: Plourde, Edward Little put away Bangor, 70-58
Bangor learned that the hard way about Jarod Norcross Plourde on Wednesday night. Plourde erupted for 21 points in a 5-minute, 33-second span of the third quarter and finished with a career-high 39 in the Red Eddies’ 70-58 Class AA victory. “I think we settled (for outside shots) in the second quarter,” Plourde, a 6-2 […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little frustrates Lewiston, 54-39
LEWISTON — The Edward Little boys’ basketball team is making the transition from rebuilding to reloading in midstream. Beaten in five of its first six games, badly overmatched in short bursts against the favorites in Class AA, EL extended its winning streak to three on Wednesday night with a defensive clinic at the expense of […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little can’t keep up with Cost, falls hard against Brunswick
AUBURN — Edward Little jumped out to a five-point lead on Tuesday night before Brunswick attempted its initial shot. Then the Dragons sank six before they missed one — including three consecutive 3-pointers by junior Caleb Cost. The nightmare only multiplied thereafter for the Red Eddies, who fell to their most lopsided home boys’ basketball […]
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Boys’ basketball: Fleming, Oxford Hills outlast Edward Little
PARIS — Having beaten Edward Little only once since the 2005-06 season, Oxford Hills probably had a here-we-go-again moment on Tuesday night when the Red Eddies cut the Vikings’ lead from 21 points to five. One significant difference between this Oxford Hills team and the past nine or so: Then, Andrew Fleming wasn’t a senior and […]
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2015-16 Edward Little boys’ basketball preview
Coach: Mike Adams (15th year) Conference: KVAC Class: AA North Last year’s record: 18-2, lost in Class A North semifinals Returning players: Senior — Austin Cox (6-2 forward); Juniors — Jarod Norcross-Plourde (6-1 guard), C.J. Jipson (6-1 guard), Samatar Iman (6-0 guard); Sophomore — Tyler Morin (5-9 guard). Key losses: Lew Jensen, Ian Mileikis, Kaleb Main, Elijah Roe, Luke Sterling. […]
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Edward Little boys’ basketball: Red Eddies showcase youngest team in years
Fifteen years into his tenure with one of the model boys’ basketball programs in the state, Edward Little coach Mike Adams has never welcomed a team to preseason workouts so young in both age and varsity experience. EL graduated all five starters from a team that earned the No. 1 seed in Class A North […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Eddies try to repeat history vs. Rams
It is difficult to overstate how much Edward Little frustration was put to rest when the Red Eddies traveled to Bangor and beat the Rams at Cameron Stadium on opening night of football season. EL was beaten 12 consecutive times and 20 out of the previous 21 games in the series. The Eddies hadn’t tamed […]
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Lewiston vs. Edward Little Football: Bridge to history
Forget sports for a minute. Not many traditions of any persuasion that prevailed in society in 1897 still are being celebrated today. Baseball’s initial World Series was six years away. The Spanish-American War was yet to begin. William McKinley was president. And a football team from Edward Little High School defeated an outfit from Lewiston […]