The Edward Little senior found herself with possession of the ball and little time and space to do anything with it. After a moment of hesitation, she did what any goal-scorer will do: She fired a shot. “I honestly didn’t know what I was going to do,” Paione said. “I don’t think (the goalie) was […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Eddies’ family atmosphere
Words and gestures aren’t necessary. In that crucial moments, it’s difficult to know for sure if it’s a twin thing, a sister thing, or a teammate thing. But Calli looks back, Molly makes her acknowledgment from the goal, and suddenly everything is OK. “If I can look at her from midfield, she’ll know what I […]
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Girls’ Hockey: St. Dom’s returns to ice after 1-year hiatus
Hockey’s back. For most teams around the state, that simply means hitting the ice for another season, looking to chase what every other team craves — a state title. But for St. Dominic Academy, the return of hockey season means the return of its girls’ hockey program, which didn’t play a varsity schedule last season […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: EL returns to regional final, beats Brunswick 3-1
AUBURN — The last two games, the pressure intensified and so did the tension and frustration. With each near-miss, the Edward Little girls’ soccer team pressed harder. With it grew aggravation and anxiety. It can be a worrisome way to operate for a soccer team in the postseason. So when the Red Eddies got the […]
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High school soccer: Edward Little readies for Brunswick in first semifinal appearance in 13 years
AUBURN — For most of the past decade, the Edward Little girls’ soccer team has made a habit of appearing in the postseason. But, they haven’t lasted very long. There has been an occasional preliminary round victory, but other tourney appearances were of the one-and-done variety. After losing in the quarterfinal round last year in […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: EL advances past Lewiston in OT
The Red Eddies reached the Eastern A quarterfinals in 2013, only to lose in heartbreaking fashion at Hampden on penalty kicks. As Wednesday’s quarterfinal with Lewiston remained scoreless, they wanted to be sure history didn’t repeat itself. “We were ready for it, but we’re glad it didn’t come down to that,” said EL junior defender […]
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High school soccer notebook: St. Dom’s Grady named MVC’s best
Faith Grady wasn’t expecting it, but probably could have been. When the St. Dom’s senior soccer player got a call from her’ coach, she was surprised to hear the news about this year’s Mountain Valley Conference all-stars. Not surprisingly, Grady had been named the MVC Player of the Year. “I forgot all about it,” Grady […]
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H.S football: County leaves a winner as Lewiston edges Edward Little
LEWISTON — One of the last major decisions Bill County made as a football coach proved to be a good one Saturday night. After his Lewiston football team rallied to get within a point late in the fourth quarter against rival Edward Little, County had tough choice — go for the tie or go for […]
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Blue Devils follow Portland’s lead; Edward Little seeing growth
PORTLAND — Rocco Frenzilli has heard his soccer players speak many different languages . Over the past few decades at Portland High School, Frenzilli has watched numerous refugees settle in Portland, filling his Bulldogs’ roster with boys from a variety of countries and backgrounds. But they all spoke a common language when they took to […]
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Lewiston-EL, Leavitt-Spruce football games postponed to Saturday night
Arguably the two most significant high school football games of the weekend — one for age-old bragging rights, the other with a conference championship and playoff home-field advantage on the line — have been pushed back 24 hours due to soggy field conditions. The 172nd Battle of the Bridge between Edward Little and Lewiston has […]