When the games matter the most, so do those key moments that happen in the playoffs. Gary Trafton and his Monmouth girls’ soccer team know a little bit about that. The Mustangs won a preliminary game 1-0 last fall by stunning North Yarmouth Academy in overtime, despite the Panthers controlling much of the game. Days […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Falcons ready for next test
On the first day of practice, new coach JT Taylor made his soccer team run. He made them run hard. It wasn’t just about conditioning during the preseason at that moment. It was about expectations. He wanted his veteran team to know that they needed to be ready for the season. “We weren’t ready to […]
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Accreditation: Community invited to Edward Little forum Sunday
AUBURN — Residents are invited to a presentation about Edward Little High School and the community at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, in the high school gymnasium. The topic is the school’s reaccreditation process. On Sunday, the New England Association of Secondary Schools and College’s accreditation team will begin its four-day visit in Auburn to […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Lewiston rallies past EL, finishes unbeaten
AUBURN — The Lewiston boys’ soccer team got a taste of something different Tuesday — and didn’t like it one bit. For the first time all season, the Blue Devils were forced to play from behind. Edward Little scored early in the second half to present Lewiston its first deficit of the season. The Blue […]
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H. S. girls’ soccer: L-A rivals tie, 1-1
AUBURN — There was a whole lot riding on Monday’s girls’ soccer game between the two rival teams from Lewiston-Auburn. Between the Maca Roddy trophy, roses, playoff positioning and Heal Points, Lewiston and Edward Little had plenty on the line in their regular season finale. Lewiston got its share of Heal Points and a boost […]
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KVAC championship: Willingham runs away with it
AUGUSTA — Aaron Willingham left the competition in the dust. The Mt. Blue senior broke the course record at Cony with a time 16:56.5, beating his teammate Dan Lesko, who ran a time of 17:12.9 in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Championships. “They were both able to play to their strengths today,” Mt. Blue coach […]
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H.S. Football: Deering punches playoff ticket with win over Edward Little
AUBURN — Deering cornerback Ben Williams didn’t have the best of games last week and, as coach Matt Riddell said, he didn’t take it well. Williams took his frustrations out on Edward Little on Friday, picking off Red Eddies quarterback Matt Verrill twice in the Rams’ 32-12 victory at Walton Field. The win sends Deering […]
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Field hockey: Playoffs set to begin
It took three tries for Lisbon High School to figure out Oak Hill on the field hockey pitch. The Greyhounds are probably hoping for a fourth opportunity. West B No. 3 seed Lisbon edged No. 1 seed oak Hill in the teams’ conference championship at a neutral site on Friday as the team prepare for […]
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H.S. Football: Eddies find winning formula at right time
What the Red Eddies lacked was experience, and that was compounded by injuries and other day-to-day incidentals that prevented the full complement of playmakers from being on the field all at once. Timing is everything. More healthy and explosive than it had been all season, EL put a five-game losing skid in the rearview mirror […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Eddies drop Blue Devils in regular-season finale
LEWISTON — Entering Monday’s regular-season finale, Edward Little High School’s Madison DeRosa had gone the whole year without a goal. That changed rather quickly against Lewiston, when the junior back scored twice in the opening 10 minutes as the Red Eddies defeated the host Blue Devils, 3-0, on Lewiston’s senior day to cap a series sweep […]