AUBURN — Eight minutes of overtime hockey can be more draining than a period-and-a half of regulation. Just ask the Leavitt/Edward Little girls, who dominated much of the scheduled distance Wednesday night at Ingersoll Arena. Only to run out of gas with 37.1 seconds left in the extra session, that is, when Scarborough’s Rachael Wallace […]
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Swimming: Living up to the family name
Andrew and Olivia each had the opportunity to share the pool with Melissa, one of the most decorated racers in Red Eddies history. Even though she has moved about a mile up the street from the YWCA of Central Maine to Bates College, Melissa’s influence remains. But her younger siblings see it as a blessing […]
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KVAC track: EL boys win, girls second
BRUNSWICK — With practice schedules limited by school vacation and a pesky virus depleting their rosters, coaches had to do some serious tinkering to their lineups for Friday night’s six-team KVAC indoor track meet at Bowdoin College. It mattered little to the Edward Little boys and girls, which showed their depth in finishing first and […]
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Swimming: Edward Little girls clip Cony in dramatic finish
LEWISTON — Starved for swimming drama since the end of the Summer Olympics? You should have been at YWCA of Central Maine on Friday night. The script couldn’t have been penned any better if the incentive were a Wheaties box photo shoot. Edward Little entered the final event of the girls’ meet against Cony with […]
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H.S girls’ basketball: Vikings go West in overtime
SOUTH PARIS — During the timeout in the closing seconds of regulation Wednesday, Nate Pelletier looked over at Crystal West and told her she was going to deliver the win for Oxford Hills. Apparently, he didn’t mean right then and there. West never got the try at the winning shot late in regulation, but she […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Lewiston avenges loss to Leavitt/Edward Little
LEWISTON — The Lewiston and Leavitt/Edward Little girls’ hockey programs know they are regional and state championship contenders. That’s the long-term view. In the here-and-now, with a total of nine seniors between them, the neighbors never know exactly what to expect on any given regular-season night when they hit the ice. Take Lewiston’s 6-1 victory […]
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H.S. Basketball: Eddies hang on to beat Rams
AUBURN — Unbeaten Edward Little dominated the paint and the glass while building a 10-point lead in the first half of Saturday night’s KVAC clash with Bangor. The Rams had the perfect antidote for the second half, a 2-3 zone. But the Red Eddies found the antidotes to the antidote, namely Lew Jensen and Quin […]
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High school roundup: Cotes’ last-minute goal lifts Devils
YARMOUTH — Sam Cote notched the game-winning goal as Lewiston garnered a 3-2 victory over Yarmouth in girls’ hockey action Saturday. The Blue Devils (8-2) scored the first two goals of the contest in a five-goal second period. Sophomore defenseman Mikaela Brown registered a goal and two assists for Lewiston. The Clippers came back with […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Red Hornets sting Eagles
BRUNSWICK — Mt. Ararat did not catch Leavitt/Edward Little on a good day, nor in a good mood. The Red Hornets fell for the first time in a regular-season contest to York a week ago, and then to Cheverus in the second game of a holiday tourney Wednesday. Friday, they wanted to get back on […]
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H.S. Football: Four local linemen among nominees for Gaziano awards
Four local linemen are among a record 31 nominees announced Friday for the Frank Gaziano Memorial Lineman Awards. Zak Kendall of Mt. Blue, Devin McMahan of Leavitt, Alex Sterling of Edward Little and Dexter Turner of Oxford Hills are among those vying for the award, given annually to the top senior offensive and defensive linemen […]