Posted inLewiston-Auburn

Edward Little kicking off coat drive Wednesday

AUBURN – A schoolwide assembly to kick off Edward Little High School’s coat and jacket drive will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the school gym. Students, staff and parents will be asked to send in clean jackets and coats for children and adults Wednesday and through Dec. 19, said Rebecca Hefty, who teaches […]

Posted inLocal Sports

2012-12 H.S. Hockey Overview

Boys’ Class A The same teams continue to appear year after year in this space predicting the top contenders in Maine high school boys’ ice hockey. Tradition-rich schools like Lewiston, St. Dom’s, Biddeford and Waterville have been consistent performers for several years, while teams like Thornton Academy, Edward Little, Scarborough, Bangor, Cheverus and Falmouth poke […]

advertisement
Posted inLocal Sports

Sun Journal Girls’ Basketball Overview

Eastern A Edward Little was just a few minutes away from a regional championship last winter before Cony roared back to win. Could that mean the Red Eddies are ready for that next step this year? Mt. Blue nearly reached the semifinals last year before losing to Skowhegan in the Eastern A quarters. Maybe the […]

Posted inLocal Sports

Sun Journal Boys’ Basketball Overview

KVAC Edward Little and Lewiston locked horns in an unforgettable Eastern Maine quarterfinal game in February, and there’s no reason to think that the Red Eddies and Blue Devils won’t return to Augusta this season. EL won that showdown after an up-and-down regular season. Three starters return, including Quin Leary, who has the potential to […]

Posted inLocal Sports

H.S. Hockey: Red Hornets edge Rangers, 2-1

Their first meeting of the 2012-13 season followed the same script, but with a different ending, a much happier one for the Red Hornets. Taylor Landry scored twice and Tori Sanford stopped 30 shots in net as Leavitt Little handed the defending state champions their first defeat, 2-1, at Ingersoll Arena on Saturday night. “It’s […]

Posted inLocal Sports

Winter Sports: Local athletes thrilled to be back

Kate Sawyer is one of the most versatile athletes at Edward Little High School. Her answers to sports-related questions are among the most thoughtful. So, Kate, which feeling is more powerful: The four weeks of restlessness between the end of soccer season and the beginning of basketball? Or the nine months of hunger after the […]

Posted inLocal Sports

Men’s basketball: A learning experience for Philbrook

STANDISH —  College has been a constant learning experience. From his studies to watching and learning from the bench, James Philbrook has tried to absorb it all and benefit from the lessons they bring. No experience did more than the car accident he survived last April. “The whole thing was a life-changing experience,” said Philbrook. […]

Posted inLocal Sports

Cross country: Lewiston is ready to run

LEWISTON — It is beginning to look a lot like indoor track season. With plummetting temperatures and varied precipitation this week, the Lewiston High School cross country team was forced indoors as it prepared for Saturday’s New England Cross Country Championships. “It kind of feels like we’re in indoor track season already and indoor track […]

Posted inLocal Sports

New beginning for girls’ hockey teams

AUBURN — Shon Collins wanted to see what his hockey team was made of Monday. With the first day of practice for girls’ high school hockey teams around the state, Collins gave pucks the day off, but that wasn’t the case for his players. The new coach for the Edward Little-Leavitt hockey team skated his […]