AUBURN — They don’t finish each others’ sentences. They don’t look alike, nor dress alike. But twin sisters MaryKate and Jaclyn Masters certainly run alike, and this spring will be finishing a lot of each others’ races as they help lead Edward Little’s girls track and field squad toward an elusive Class A state championship. […]
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Hot Corner: Some people are just irreplaceable
Everyone can be replaced. So says the voice in our head, although I’m convinced that’s a lie our parents, teachers and employers told us to keep us humble. Having read and written this week’s headlines, I’m even less inclined to believe it now. In the space of five days, Maine basketball lost two giants when […]
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Edward Little one-act team will stage ‘Speed Date’
AUBURN — Edward Little High School’s one-act team will present the comedy “Speed Date,” by Janet Allard, on Friday, March 30, at Great Falls Art Center. The teen thespians recently performed the play, about a cast of characters trying to find that special someone, at the Regional One Act Festival at Leavitt Area High School […]
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Spring Sports: Everything’s on track early
AUBURN — Edward Little High School girls’ track and field athletes reported to coaches Rebecca Hefty and Calvin Hunter at 5:30 a.m. Monday. By 3 p.m., most of those runners, throwers and jumpers were back at it, at least briefly getting a glimpse at the unprecedented March readiness of their complex. It’s debatable which behavior […]
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CLT will stage musical comedy in April
AUBURN — Community Little Theater will present “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a musical comedy chronicling the experience of six adolescents vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime, on April 20-29. Performing the roles of the student finalists are Max Middleton as Leaf Coneybear, Harmony Brown as Marcy Park, Rebecca Singer as […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Morin Resigns
AUBURN — When Dave Morin applied for the job as head coach of the Edward Little soccer program, he was an easy choice for the position. “Nobody else wanted that job,” says Morin. “It’s the main reason I got it.” That was 34 years ago. Morin ultimately proved to be the right man for the […]
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EL’s Dunn, Bourget sweep national racewalk
AUBURN — Consider the long odds of having one national champion from Maine in a sporting event. Now imagine two national champions from the same high school. Factor in the unlikelihood that one of those competitors would wear the gold medal for the second time in three years, and that the other would claim it […]
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Eastern A quarterfinal: St. Dom’s downs Edward Little
LEWISTON — St. Dom’s stepped on the gas pedal. Edward Little had nothing left in its tank to counterattack. After a furious flurry late in the second period to begin climbing out of a four-goal hole, the Red Eddies’ rally stalled in the third frame as the Saints’ defense stepped up its presence, helping preserve […]
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H.S. Hockey: Top contenders set as playoffs loom
LEWISTON — The eleven-game unbeaten streak meant little to Lewiston High School and coach Jamie Belleau while is was happening. With the advent of the playoffs? “Obviously it was something the press picked up on, and it was great for what it was,” Lewiston coach Jamie Belleau said. “But our focus was the same all […]
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H.S. Skiing: Mt. Blue girls rally for alpine title, earn overall crown
RUMFORD — Adding Fryeburg, Greely and Falmouth to the Class A skiing mix in recent years has added plenty of talent to the alpine skiing pool. Mt. Blue’s Heather Farrington wouldn’t have it any other way. “It’s nice to have somebody different than just Edward Little to chase after,” Farrington said. “To have Greely here, […]