AUBURN — When five seniors stepped out on the court to start Friday’s game, none of them were trying to think about Senior Night. With the recognition of seniors in their final home basketball matchup coming in between games of Friday’s doubleheader, the Edward Little girls’ put their minds on the task at hand. “We […]
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Hockey notebook: Red Eddies’ ‘powerful’ win their third in a row
Edward Little was down for the count. Trailing 2-0 to the Maranacook/Hall-Dale/Winthrop Hawks, a team the Eddies desperately needed to defeat in order to climb the standings, Edward Little was pushing for a goal to get back into the game. The goal just wouldn’t come. And then there was a penalty. A big one. A […]
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Boys’ Basketball Notebook: Double dip likely for Lewiston, EL
You already knew this, but Lewiston and Edward Little just can’t stay out of each other’s way. That has been true on the fields and courts for more than a century, but it takes on new meaning in a boys’ basketball context over the next nine days. Lewiston (14-3) and EL (11-6) close out the […]
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Girls’ basketball notebook: Mustangs dig deep
There was reason to be optimistic as the basketball season approached. The Monmouth Academy girls’ team were returning most of last year’s club and significant improvement was expected to follow. That all changed before the season even started. The Mustangs lost three starters to injuries during soccer season. Suddenly, Monmouth was back to square one. […]
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H.S. skiing: KVAC, MVC combine conference meets
If there is one familiar refrain from area ski coaches as the KVAC and MVC get set to run their conference meets this week, it’s that in each case, the competition really is too close to call. The conferences have also thrown a wrinkle into things this season, and have chosen to run a joint […]
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H.S. Wrestling: Camden Hills defense KVAC crown, Cony edges Mt. Blue in Class A
AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference wrestling title was decided the moment Camden Hills’ bus arrived at Cony High School Saturday. Bragging rights in Class A, however, had to wait until the buses were warming up for the ride home. Camden Hills easily defended its conference crown, winning by 133 points. But the real […]
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HS Hockey Notes: Intriguing rematch
LEWISTON — My, how things have changed. When St. Dom’s defeated Lewiston back in December, the Blue Devils suffered the second of three consecutive defeats. The Saints stumbled to a 2-2 start, and the hockey communities of Lewiston and Auburn were shaken. As the team’s prepare to meet again Saturday, both have emerged as Eastern […]
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Boys’ basketball: Rams race past Red Eddies
For long, painful stretches Friday night, Edward Little looked like a definitively distant seventh, and the train often appeared to be leaving the rails. EL never fully recovered from a disastrous start, and drastic differences in rebounding and free-throw proficiency spelled a 56-45 KVAC loss to Bangor. With the exception of a 32-second window early […]
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High school roundup: Lupardo’s hat trick sends Edward Little past Brunswick
By Sun Journal staff AUBURN — Drew Lupardo registered a hat trick Wednesday as Edward Little skated to a 3-1 victory over Brunswick in a Class A boys’ hockey matchup . Lupardo gave the Red Eddies (7-5-1) a 1-0 advantage early in the second period with an assist from Adam Lebrun. Lupardo posted his second […]