A former Edward Little High School cheerleader and gymnast, Allison (Cummings) Melangton said Tuesday that what she learned at EL planted the seeds of her sports career. Melangton, 50, is president and CEO of the 2012 Super Bowl Host Committee in Indianapolis. She’s the daughter of Eleanor and Norman Cummings of Auburn. With the Colts […]
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Trends toward school choice could benefit Auburn, consultant tells council
AUBURN — A refurbished Edward Little High School might be able to take advantage of trends toward open enrollment and charter schools, according to school consultant Mike McCormick. McCormick, a consultant hired to help draw up a facilities master plan for Auburn schools, outlined his work so far to a combined meeting Monday night of […]
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Don’t tie up E.L. renovations with single-campus debate
The Maine Board of Education’s recent denial of state funding to replace Edward Little High School should have driven a stake through the heart of the Auburn School Department’s ill-advised single-campus plan. But once bad ideas get onto the public agenda, they’re harder to kill than vampires. The single-campus plan, green-lighted by the School Committee […]
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High school basketball: Crenshaw lifts Eddies in fourth quarter
AUBURN — Edward Little needed someone or something to wake it up from a third quarter nap that turned a four-point lead into a three-point deficit. Enter Aaron Crenshaw, for the first time all night. And the Red Eddies, and their fans, immediately responded. Crenshaw’s six points, four rebounds and enormous presence in the paint […]
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Hockey notes: Down the stretch for high school girls
Only a week remains in the girls’ ice hockey regular season, and the Leavitt/Edward Little Red Hornets appear to be catching fire at just the right time. “Ability-wise, we’re there, we’ve proven we can win big games,” coach Eric Geoffroy said. “It’s whether or not we come to play.” After a 3-0 shutout against rival […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Rams outrun Eddies
AUBURN — You’ve heard of a final score that doesn’t do the actual game justice? Undefeated Cony’s 65-56 victory over Edward Little in a KVAC girls’ basketball showdown Tuesday night falls into that category at both ends of the spectrum. It doesn’t explain how close we were to both a Rams rout or a Red […]
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Girls’ hockey: Red Hornets swarm Blue Devils
LEWISTON — It took more than 60 minutes of playing time, and an eerily familiar fortunate bounce, but Leavitt/Edward Little finally found a way to solve Lewiston freshman keeper Paige Fontaine. And it happened three times. The Red Hornets parlayed that good bounce and a nifty deke from Tori Couture into a pair of goals […]
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High school hockey: Blue Devils dispatch Red Eddies
LEWISTON — Lewiston’s dominance over Edward Little continued Saturday night, but the Eddies certainly made the Blue Devils earn it. Stefan Vallee capped a 2-on-1 rush with a backhand goal at 8:11 of the third period to give Lewiston some breathing room, helping to lift the Devils to an important 3-1 victory over cross-river rival […]
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H.S. Hockey Notes: Rivalry adds spice to Saturday night
To hear Edward Little coach Craig Latuscha and Lewiston coach Jamie Belleau speak to the teams’ rivalry game Saturday, there’s nothing to it. Both echoed the familiar refrain that the team that can put together a full, three-period effort against the other will earn the victory. But this year, there is a bit more to […]
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H.S. Wrestling: Edward Little trio enjoys its independence
AUBURN — The trio that constitutes the Edward Little wrestling team doesn’t have its own home gym and isn’t even technically a team. Brothers Shawn and Sheldon Bang and Conner Murphy do live under the same roof, though, brought together by similarly nomadic backgrounds and a love of wrestling. They are also three of the […]