AUBURN — Pine Tree Conference defenders find themselves in a darned if they do, darned if they don’t quandary whenever they meet Darnnell Hairston on a football field. Give Edward Little’s 6-foot-1, 180-pound senior workhorse tailback any space to operate and Hairston will usually run around, over or through them. But bringing Hairston down isn’t […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Teams ready for postseason
It’s something with which Jane DiPompo and Julia Parker are all too familiar. The co-coaches of the Spruce Mountain field hockey squad, once the coaches of Jay and Livermore Falls, respectively, are used to seeing the Mountain Valley Conference’s weaker strength of schedule factor into the final standings for their teams in a a less-than-flattering […]
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Cross country notebook: Mt. Blue Relays, individual achievements cap regular season
The final week of the high school cross country regular season didn’t necessarily hold a lot of surprises, but it did offer some fantastic farewells and perhaps some tantalizing hints of what may lie in store when the big meets start next weekend. The season went out with a bang with Friday’s Mt. Blue Relays. […]
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HS Field Hockey: Eddies overcome Devils
AUBURN — Frustrated by both a lack of execution on the final touch and an amazing effort from Lewiston’s keeper, Edward Little stared for the better part of 50 minutes Monday into the beast that might have been a shocking loss to its cross-river rival. Courtney Pelletier finally had enough. Driving through the middle, Pelletier […]
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H.S. Football Notebook: Hornets couldn’t pass up an opportunity
Leavitt has unleashed Jordan Hersom and the passing game in spots this season. Yet because the Hornets are usually running away from the competition by the second quarter, they have invariably had to keep one of their best weapons in the holster. Hersom dropped back to pass 12 times in Friday night’s 22-17 win over […]
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Girls’ soccer: Lewiston blanks Edward Little
LEWISTON — Lewiston girls’ soccer coach Butch Dow will be the first to say his team has struggled in executing corner kicks. That wasn’t the case Saturday night. The Blue Devils converted two of their three corners into goals in earning a 3-0 shutout win over the Edward Little Red Eddies. The Blue Devils (4-6) […]
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Boys’ soccer: Lewiston wears down Edward Little
LEWISTON– With his team missing a pair of starting fullbacks, Edward Little boys’ soccer coach Dave Morin was in a festive mood. Using what he called a “Christmas Tree defense” against a more talented Lewiston team, his squad kept things close. In the end, it was too much talent on the other side of the […]
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High school football: Edward Little comes up big
AUBURN — Big plays lead to a big start that lead to a big win for the Edward Little football team. The Red Eddies were able to score 20 points in the first quarter, taking advantage of Mt. Ararat’s mistakes in a convincing 42-6 win Friday at Walton Field. “It feels good,” said senior back […]
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HS field hockey notes: Oak Hill playing for a good cause
What began as a school assignment has turned into so much more for Oak Hill senior captain Ashley Ward. Faced with choosing a senior research project, Ward was searching for inspiration. She found it, ironically enough, while sifting through a company’s Web page for new field hockey equipment. “One day, I was on the Longstreth […]
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Cross Country: Festival starts October in style
When cross country runners see October on their calendar, they all circle the last three Saturdays of the month. This year, Oct. 15, 22 and 29 represent the conference, regional and state championship meets. Big events? You bet. For sheer size, scope and mass of humanity, however, there’s no Saturday bigger than the one that […]