There was a time a few years ago when the Monmouth Academy boys’ soccer team was nearly extinct. With dwindling numbers and interest, the program was barely surviving. The Mustangs have a different perspective these days. Years removed from looking into combining with other schools, Monmouth’s is well on the way back. “We’re getting better […]
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The Hot Corner: Thank you, and best wishes
Eight-or-so years I’ve known Troy Barnies, and he’s thanked me at least a dozen times. Did it again Friday. That would be noteworthy and praiseworthy enough on its own. Etiquette isn’t it used to be. Neither is the relationship between athletes and journalists, which is more adversarial than amicable these days. When the star athlete […]
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Football: Brunswick outlasts EL
BRUNSWICK —It’s always something. That was the case with the Edward Little football team Friday night. With every drive that went somewhere and every momentum swing that went in favor of the Red Eddies, there was always some mistake the derailed everything. As a result, what began as a hard-nosed and competitive effort by Edward […]
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Basketball: Auburn’s Troy Barnies going pro
AUBURN — Troy Barnies’ boyhood dream has come true. The Edward Little High School and University of Maine product is a professional basketball player. Barnies will fly Sunday from the United States to Europe, where he will sign a contract next week to play for a team in Turkey. “I’m on Cloud Nine. I’m floating […]
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Cross country notebook: Rebels without a loss
The Telstar boys continued to roll through their Mountain Valley Conference schedule this week, winning a five-team meet at Monmouth Wednesday to improve to 4-0 in the conference. The Rebels placed four in the top six to finish with 32 points to defeat Hall-Dale (67), Winthrop (71), Monmouth (93) and Dirigo (98). Josef Holt-Andrews turned […]
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HS Girls’ Soccer: Devils earn rare win over Eddies
AUBURN — It didn’t take long for a little bit of tinkering to pay off in a big way. In her first attempt at a penalty kick in a game, sweeper Shae Godbout nearly drove the ball through the twine. In her first game on the wing after moving up from halfback, Kenzi Sullivan displayed […]
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Boys’ soccer: Erskine drops Red Eddies
AUBURN — Coach Dave Morin can’t say he’s seen many soccer games like he did Tuesday. His Edward Little boys’ soccer team had an uphill battle against Erskine Academy and ended up on the short end of a 2-1 game. The Red Eddies not only had the challenge of playing after a tough loss to […]
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High School Football: Resurgent Rams rout Red Eddies
AUBURN — In retrospect, it was probably silly for anybody to think that the Bangor High School football team would lose two straight games. Foolhardy, also, not to recognize that if the Rams’ top rusher went down with multiple injuries, they probably had one, or two, or six guys to replace him. Neither Wyatt Frost […]
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Cross Country Notebook: Devils don’t wallow in mire
Complaints, even excuses, flew freely after the girls’ cross country race Sept. 9 at Edward Little High School. Hurricane Irene wreaked havoc on many of the wooded trails in the tri-county area. Even after two nearly dry weeks, the running loop at Edward Little High School was no exception. Lewiston coach T.J. Niles broke away […]
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Field Hockey: Eagles explode away from Eddies
AUBURN — Messalonskee field hockey coach Katie Gorham looked at the scoreboard clock, weighed her team’s tenuous lead, turned to the players and tried to put the 14 minutes into perspective. “That’s half an episode of Seinfeld,” Gorham said. Hard to say whether the Eagles laughed knowingly or nervously, since they’re only old enough to […]