Eastern A Local players to watch: Edward Little: Sarah Hammond, Jr. P, Emmy Lashua, Fr. C, Jordyn Reynolds, Jr. 1b; Oxford Hills: Anna Winslow, Sr. 1b, Annika Kahkonen, Sr. 2b, Shannon Fillebrown, Sr., OF, Erika Whitman, Jr. P/3b, Cody Akers Jr. P/3b. Favorites: Messalonskee is the top seed and has finished strong. Teams will have to […]
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H.S. Baseball Playoffs: Class C West bracket brutal for top seeds Dirigo, Winthrop
Nowhere in high school sports is the single-elimination format scarier for top-ranked teams and their coaches than baseball, the game in which a dancing curveball or a perilous hop can stymie the best on the wrong day. Easy to understand, then, why one potential quarterfinal matchup in Class C West quickens everyone’s pulse rate ever-so-slightly. […]
Lewiston boys win Class A state title
TOPSHAM — It seemed only fitting that Isaiah Harris’ final trip across the finish line in a Lewiston uniform was the one that brought a state title back to the track and field program. Leading by a point over Scarborough and two points clear of Cheverus heading into the 4×400 relay — the final event […]
H.S. Track: Edward Little javelin group coaching one another to success
A coaching overhaul within the Edward Little track and field program left senior Alex Hunt and the rest of the team’s javelin throwers wondering if they’d be left to coach themselves this year. In the short term, the answer was, “Yes.” Two weeks into the outdoor season, the Red Eddies were still in search of […]
High school baseball: Bangor holds off Edward Little for top seed
Coach Jeff Fahey’s defending state champions jumped out to an early lead and rode DeLaite’s dominant performance on the mound to a 4-1 victory over Edward Little of Auburn at Mansfield Stadium to secure the No. 1 seed for the regional playoffs that begin next week. “I’m very proud of my boys, we had a […]
H.S. Track: Lewiston sweeps KVAC Championships
BATH — If defending its KVAC crown wasn’t enough motivation for the Lewiston boys’ track and field team heading into the conference championship meet Saturday at McMann Field, the Blue Devils found plenty more just a week earlier in Bangor. Having rolled through many of its meets over the course of the regular season, Lewiston […]
High School softball: Edward Little blanks Oxford Hills behind Hammond three-hitter
PARIS — Friday morning, the Edward Little softball team was probably as excited to board a bus as the Sandra Bullock character in the movie Speed. The Red Eddies endured a lengthy, frustrating day Thursday on a road trip to Bangor for a game that was eventually washed out because of the weather. The trip […]
H.S. Baseball: Edward Little avenges Oxford Hills, wins ninth straight
PARIS — Two road trips. Two come-from-behind, payback victories. One more regular-season game with its top three pitchers available and a shot at the top seed in the Class A East baseball tournament. The week couldn’t have gone much better for Edward Little if the Red Eddies had scripted it. EL shed the stigma of a […]
High school baseball: EL dismisses Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Edward Little exploded for 12 runs in the middle innings to claim a 12-5 come-from-behind win over Mt. Blue on Tuesday afternoon at Hippach Field. Falling behind, 4-0, after just two innings the Red Eddies (11-3) turned to left hander Damien St. Pierre for three innings of stellar relief and instantly went to […]
H.S. Softball: Edward Little fights back against Lewiston, 18-10
AUBURN — The team with a dozen losses wasn’t supposed to send 11 batters to the plate and score six runs in the first inning. Not that it was a complete shock, this being the second meeting of the season in the Lewiston-Edward Little softball rivalry. The Devils’ three one-run losses in the past two […]