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Red Eddies hope more depth will lead to more wins in 2016

AUBURN — Last year, the Edward Little golf team had top end guys, but lacked the depth to consistently win matches. Coming into the new year, coach Chris Merrill believes the Red Eddies have the perfect mix of top end guys and depth at the end of the rotation to go farther than the KVAC […]

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Fall 2016 Preview: Lewiston Golf

Coach: Tom LeBlond (second year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: 7-1, KVAC Class A Champions, sixtth at the Class State Championship. Returning athletes: Juniors — Stephanie Rodrigue, Alex Robert, Joe Bisson, Cam Dionne. Key losses: Brendon Croteau, Kyle Morin, Sam Zashut. Promising newcomer: Freshman — Sam Payne. Season outlook: The Blue Devills have two strong returning players in Stephanie […]

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Fall 2016 Preview: Mt. Blue Golf

Coach: Mark Cyr (10th year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Returning athletes: Juniors — Ryan Nelson, Marshall Doyon. Key losses: Russell France, Cameron Atherton. Promising newcomer: Freshman — Makayla Estes-Harrington. Season outlook: Mt. Blue does not have enough golfers this year to win any matches. They are still going to compete with the three that they have, with […]

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Fall 2016 Preview: Oxford Hills Golf

Coach: Mike Grace (13th year) Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year’s record: 0-8 Returning athletes: Seniors — Ken Kozak, Trey Dekutoski; Sophomores — Annie Kenney, Anthony Michaud, Connor Ward. Key losses: Mac Kim,  Andrew Fleming. Promising newcomers: Juniors — Emery Chickering, Steven Dailey; Freshmen — Wyatt Bryant, Connor Dailey, Matt Johnson, Copper Bushey. Season outlook: They are young […]

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Boys’ Track: Butler out-throws competition again for EL

AUBURN — Javelins don’t always stick in the ground. Depending on the landing trajectory, the spear-like throwing implement may bounce when it lands. Often the best throws do solidly stick. Unlike an ideal javelin throw, Cole Butler didn’t stick in one place. Yet, he’s still been the best at what he does wherever he’s landed. […]

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H.S. Baseball: Edward Little finishes off rival Lewiston

AUBURN — In baseball, the curveball giveth and the curveball taketh away. It did both for Edward Little’s Jarod Norcross Plourde, and it made for a pair of crucial moments in the Red Eddies’ 3-1 KVAC baseball win over Lewiston at Austin Field on Friday. Norcross Plourde collected one of the Red Eddies’ (15-1) three […]

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H.S. Baseball: Oxford Hills knocks off Edward Little with no-hitter

“It feels great. I haven’t thrown one of those before, so it was awesome to get one,” said Johnson, a sophomore who didn’t think the abbreviated game did anything to dull his achievement on the mound. Johnson allowed just three base runners, including a pair of walks in the second inning and a harmless lead-off […]

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Boys’ Lacrosse: Brunswick puts away Lewiston in battle

“The Lewiston-Brunswick battles have always been a good, high-level competition,” Brunswick coach Don Glover said. “It’s turned out to be a nice little rivalry back and forth.” Back and forth is how the game went as well. The teams traded off goals one-by-one in the first quarter, with Roman Dennis scoring seven seconds in for […]

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H.S. Baseball: Spruce Mountain withstands wind, Medomak Valley

Gilboe gave up a ground-rule double to the first batter he faced — Adam Eutsler. Ollie Brown singled Eutsler in two batters later and the Panthers (4-6) had a quick 1-0 lead. The hits didn’t stop coming against Gilboe, who allowed lead-off hits in each of the first five innings, but the runs did for […]

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Girls’ Lacrosse: Messalonskee soars past Lewiston

Lewiston’s Sasha LeClair took the first shot-on-goal of the game three minutes in, but Eagles (6-0) goalie Sydni Collier was right there to make the save. At the other end of the field a minute later, India Languet didn’t miss, taking a feed from Ally Turner and beating Blue Devils (6-1) goalie Kaylyn Labonte. There […]