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 […]
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Tennis singles qualifying: Local players advance to MPA Singles Tourney main draw
LEWISTON — Eight boys’ tennis players and eight girls’ tennis players advanced Saturday into the main draw of the Maine Principals’ Association singles tournament, which begins in two weeks. At Region 4 qualifying at Lewiston High School, the qualifying girls were Bethany Hammond of St. Dom’s, Alanna Taylor of Lewiston, Letourneau, Clio Barr of Hall-Dale, […]
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H.S.softball: Kahkonen catches on to new role for Oxford Hills
AUBURN — Annika Kahkonen thought she had been thinking about and preparing for the challenges ahead this softball season. As Oxford Hills’ veteran catcher, she had two new pitchers to work with and a crucial leadership role on her team. “I came into the season prepared to have to work with the pitchers,” Kahkonen said. […]
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H.S softball: Oxford Hills fends of Edward Little rally
She had warmed up a little earlier in the game, and when Edward Little closed the gap with each hit in the seventh, Whitman knew it might be a matter of time before she might be called upon to close out the game. Sure enough, with the tying run on and a potential winning run […]
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H.S. Baseball: Blake Slicer, Will Frank fling Oxford Hills past error-prone Edward Little
Six errors led to four runs without a hit in the Vikings’ half of the fifth inning Wednesday, spelling the difference in a 4-2 KVAC baseball verdict at Austin Field. “We didn’t hit the ball very well. We didn’t get any guys on, so when we finally could, we did make some things happen, and […]
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Girls’ lacrosse: Vikings repel Eddies
AUBURN — Two teams intent on improving defensively to begin their 2015 campaigns clashed on opening day Tuesday in a blustery, low-scoring affair at Edward Little High School. Buoyed by a strong second half, Oxford Hills nabbed the win on the road. The Vikings held off the Red Eddies, 6-4, for a season-opening KVAC girls’ […]
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2015 Eastern A softball preview
Four local teams hope to be in the mix this spring in Eastern Maine Class A. Oxford Hills, Edward Little and Mt. Blue all reached the playoffs last year and expect to again. Lewiston hopes to improve enough to challenge for a tourney spot. Oxford Hills went the furthest last spring, losing to Cony in […]
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Class A East Baseball: Lewiston, EL, Mt. Blue under new management
Let’s try to keep this straight. Dave Jordan, the former Lewiston coach, is now at Edward Little. Andrew Cessario, an assistant football coach at Edward Little and a teacher in the Auburn school system, takes over for Jordan at Lewiston. The rivals are scheduled to meet Wednesday, April 22, in the KVAC season opener at […]
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2015 Oxford Hills Softball Preview
Coach: Cindy Goddard (27th year) Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year’s results: 14-4 (lost in Eastern A semifinal) Returning athletes: Seniors — Savanna Morin (OF), Annika Kahkonen (C), Shannon Fillebrown (OF), Kayleigh Knox (OF) Anna Winslow (1b); Juniors — Cody Akers (P/3b), Erika Whitman (P/3b). Key losses: Crystal West (P), Taylor Johnson (SS), Myriah Lausier […]
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Oxford Hills baseball preview
Coach: Shane Slicer (13th year) Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year’s record: 12-6, lost in Class A East semifinals Returning players: Seniors — Brady LaFrance (OF), Will Frank (P), Aiden Heikkinen (P/OF); Juniors — Matt Smith (C), Blake Slicer (P/OF). Key losses: Nick Attaliades-Ryan, Matt Beauchesne, Nick Bowie, Riley Chickering, Walter Feeney, Ty Martin, Dalton Rice. Promising newcomers: Senior […]