Darren Hartley watches the Edward Little football team grind out a win against Cony during the mid-2000s. Hartley has been hired to coach the Lewiston baseball team. His son Grant is a senior on the EL baseball team. (Sun Journal file photo) Darren Hartley’s interview for the Lewiston varsity baseball coach’s job covered the usual […]
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Unified basketball: Eddies hold off pesky Patriots, 42-41
Melady Mata of Edward Little High School shoots the ball while being defended by Austin Andrews of Gray-New Gloucester during the Unified basketball South quarterfinal at EL in Auburn on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Anyone suffering from tournament withdrawal would have more than gotten their fix from Friday’s Unified quarterfinal between unbeaten Edward […]
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Unified basketball: Eddies would like to make it 3-for-3, but goal is more than a gold ball
The main goal Edward Little co-coaches Elaine Derosby and Sandy Whiting have for the start of the Unified basketball tournament in the South quarterfinals is the same as it’s been throughout their undefeated regular season — creating an environment where everyone is having fun, developing skills and learning life lessons. But like everyone else in […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little’s Adams has built a winning culture for all
Edward Little High School basketball players are a blur as they run through a drill during last Wednesday’s practice at the school’s gym under the watchful eye of their head coach, Mike Adams, middle, as they prepare for Friday night’s state championship game in Portland against Scarborough. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) An Edward Little High School […]
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Boys' hockey: St. Dom's eliminates Edward Little in A North semifinal
St. Dominic’s boys hockey team celebrates one of their goals during the Class A North boys’ hockey semifinals on Saturday night at The Colisee. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Three shots in three minutes. That’s all it took Saturday to completely change the Class A North boys’ hockey semifinal between rivals St. Dominic Academy and […]
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VIDEO: Looking back at Edward Little’s state championship double feature
The Edward Little girls’ basketball team won its first state championship Saturday in a 50-49 thriller over Gorham at the Cross Insurance Arena. Grace Fontaine hit the winning free throw in the game’s final second. The boys followed suit, earning their first gold ball since 1946 with a 41-36 win over Scarborough.
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Edward Little boys golden after stopping Scarborough
PORTLAND — Edward Little’s gold ball collection doubled in one night. Just a couple of hours after the girls’ team won its first state championship, the Edward Little boys’ team won the third in school history, and first since 1946, with a 41-36 win over Scarborough at Cross Insurance Arena on Friday night. Darby Shea’s […]
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Edward Little wins Class AA girls’ basketball championship over Gorham
PORTLAND — Grace Fontaine stepped to the free-throw line with three-tenths of a second to play and everything on the line. “She was probably shaking when she shot that. It was a huge shot,” teammate Hannah Chaput said. Fontaine made the first, and that was all she needed to give Edward Little its first girls’ […]
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Making it right for the 'Red Eddies'
When I was in high school, I tried out for the basketball team and — much to everyone’s clear surprise — made the roster. I scored exactly one basket during the entire season, which was chalked up to a lucky shot because I truly lacked any skill for the game. I remember being relieved when […]
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Playing big — Perry helps Edward Little girls reach title game from different position
Edward Little’s Jade Perry pushes past Lewiston’s Cece Racine on the way to the basket during the teams’ quarterfinal game in Auburn. (Sun Journal File Photo) By virtue of the 70 inches from the top of her head to the bottom of her feet, it’s been up to Jade Perry to take over in the […]