High school roundup: Edward Little girls tip Vikings, secure No. 8 seed in playoffs

Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Edward Little's Deanna Morency, left and Oxford Hills' Caitlin Hanley battle for control of the ball during Tuesday afternoon's game in Auburn.

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Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Edward Little's Kathryn St.Hilaire kicks the ball away from Oxford Hills goalie Brittina Maheux before she can get control of a loose ball in front of the net during Tuesday afternoon's game in Auburn.

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Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Oxford Hills goalie Brittina Maheux, far right, tries to recover and pounce on a loose ball after Edward Little's Kathryn St. Hilairebackground, knocked it out of her hands during Tuesday's game in Auburn. Also trying to get a foot on the loose ball are EL's Lauren Bennett and Oxford Hills' Lacey Landry.

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Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Edward Little girls soccer coach Valerie Brown Ackley watches her team battle Oxford Hills Tuesday afternoon.

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Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Oxford Hills girls soccer coach Joe Cormier watches his team battle EL during Tuesday afternoon's game in Auburn.

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SOUTH PARIS - Emily Grund scored on a direct kick with 14:03 remaining in regulation to lift Edward Little to a 1-0 victory over Oxford Hills in their KVAC regular-season girls' soccer finale Tuesday. 

Edward Little will advance to the Eastern Class A playoffs as the No. 8 seed.

The Red Eddies (6-6-2) had multiple chnces to score, but keeper Samantha Hatch played a solid game for the Vikings (0-12-2). Hatch finished with seven saves, while Kate Sawyer turned back three shots for EL to preserve the shutout. 

Winslow 4, Gardiner 1

AUGUSTA - Jordan Mallett netted a goal in each half as unbeaten Winslow hustled to a 4-1 victory over Gardiner.

Alliyah Veilleux and Kim Curtis also tallied for the Black Raiders (15-0) to complete the scoring.Jessica Gordon made seven saves for Winslow to notch the win. 

Ashley Abbott scored the Tigers' (9-2-4) lone goal with an assist by Kate Turmell. Jenn Day turned aside 18 shots between the posts for Gardiner. 

Boys' soccer

EL 3, Oxford Hills 2

AUBURN - Jeremy Therriault scored on an indirect kick with 21:30 left in the second half to lift Edward Little to a 3-2 victory over Oxford Hills in a late-season KVAC boys' soccer tilt. 

Nate Blais gave the Red Eddies (8-4-2) a 2-0 advantage in the first frame with assists from Therriault and Tim Mains. Ian Dollen-Oliveto made 10 saves in net for EL to record the win. 

The Vikings (1-13-1) received goals from Tobias Wahlers and Derek Morin. Matt McVety handled netkeeping duties and turned back seven shots in the contest. 

Lewiston 6, Morse 1

BATH - Playoff-bound Lewiston finished out the season with 6-1 lopsided win over Morse in boys' soccer game Tuesday evening.

The Blue Devils (9-2-3) had no problem building a 4-0 lead by the first half.

Lewiston's Abdallahi Omer and Shobow Saban each scored a goal and picked an assist. J.J. Musse, Ahmed Mohamed and Dahir Abdi also scored goals. Omer's goal came on a penalty kick.

The Shipbuilders managed to get a point on the scoreboard whne Blak McElman scored on a Taylor Oddleifson feed in the second half.