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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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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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 […]
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Tale of the tape: Class AA girls’ state championship
Who: Edward Little (14-7) vs. Gorham (14-7) What: Class AA state championship Where: Cross Insurance Arena, Portland When: Friday, March 2, 6 p.m. Starting fives: Edward Little — Piper Norcross (Sr. G), Grace Fontaine (Jr. G), Grace Beaudet (Sr. G), Chantel Ouellette (So. F), Jade Perry (Jr. C); Gorham — Brittany Desjardin (Jr. G), Olivia […]
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Tale of the tape: Class AA boys’ state championship
Who: Edward Little (17-4) vs. Scarbourgh (16-5) What: Class AA state championship Where: Cross Insurance Arena, Portland When: Friday, March 2, approximately 7:45 p.m. (following AA girls’ championship) Starting fives: Edward Little — Tyler Morin (Sr. G), Ibn Khalid (Sr. G), Darby Shea (Sr. F), Austin Brown (So. F), Wol Maiwen (Jr. C); Scarborough — Jaquan Seme […]
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Boys’ basketball: Each of Edward Little’s senior trio has played unique role on road to state title game
AUBURN — Each of Edward Little’s three senior starters has one goal in mind, but each brings something different to the Red Eddies’ success this season. On Friday night, Ibn Khalid, Tyler Morin and Darby Shea could become the first seniors in 72 years to say they led Edward Little to a state championship. “It […]
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Mr., Miss Maine Basketball finalists announced
Portland High’s Terion Moss has been named a finalist for the Mr. Maine Basketball award, to be presented on March 9. Moss is joined by other finalists Taylor Schildroth of George Stevens Academy and Ian McIntyre of Hampden Academy. The three finalists for Miss Maine Basketball include Page Brown of Boothbay Region, Kolleen Bouchard of […]
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And One: Ticket information and other notes from basketball tournament
Ibn Khalid (23) of Edward Little High School and Andrew Rent of Gorham compete for a loose ball during a game in Auburn earlier this season. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal File Photo) Edward Little fans worried about attending both the girls’ and boys’ Class AA state championships on Friday making their wallets a little lighter can […]
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AA South boys' final: Scarborough wins first regional basketball title
PORTLAND — Phil Conley walked into the Scarborough High’s boys’ basketball team’s locker room and let out a yell: “Are you kidding me?” And the celebration began with a roar. Finally, Scarborough is playing in a boys’ basketball state championship game. The top-ranked Red Storm used near-perfect foul shooting in the fourth quarter to pull […]