Varsity experience hasn’t been necessary for the undefeated Lewiston boys’ lacrosse team. The precocious Blue Devils cruised to their third consecutive win to christen the Class A East campaign, 11-1, over rival Edward Little on Saturday night at Don Roux Field. Freshman Alex Rivet scored four goals, giving him nine in three games, and chipped […]
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H.S. Baseball: Edward Little roars back, routs Lewiston
AUBURN — Helped by long bus rides south, creative scheduling and some marathon, cold days, Edward Little baseball overcame the lack of outdoor time that plagued other tri-county teams this preseason. “I don’t know how many games, but we had 50 innings, I think,” sophomore shortstop Jarod Norcross-Plourde said. It showed Wednesday, when EL rolled […]
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Lewiston baseball preview
Coach: Andrew Cessario (first year) Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year’s record: 8-9, lost in Class A East quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Michael Wong (SS/P), Kyle Ullrich (P), Ryan Bell (CF); Juniors — Brady Cusson (2B), Austin Wing (3B/P). Key losses: Eddie Emerson, Matt Poulin, Gage Cote. Promising newcomers: Junior — Corey Harvey (OF); Sophomore — Nick Powers […]
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The Hot Corner: Saints … Devils … playoffs … as it should be
LEWISTON — Whaddya say, St. Dom’s and Lewiston hockey loyalists? Same time, same place, next year? Few administrative decisions in high school athletics elicit more hand-wringing, objection and outright bellyaching than Maine Principals’ Association class structure and assignment of schools. Even Tuesday, as hockey’s Class A final four prepared to lace it up at Androscoggin Bank […]
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The Hot Corner: No title, but one special journey for Devils
Deftly fielding a reporter’s late-afternoon Sunday phone call that probably interrupted a New England Patriots game, Lewiston boys’ basketball coach Tim Farrar forecast in November that his team had “a chance to do something special.” Well, he slam-dunked that prediction. Poster quality, too, even if “special” stopped two wins shy of every team’s dare-to-dream aspiration. […]
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Class A East boys’ semifinal: Lewiston knocks off Edward Little, 55-45
AUGUSTA — Snubbed by the coaches in its conference in a preseason poll, overshadowed by its riverside rival for two decades, the Lewiston Blue Devils are mad as hell, taking it no longer, and headed for a regional final. Isaiah Harris and Trever irish combined for 12 points in a fourth quarter dominated by No. […]
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Lewiston, EL boys’ basketball games postponed to Monday morning
AUGUSTA – For the second consecutive year, the boys’ basketball teams from Lewiston and Edward Little will have to wait until Monday to play their quarterfinal games at Augusta Civic Center. Saturday night’s blizzard warnings have forced postponement of the Lewiston-Cony and Edward Little-Brewer games scheduled for 8 and 9:30 p.m., respectively. The games now […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little rallies past Lewiston to claim No. 1 regional seed
This one, 58-53 Thursday night over Lewiston, means just a little bit more. Because of the opponent, of course, and because it unofficially locked up the No. 1 seed in the Class A East boys’ basketball tournament. EL (17-1) rallied from 13 points down to win in overtime at Cony on Tuesday, routed Mt. Blue […]
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Girls’ basketball: Edward Little overcomes spirited Lewiston on strength of Tianna Harriman’s 22
Thanks to a phenomenal effort by the Blue Devils in what was essentially their playoff game, the competitive fire between the two schools burned brightly again for Thursday night, at least. EL started both the third and fourth quarters with a 7-0 run and overcame a halftime deficit to eliminate Lewiston from Class A East […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mt. Ararat tops Lewiston to clinch playoff berth
TOPSHAM — Sitting in the final playoff spot with two games remaining — including one against a team giving chase — puts those games in the “must-win” column. Tuesday, the Mt. Ararat High School girls basketball team sat at No. 9 in the Eastern Maine Class A Heal points. The Eagles secured their hold on […]