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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Boys’ basketball: Hampden hands Edward Little first loss
HAMPDEN — The Hampden Academy boys basketball team hasn’t lost a home game in more than five years — since Jan. 18, 2010, to be exact. So when undefeated Edward Little of Auburn came visiting for a showdown of the top two teams in Eastern Maine Class A on Monday afternoon, the streak — or […]
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Boys’ basketball: Ian Mileikis of Edward Little fights back from career-threatening injury
AUBURN — Ian Mileikis surveyed the football field through his facemask, planted both feet and cocked his arm to throw the way he’d been coached since peewee level. The rest of what transpired was such a split-second blur that Mileikis can’t quite recount it in order. Clean, blindside hit below the knee. A gruesome, telltale […]
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Edward Little boys’ basketball preview
Overview: Based on its deep returning cast, Edward Little was the consensus No. 1 preseason pick by KVAC coaches. Jensen, Main, Sterling and Roe were 2013-14 starters and are joined by Mileikis, who missed the entire regular season with a broken foot. The Cedre brothers and Cox saw key time off the bench. Adams never […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Eddies’ family atmosphere
Words and gestures aren’t necessary. In that crucial moments, it’s difficult to know for sure if it’s a twin thing, a sister thing, or a teammate thing. But Calli looks back, Molly makes her acknowledgment from the goal, and suddenly everything is OK. “If I can look at her from midfield, she’ll know what I […]
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H.S. Football: Eddies find winning formula at right time
What the Red Eddies lacked was experience, and that was compounded by injuries and other day-to-day incidentals that prevented the full complement of playmakers from being on the field all at once. Timing is everything. More healthy and explosive than it had been all season, EL put a five-game losing skid in the rearview mirror […]
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2014 Edward Little football preview
Coach: Dave Sterling (fifth year) Conference: East Class: A Last year: 3-6, lost in regional quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Hunter Martin (TB), Quinn Bradley (T/DE), Jared Parent (T), Jake Vallee (DE), Brandon Henry (LB); Juniors — Brandon Varney (FB/LB), Drew Lashua (WR/S), Matt Verrill (QB), Corey Gillespie (LB). Key losses: Andrew St. Pierre (LB), […]
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Edward Little football: Eddies couldn’t weight for season
When Edward Little football players stepped on the scale this summer, the readings revealed a sharp turn in the opposite direction of how most older folks wish to go in that department. Brandon Henry gained 10 pounds. Jake Vallee put on 15. Corey Gillespie added 25. Dillon Hummes and Quinn Bradley, well, you won’t even […]