In a span of just three minutes, the Edward Little girls’ basketball team forced five turnovers and jumped out to a double-digit lead. That start put Lewiston in an early hole and helped propel the Red Eddies to a 52-32 victory. “What I’m so happy with is how defensively well we’ve played all year,” EL […]
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Girls’ basketball: Edward Little shuts down Lewiston
The Red Eddies picked up their defensive play and started hitting shots with consistency, forcing their rivals from Lewiston to do the same. But the Blue Devils couldn’t keep pace. The Eddies opened a double-digit lead in the second quarter and controlled the game the rest of the way in a 46-26 win in a showdown […]
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Girls’ basketball: Red Eddies shake Cheverus
AUBURN — Despite an early lead that put Cheverus in an immediate hole, the Edward Little girls’ basketball team just couldn’t seem to shake the Stags through the first half Friday night. With Cheverus’3-point prowess, the Stags were always within striking distance, and the Red Eddies couldn’t build on that early advantage. In the third […]
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Girls’ basketball: Jacques expands her horizons
But the Red Eddies girls’ basketball coach believes that the best is still to come for the EL senior. “I think she’s going to play her best when she’s like 20,” Jipson said. “When she gets into a real weight room and she’s just concentrating on basketball. She’s a great soccer player, but when she […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: EL fends off Oxford Hills rally
AUBURN — Jordyn Reynolds knew it was time to up her game. With her Edward Little girls’ basketball battling foul trouble and struggling for offense, the junior center knew she could and needed to do her part. “I knew I had to perform a little bit better,” Reynolds said. “When you have some other starters […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Edward Little fends off Bangor
In a game in which Bangor and Edward Little traded defensive stops and occasional offensive sparks, it was a pair of Red Eddies spurts that opened the lead in a season-opening clash of two Class AA North contenders. EL held off the Rams in the final quarter for a 43-37 win. “That’s a great win,” […]
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2015 Winter Preview: Edward Little girls’ basketball
Coach: Craig Jipson (11th year) Conference: KVAC, Class: AA North Last year’s result: 15-5, lost in Eastern A semifinals Returning athletes: Seniors – Emily Jacques (6-0 guard), Karli Stubbs (5-10 forward), Francesca Beth-Haines (5-8 forward); Juniors – Jordyn Reynolds (6-0 center), Kaylee Jipson (5-4 guard); Sophomore – Piper Norcross (5-6 guard), Grace Beaudet (5-6 guard). […]
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Boys’ soccer: Lewiston blanks Edward Little, 5-0
LEWISTON — The Lewiston High School boys’ soccer team’s amazing regular season — the top-seeding, the perfect record, the unbeaten streak and the astounding number of goals — meant little Tuesday night for the start of the postseason. Lewiston’s run last year took it all the way to a regional championship and the Class A […]
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Maslah Hassan finds home on Lewiston soccer fields
LEWISTON — Maslah Hassan is at home on the soccer field. The field is where he finds happiness. It’s his comfort zone. It’s a place of escape from the noise of the world. “When I’m really sad sometimes, I just get a ball and get my cleats and just forget about what’s going on in […]
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Girls’ soccer preliminary: Edward Little advances past Lewiston, 2-0
EL is peaking late in the season again and wondering just how far it might lead. The Red Eddies scored twice in the first half and blanked Lewiston 2-0 in a Class A North preliminary game Friday. EL advances to Tuesday’s quarterfinal at Bangor. “Every game we’re getting better and better,” sophomore forward Piper Norcross […]