The Red Eddies played their biggest rival even in the first half, but the second half was all Blue Devils, as they scored all three of their goals after halftime in a 3-0 win at Don Roux Field. Lewiston coach Mike McGraw talked about a few adjustments his team made during halftime, including moving his […]
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High School Girls’ Soccer: Bangor wasn’t afraid to shoot in victory over EL
AUBURN — The Bangor Rams shot, and shot, and continued to shoot in their KVAC girls’ soccer tilt against the Edward Little Red Eddies on Friday afternoon. The defending Class A state champions fired off 13 shots in the opening half, with no positive result. But they finally converted on their 17th attempt, a strike […]
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High School Field Hockey: EL overcomes early struggles in win over Lewiston
After a slow first half, the Red Eddies pulled away from their rivals, the Lewiston Blue Devils 3-0 on Tuesday afternoon at Sherwood Heights Elementary School. “We were kind of running into each other’s positions a little bit at first,” EL coach Greg Perkins said. “I thought we passed better in the second half. We […]
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The 12 games of High School Football
Another high school football season in Maine is upon us, and for the most ardent fans across the state, the first Friday night feels like Christmas morning: So much anticipation, so much joy. Everything is new and shiny. In the spirit of Christmas, let’s look at 12 games this season — one per week — […]
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First and 10: Weekend blitz
Friday, 7 p.m. Two teams with aspirations of knocking on the door of the top three Portland-area teams. It was a close game last year, and a win this year puts one of the teams in the driver’s seat for a home playoff game. CHEVERUS AT OXFORD HILLS/BUCKFIELD Friday, 7 p.m. The Vikings get to […]
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Fall 2016 Preview: Edward Little Cross Country
Coaches: Justin Richardson (first year), Ryan Getchell (first year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Jacob Gamache, Connor Larson. Juniors — Russell Allen, Reece Rodrigue, Amadou Ousmane, Sabin Oliver, Gavin Hansen. Sophomores — Matthew Syphers, Michael Gary, Alec Larson, Carter Shaw. Girls: Senior — Hannah Stauffer. Juniors —Annie Hazelton, Ella Henry. Sophomores […]
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Fall 2016 Preview: Edward Little Golf
Coach: Chris Merrill (Third year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Returning athletes: Seniors — Ryan Raby, Jacob Dubuc; Sophomores — Aaron Perkins; Ben Cassidy. Key losses: Austin Cox, Kyle Romero. Promising newcomers: Senior — Deryk Belanger; Sophomore — Nathan Farnsworth; Freshman — Dan Milks. Season outlook: EL returns four of its top six golfers from last year […]
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Red Eddies hope more depth will lead to more wins in 2016
AUBURN — Last year, the Edward Little golf team had top end guys, but lacked the depth to consistently win matches. Coming into the new year, coach Chris Merrill believes the Red Eddies have the perfect mix of top end guys and depth at the end of the rotation to go farther than the KVAC […]
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Preview 2016: Edward Little boys’ soccer
Coach: Tim Mains (first year) Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year: 4-6-4 Returning players: Seniors — Jarod Norcross-Plourde (F), Owen Mower (G), Spencer Harrington (D), Brandon Asselin (D), Brandon Case (D), Salah Ali (M), Abdifatah Dafe (M), Eli McBride (M); Juniors — Spencer Frahn (D), Patrick Luizzo D), Tyler Morin (M), Alex Thompson (M), Nick […]
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Local teams hit refresh button as fall season begins
That’s what Lewiston boys’ soccer coach Mike McGraw said about the first day of fall practices, which began Monday. McGraw could have been excused for admitting that the beginning of this season is different than any of his other 34 years at the helm of the Blue Devils program. He had never had to follow […]