AUBURN — Shots are what a team strives for in hockey, but they don’t mean a thing if they don’t go in. Such was the situation Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland faced heading into the closing minutes of the first period in its game against Biddeford/Thornton Academy on Wednesday. The Red Hornets had put up 15 shots, but […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Defense the key for Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland
AUBURN — Maine high school girls’ hockey teams scored goals at an incredible pace last season, with state champion St. Dominic Academy leading the way. The other team that calls Norway Savings Bank Arena home hopes to slow down that pace this year, thanks to a defensive corps that Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland coach Shon Collins called “the […]
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2016-17 Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland girls’ hockey preview
Coach: Shon Collins (fifth year) Region: North Last year’s record: 9-8-3 regular season, lost in Northern Maine regional semifinals Returning athletes: Seniors — Allison MacKenzie (D), Angel Drouin (D), Kaylee Younk (D), Haley Frohlich (F), Mariah Vaillancourt (F), Madison Simard (F), Michaila Wilmot (F); Juniors — Saige Arseneault (F), Samantha Martineau (D); Sophomores — Taylor Cailler (F), Brianna […]
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Larry Gordon Benefit Supper
AUBURN — A spaghetti supper will be held on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Edward Little High School to help offset expenses incurred by Larry Gordon in his fight against cancer. Larry is a long-time EL teacher who is currently the eighth grade baseball coach at Auburn Middle School and former varsity hockey coach at EL. He […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Bangor bounces Edward Little from playoffs
BANGOR — Bangor High School senior midfielder Megan Conner said her team has been telling dynamic freshman midfielder Eliza Jansujwicz to “be more selfish” and shoot the ball more. Jansujwicz heeded the advice and rifled a perfectly placed 18-yard left-footed shot into the corner just 1:55 into the second half to extend Bangor’s lead over Edward […]
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H.S. Football: Oxford Hills/Buckfield bests Edward Little in overtime
Connor Truman completed his only pass of the game to Ethan Bourgoin for an 8-yard touchdown in overtime, then John Bowen picked off Grant Hartley to end Edward Little’s hopes of answering in the Vikings’ 26-20 overtime win in a Class A North quarterfinal at Gouin Athletic Complex on Friday. “I did say to them, […]
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H.S. Football: Game of the week — Edward Little at Oxford Hills/Buckfield
There’s no way the rematch between Edward Little and Oxford Hills/Buckfield can live up to the first meeting between the two teams, right? Fans, especially those of the Red Eddies, can only hope. To recap, the Red Eddies stole a win on the road with a last-play touchdown pass from Grant Hartley to CJ Jipson […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Edward Little evades Mt. Blue in quarterfinals
AUBURN — Through three halves of play this season against Mt. Blue, top-seeded Edward Little was all even with the Cougars. Then an inspired halftime speech by head coach Tim Mains and a quick start to the second half turned a scoreless game into 4-0 win for the No. 1 Red Eddies over the No. […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Edward Little getting defensive
AUBURN — Two losses during the regular season didn’t stop the Edward Little boys’ soccer team from earning the top seed in Class A North this season. Neither did two important losses during the preseason. First, the Red Eddies lost senior defender Spencer Harrington — a team captain — to a broken collarbone during the […]
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H.S. Football: Edward Little slips away from Lewiston
When all was said and done, it was Edward Little lifting the Allen Clark Memorial Trophy after a zany 22-19 victory over rival Lewiston at Don Roux Field on Friday night. “Anger. Sadness. Happiness. Just everything. Every feeling you could possibly have in one game,” EL quarterback Grant Hartley said. “That’s why this game is […]