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And One: Pazdziorko setting the defensive tone for unbeaten Winthrop boys

Furbush said the Ramblers are by far the toughest defensive team they’ve played this year, and Padziorko is one of the reasons why. “He’s a very good ball defender. He may be the best on-ball defender in the league,” Furbush said.  As complimentary as Furbush was to Winthrop’s defense, Ramblers’ coach Todd MacArthur sees plenty […]

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Boys’ Hockey: Red Eddies rebound against Kings

From there on it was all Red Eddies, who finished off host Poland/Gray-New Gloucester/Oak Hill/Leavitt for a 6-3 victory in a Class A North boys’ hockey game at Norway Savings Bank Arena on Saturday night. The Red Eddies (3-5) trailed for the first time midway through the second when the Kings (2-2-1) scored on the […]

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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little overpowers Bangor

That balance has fueled an undefeated start for the Auburn-based Red Eddies that continued Thursday night with a 67-49 victory over Bangor in their Class AA North encounter at Red Barry Gymnasium. Junior forward Darby Shea and senior guards Jarod Norcross-Plourde and Samatar Iman each scored 17 points for coach Mike Adams’ club, 10-0 on […]

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Girls’ basketball: Edward Little stymies Lewiston

The freshman came off the bench and led all scorers with 14 points, helping the Red Eddies to a 41-24 win over the Blue Devils on Tuesday night. “It’s always been a big rivalry, Auburn vs. Lewiston, but we came in knowing what we had to do,” Ouellette said. “Just knowing what we had to […]

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Boys’ hockey: St. Dom’s stings Edward Little

AUBURN — Five minutes. That’s all it took for Edward Little’s solid start to fade away, and for rival St. Dominic Academy to all but seal up another resounding victory in the series. The Saints scored twice late in the first period, twice more early in the second and skated away to a 6-0 win […]

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What to look forward to in Maine sports in 2017

Of course, 2016 did high school sports fans a favor by setting up all kinds of intrigue for 2017. Several tri-county area teams enter the new year without a loss — Edward Little, Spruce Mountain and Winthrop boys’ basketball, Oxford Hills, Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball, Lewiston boys’ ice hockey and St. Dom’s girls’ ice hockey.  […]

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Boys’ basketball: Red Eddies fight off Dragons

EL improved to 6-0, but coach Mike Adams said his team learned a valuable lesson one game after surprising defending Class AA champion Portland. “You could feel it on the bus ride, when we walked in. I have been here 16 years and have played in this gym and I know what happens here,” Adams […]