St. Dominic Academy disposed of Auburn rival Edward Little, 4-0, in the Eastern A semifinals at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday to set up a regional final with yet another familiar opponent: Lewiston. The crosstown rivals will square off Tuesday at 8 p.m. The top-seeded Saints (16-2-1) didn’t have the same trouble they did […]
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High school boys’ hockey: Edward Little seniors showing the way this season
It’s been a roller-coaster season for Edward Little. The Red Eddies have had their share of twists and turns, ups and downs, starts and stops. The ups have been euphoric: beating rival Lewiston for the first time in nine years, topping Lawrence/Skowhegan for their first playoff win in several seasons and once again winning the […]
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High school boys’ hockey: Rematches highlight Eastern A semis
St. Dominic Academy and Edward Little have seen each other nearly every day during the week for the past three months. They both call the Norway Savings Bank Arena home, and their locker rooms are separated by just a few feet. For the most part, the two teams get along well. That friendliness will take […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Edward Little solves Lawrence/Skowhegan, advances to semis
WINSLOW — The third time was the charm for Edward Little on Tuesday. After losing both regular-season meetings with Lawrence/Skowhegan, the fifth-seeded Red Eddies won the matchup that mattered the most, topping the No. 4 seeded Bandits, 6-1, in the Eastern Class A quarterfinals at Sukee Arena. They will play St. Dominic Academy in the […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Eastern A title up for grabs as playoffs begin
If the regular season was any indication of what hockey fans can expect to see in the playoffs, this postseason may be one of the most unpredictable in recent memory. Team records didn’t seem to mean much during the regular season, either. There were, however, memorable moments. St. Dominic Academy and Lewiston played to a […]
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H.S. Alpine Skiing: Mt. Blue, Falmouth capture state titles
This season, the Cougars were the ones being hunted on the final day of the state championship. But no one could track them down ad they skied their way to a second consecutive state title Wednesday at Mt. Abram. “Very proud of the team effort,” Mt. Blue coach Mark Cyr said. “That’s all they care […]
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H.S. Track and Field: Lewiston girls finish program-best second at state meet
Just two days after the Blue Devils skated away with a state championship in hockey, the girls’ track and field team captured a program-best second-place finish at the Class A indoor track and field state meet at the University of Southern Maine on Monday. The Blue Devils finished with 49 points, four points behind state […]
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Eastern Class A boys’ quarterfinal: No. 1 Edward Little overcomes No. 8 Brewer, 54-38
AUGUSTA — Two prior first-round losses when seeded No. 1 in the boys’ basketball regional tournament may scar the Edward Little faithful for generations to come. So when the Red Eddies fell behind No. 8 Brewer by six points early in the second quarter Monday, nobody could blame maroon-clad spectators for the inability to stomach […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Edward Little pulls upset over rival Lewiston
AUBURN — Edward Little High School has been looking for that signature victory all season. Fifteen games into the season and the Red Eddies finally found that marquee win. Making it even sweeter, it came against crosstown rival Lewiston, a team the senior class hadn’t beaten during their time with Edward Little. It’s the program’s […]
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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 […]