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Oak Hill tops MCI for Class C field hockey title

BATH — Lexi Fuller might not have relished the moment, but she certainly wasn’t going to let it pass her by. Fuller scored on a penalty stroke with no time remaining in the first half to swing an even first half, and ultimately, the Class C state field hockey championship, Oak Hill’s way. Erika Hannigan […]

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Field hockey: MCI takes out Winthrop

HAMPDEN — Momentum is paramount in a playoff game of any kind, especially when you never let the opponent have it. Maine Central Institute, the defending Class C field hockey state champion, did just that to Winthrop in the North regional final on Wednesday. The No. 1 Huskies scored early, then again in the first […]

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Girls’ soccer: Buote’s goal gives Spruce Mountain a lift

JAY — Spruce Mountain High School senior Jillian Buote hadn’t scored all season, but any level of frustration she might have been feeling disappeared when she scored the game-winning goal Tuesday afternoon. Buote was in front of the Maine Central Institute net when teammate Hanna St. Pierre slipped the ball over to Boute, who promptly […]

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H.S. Football: Running the ball can’t be stopped

The first organized game of football took place in 1869. The first legal forward pass didn’t come for another 37 years. As much as the pass has gained popularity over the last 110 years, especially over the past 10-20 years at various levels, there always has been and always will be a place in football […]

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Class D football: Buteau ‘D,’ special teams play key for Raiders

Buteau turned those 14 carries into just 30 rushing yards, though. Buteau found it tough sledding running the ball against the Huskies, who Oak Hill head coach Stacen Doucette called a “big, physical team.” Buteau’s longest run was 10 yards, and he had multiple negative-yardage runs to go along with a fumble. “Offense was definitely […]

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Class D Football: Somebody’s ‘0’ has to go in Orono between Oak Hill, MCI

Close competition vs. dizzying numbers. Subtracting their Class D football championship showdown a year ago, there is no reliable means other than game film and conjecture to handicap Friday night’s rematch between Oak Hill and Maine Central Institute. Oak Hill is the two-time defending state champion, rides a 20-game winning streak and has been battle-tested […]

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Oak Hill football: Path to another state final

Game 1: Oak Hill 42, Old Orchard Beach 14. OOB was one of only two teams to score first against Oak Hill all season, driving the length of the field on its opening possession. Then it was all Raiders and Dalton Therrien, who erupted for 433 all-purpose yards in the victory. Therrien completed 13 of […]