Erskine Academy’s Michael Sprague, right, battles Oxford Hills High School’s Jaden David in thein the 126-pound weight class in the Class A North Regional Champioships at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris on Saturday Feb. 9, 2018. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) PARIS — For the first time in school history, Nokomis is a regional […]
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Cheering: Bangor wins first Class A crown, tops Lewiston; Central Aroostook rules D again
Bangor cheerleaders react after winning the Class A state championship in Bangor on Saturday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) BANGOR — In front of its home crowd Bangor won its first Class A cheering state championship, beating four-time defending champ Lewiston and perennial contender Biddeford. Central Aroostook won its fifth straight Class D title and 10th […]
H.S. roundup: Mt. Blue’s Charles wins another KVAC Nordic title
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue’s Meghan Charles earned a KVAC Nordic skiing championship for the second consecutive day at Titcomb Mountain on Friday. Charles followed up Thursday’s girls’ classic title with a first-place finish in Friday’s freestyle race, which she finished in 18:02.6, more than 30 seconds ahead of second-place Laura Parent of Maranacook. The Black […]
Roundup: Edward Little girls edge Messalonskee
Oxford Hills’ Caroline Burns carves a turn on the lower part of the course at Mt. Abram in Greewood on Friday on her way to a first-place finish in a KVAC race. (Brewster Burns photo) OAKLAND — Hannah Chaput drilled 12 points as Edward Little held on for a 47-44 victory over Messalonskee in girls’ […]
Edward Little girls, Oxford Hills boys move into latest high school basketball polls
The top 10 basketball teams in Maine, based on voting from Pressherald.com, Centralmaine.com and Sunjournal.com staff, with first-place votes in parenthesis, followed by total points: BOYS 1. Greely (3) 56 2. Portland (2) 55 3. Hampden Academy (1) 48 4. Scarborough 42 5. Edward Little 28 6. Hermon 26 7. South Portland 20 8. Biddeford […]
Boys' Basketball: Balanced Oxford Hills' spoils Fleming's return, 51-43
Oxford Hills’s Colton Carson attempts to get to the basket defended by Bangor’s Matt Fleming during their game in Paris on Wednesday. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Oxford Hills fans gave former Viking a loud round of applause when he was introduced with Bangor’s starters before Wednesday’s KVAC basketball matinee. Things got a lot more […]
Girls' Basketball: Energized Vikings pull away from Stags in second half
PARIS — Oxford Hills and Cheverus are both struggling with the flu bug right now. Only adding to their fatigue on Wednesday was a quick turnaround for both teams, which were coming off of road victories the night before. The Vikings sensed that the Stags were running on fumes and turned up the defensive pressure […]
H.S. roundup: Gray-New Gloucester sweeps Fryeburg
GRAY — Oliver Grant ignited a 22-8 run in the fourth quarter that allowed Gray-New Gloucester to secure a 64-48 victory over Fryeburg in a late-season boys’ basketball tilt. Grant scored all 12 of his point tally in that key fourth frame. John Martin led the Patriots (9-6) with 13 points, including three shots from […]
H.S. roundup: Lutrzykowski scores 100th in Saints' win
AUBURN — Avery Lutrzykowski’s third goal of the game was a memorable one, the 100th goal of her high school career, in St. Dom’s 9-0 victory over the Yarmouth Clippers in a girls’ hockey contest Saturday. Lutrzykowski recorded a natural hat trick as she scored the Saints’ fifth, sixth and seventh goals of the first […]
Boys' basketball: Oxford Hills breathes easy against Leavitt
TURNER — Four of Oxford Hills’ first six victories so far this season have been by single digits, so being able to work with some breathing room for most of Saturday night’s KVAC game against a young Leavitt team was a welcome change. Good ball movement and their trademark strong defense allowed the Vikings to […]