Mathematically, a coach might look at the roster of boys’ basketball teams in Class AA North and realize that he has a one-in-eight chance of earning a trip to the state final each year. Or you could be like Edward Little coach Mike Adams and see the new league through realistic eyes. “Between Portland, Bangor, […]
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2015-16 Oxford Hills wrestling preview
Coach: Tony Stevens (ninth year) Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year’s record: Sixth in state meet Returning athletes: Seniors — Taylor Gudeahn-Alleano, Logan Truman, Tyler Wallace, Skyler Bang (EL); Sophomores — Dylan Cobbett, Stephen Dailey, Justin David, Talon Medeiros, Jason Paradis, Dawson Stevens, Jarrod Taylor. Key losses: Malik Geiger, Cordell Brooks, Jeff Merrill, Jon Higgins, Creighton Medeiros. Promising newcomers: […]
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2015 Sun Journal All-Region Golf Team
First Team Anthony Owens (Winthrop) Brendon Croteau (Lewiston) Justin Keaney (St. Dom’s) Nate Richard (St. Dom’s) Conor Drouin (Oak Hill) Brandon Donovan (St. Dom’s) Second Team Stephanie Rodrigue (Lewiston) Alex Robert (Lewiston) Mike Kersey Jr. (Dirigo) Janelle Bryant (St. Dom’s) Mac Kim (Oxford Hills) Zac Robertson (Winthrop) Honorable Mention Jacob Gaudin (Dirigo) Charlie de Hass […]
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Oxford Hills basketball star Fleming signs with the University of Maine
Flanked by his parents and coaches, Fleming became the fourth Vikings athlete to commit to Maine since 2012, joining Dexter and Davis Turner (football) and Mikayla Morin (soccer). “We are thrilled that Andrew wants to be a Black Bear,” Maine coach Bob Walsh said in a release. “He is a high character young man who […]
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High school football: Bangor topples Oxford Hills
Bangor went 66 yards in 3:20 to open the game, capping the drive with a 26-yard TD pass from Jeff Lewis to Johnson, who had not been used much as a pass-catcher this season, giving Bangor an early 7-0 lead. It could have been more, but the Oxford Hills defense kept the Vikings in the […]
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Class A North Field hockey quarterfinals: Lambert, Cony oust Oxford Hills
AUGUSTA — If Class A North field hockey playoffs are the Messalonskee and Skowhegan Invitational, according to custom, Cony can’t do worse than being best-of-the-rest. The Rams continued their relative stroll through the remainder of the KVAC on Wednesday afternoon. Freshman Kami Lambert delivered the first two goals in an opening-half onslaught that made No. 3 […]
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High school golf: Plourde captures girls’ title; Owens third in Class C
VASSALBORO — Bailey Plourde knew she had something special going Saturday at Natanis Golf Club. It wasn’t until she joined the growing throng of people craning their necks to see the manually updated scoreboard on the wall of the scoring shed that she realized just how special. Plourde, of Lincoln Academy, fired a 2-under-par 70 […]
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H.S. Golf: Locals vie for individual titles
With the team championships wrapped up, the attention is now on the Individual Championships as the state’s best high school golfers descend upon Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro. Class A and B boys’ golfers will take on the Tomahawk course once again, while the Class C boys and the girls’ will try to tame the […]
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Field hockey: Morton supplies hat trick as Oxford Hills avenges Edward Little
Morton’s ability to stop Alicia Albert’s perfect pass on a dime and blast not one, not two, but three penalty corners into the cage breathed life into the Vikings and drained it from Edward Little on Thursday night. The first goal tied it with 2.2 seconds remaining in the first half, and the second, less […]
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H.S. Football Spotlight: Spinhirn piling up the yardage for Oxford Hills
It’s actually a glamorous role in Oxford Hills’ version of the triple option, though, and all 170-or-so pounds of Jake Spinhirn is taking full advantage. Only George Chaison-Lapine of Portland and Dane Johnson of Bangor — arguably the top two returning backs in Class A North — have rushed for more yards than Spinhirn through five conference […]