PARIS — Oxford Hills made fast starts its trademark last season. At the start of this season, the Vikings are emphasizing finishing strong. They did both in Tuesday’s girls’ lacrosse season-opener against Edward Little, sprinting out to a 4-0 lead in the first 4½ minutes, then pulling away down the stretch of a 17-8 victory […]
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Baseball: Chickering, Oxford Hills shut down Skowhegan
LEWISTON — If the keyboard would allow it, Riley Chickering’s last name should appear through the remainder of this story with a backwards ‘K.’ The Oxford Hills left-hander etched plenty of those on the scorecard Wednesday afternoon. Five of his eight strikeouts went into the book after Skowhegan hitters eyeballed pitches on the outside corner. […]
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Oxford Hills Baseball Preview
Coach: Shane Slicer (12th year) Last year’s record: 17-3, lost in Eastern A championship Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Nick Attaliades-Ryan (2B), Matt Beauchesne (SS), Nick Bowie (OF), Riley Chickering (P/OF), Walter Feeney (P/OF), Ty Martin (3B), Dalton Rice (P/1B). Key losses: Jordan Croteau, Dylan Cox, Ben Bowie, Ryan Godin, Garrett Fillebrown. Promising newcomers: Seniors — […]
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Eastern A preview: Vikings among teams chasing Eagles
The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference scrapped its North/South division alignment this year, but don’t try to convince the conference’s coaches that has tipped the balance of power in the conference. The list of contenders in Eastern A is once again dominated by teams from what used to be the North. No one dares overlook Messalonskee […]
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Oxford Hills softball preview
Coach: Cindy Goddard (26th year) Last year’s record: 11-5, lost in Eastern A semifinal Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Crystal West P, Taylor Johnson SS, Myriah Lausier 3B, Bryanne Starbird OF; Juniors — Shannon Fillebrown OF, Annika Kahkonen C, Kayleigh Knox OF, Savanna Morin OF, Anna Wiinslow 2B/1B. Promising newcomers: Junior — Monica Harthorne Inf; Sophomores […]
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Oxford Hills boys’ lacrosse preview
Coach: Matt Brunsen (fifth year) Last year’s record: 1-11 Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Andrew Hatch (D), Sam O’Connor (D); Junior — Ian Lehjonhed (A); Sophomores — Deven Rogers (M), Ty Wyman (D). Key losses: Connor Beebe, Ben Brown. Promising newcomers: Senior — Dan Abbatiello. Season outlook: The Vikings are a young group and will grow […]
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Oxford Hills girls’ lacrosse preview
Coach: Jaimie Brett (third year) Last year’s record: 3-9 Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Nicolle Godbout, Ellex Loper, Jesse Murch, Tayla Smedberg, Nicole Zufelt; Juniors — Paige Garcia, Abigail Angevine, Amber Jenkins; Sophomores — Samantha Bickford, Natalie DelVisco, Allyssa Hanley, Sydney Jackson. Key losses: Kristen Gamache, Amanda Hanning, Joanna Murch. Promising newcomers: Freshmen — Hannah Hartnett, […]
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Oxford Hills girls’ tennis preview
Coach: Walter Perry (7th year) Last year’s record: First season in conference Returning players: Seniors — Alyssa deSilva, Carly Sauro, Abigail Bangs; Sophomore — Angela Sanders. Key losses: Nikki Surette, Michaela Freschette, Abi Egan, Morgan Wilson, Rebecca Boughter. Promising newcomers: Seniors — Zihan Guo, Chiara Vespasiano; Junior — Kelsey MacMillian; Sophomore — McKayla Ivey. Season […]
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Oxford Hills girls’ track and field preview
Coach: Kristin Dacko (fifth year) Last year’s results: 10th in KVAC Class A Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Ashley O’Neil (long jump, 100), Gema Wheatley (race walk), India Lucas (pole vault); Juniors — Hannah Mathieu (100, high jump), Julia Dillon (800, pole vault), Kirsten Corey (400, 100), Mary Brice (800); Sophomore — Emma Files (100, long […]
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Oxford Hills boys’ track and field preview
Coach: Nate Danforth (16th year) Last year’s results: 10th in KVAC Class A Returning letter-winners: Seniors — John Hankey (pole vault, distance), Kelynn Laliberte (javelin, jumps); Juniors — Creighton Medeiros (throws), C.J. Martin (pole vault, hurdles); Sophomore — Dimitrious DiBiase (hurdles). Key loss: Josh Little (throws). Promising newcomers: Vikings have 13 freshmen on a team […]