Edward Little’s Anna LeBlanc and Oxford Hills’ Julia Colby collide while chasing the ball during Tuesday afternoon’s matchup in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — A battle usually ensues when Oxford Hills and Edward Little meet on the field hockey field. Tuesday afternoon was no different. The Vikings defeated the Red Eddies 1-0, the lone […]
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H.S. roundup: Carson leads Vikings over Blue Devils
LEWISTON — Brooke Carson notched a pair of goals and two assists to lead Oxford Hills to a 7-2 victory over Lewiston in field hockey action Saturday afternoon. The Vikings took a 5-0 lead at the half. Lauren Merrill and Jessica Bickford contributed two goals each for Oxford Hills. Cecelia Miller posted two goals for […]
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Looking Back: Jeremy Tardiff ‘tremendous’ in football and baseball
Jeremy Tardiff with his family. Tardiff won the 1994 Fitzpatrick Trophy and then signed a professional baseball contract with the Boston Red Sox. (Brewster Burns photo) Rarely during his high school football career was Jeremy Tardiff ever stopped in his tracks. Nowadays, the former award-winning and record-setting Oxford Hills running back gets stopped by both […]
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Mike Haley remembered for devotion to friends, family and football
Mike Haley PARIS — It did not go unnoticed to Chris Downing that he was one of 11 speakers offering remembrances at Saturday’s memorial service for Mike Haley. “Isn’t that appropriate?” said Downing, a football and hockey coach and Haley’s cousin. “Mike would be quite proud, because Mike was a football guy from the time […]
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WATCH: A sideways look at the first night of high school football
This ended up not being our best effort, but we couldn’t put the first Friday night of 2018 to bed without breaking down the action. Things quickly got sideways, and stayed that way, as Sun Journal sports reporters Randy Whitehouse, Wil Kramlich and Adam Robinson discussed the games involving tri-county area teams.
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H.S. football: Vikings spoil Devils' grand opening
Oxford Hills’ linebacker Parker LaFrance dives for a pass and just tipped it enough to prevent Lewiston’s Lucas Nichols from making a catch during the first half of Friday night’s football game in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — From the first coin flip at the new Don Roux Field, Oxford Hills made its intentions […]
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2018 H.S. Football Preview: Team Capsules
DIRIGO Coach: Jim Hersom (fifth year) Region: Class E Last year’s record: 3-6, lost in D South quarterfinals. Returning athletes: Seniors — Alex Gorham (RB/LB), Jack Lavorgna (OL/DL), Nolan Degroot (OL/LB), Cameron Kidder (TE/LB); Junior — Mike Packard (RB/DB); Sophomore — Cole Brown (QB/DB), Dallas Berry (RB), Liam Burnett (RB). Key losses: Cooper Chiasson (RB/DE), […]
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2018 High School Football Preview: Off the Grid
Our Off the Grid special section is an indepth look at the players and teams to watch in the 2018 high school football season.
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2018 H.S. Football Preview: Vikings aiming for longer playoff stay
Colton Carson drops back during and Oxford Hills practice in the preseason. (Randy Whitehouse/Sun Journal) PARIS — Oxford Hills isn’t complaining about back-to-back playoff berths in Class A North the past two seasons, but the Vikings know there is so much more to football in late fall. “The past two years were good. Getting to […]
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Class A North Preview: Eddies, Devils and Vikings hope to carry success through to playoffs
Collectively, the 2017 regular season was the best Edward Little, Lewiston and Oxford Hills have had since Class A North first assumed its current format in 2013, the trio finishing a combined 15-12 and earning the top three seeds in the playoffs. All three fizzled out quickly in the postseason, however, with Oxford Hills bowing […]