WALES — Wing-T. Single-wing. Double-wing. Spread. No-huddle. Best receiver lining up at tailback. All-conference quarterback stationed at wingback. Oak Hill has tried them all. Half the fun of watching the Raiders’ two-and-a-half-year reign over Class D football is waiting to see how they choose to move the pieces on the chess board each week. Saturday at […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Oak Hill aims to deny Winthrop/Monmouth drama
When the Ramblers win, it’s typically a tight game that is decided by one play. And based on the way the past two weeks have unfolded, everyone wearing green has to love the sound of that. Fluttering hearts and weak stomachs have been the rule, with Winthrop/Monmouth (3-1) essentially relying on Hail Mary heroics to […]
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Field hockey: Slonina, St. Dom’s squeak past Oak Hill
She watched it take flight, batted it away with her right hand glove, and again with her left on the follow-up offer. And when the ball skittered behind her a moment after yet another save, she watched the defenders around her clear the line. “Thank God I had my defense there to back me up,” […]
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High school roundup: Lisbon tops Mt. Abram in girls’ soccer
LISBON — Deliah Schreiber booted a penalty kick into the cage with 1:14 to play in regulation Wednesday to lift Lisbon to a 2-1 victory over visiting Mt. Abram in MVC girls’ soccer action. Schreiber had the Greyhounds’ first goal, as well, early in the first half. Alice Cockerhan found the net for Mt. Abram […]
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High School Football roundup: Oak Hill trounces Boothbay
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Dalton Therrien ran for two touchdowns, threw another to Jonah Martin and combined for 186 total yards to help Oak Hill stay unbeaten with a 42-13 Class D South win over Boothbay on Friday night. Levi Buteau also rushed for 135 yards and two scores for the Raiders (3-0). Cruz Poirier had […]
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H.S. Girls’ Soccer: Young, talented St. Dom’s rallies past Oak Hill to stay unbeaten
AUBURN — Saint Dominic Academy girls’ soccer probably wasn’t supposed to be this good, this soon. Sure, the Saints have a recent winning tradition. And they have speed to burn and an awareness of one another that is apparent from the moment they step on the field. But when your roster of 21 players is dominated […]
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Girls’ soccer: Oak Hill edges Mt. Abram
SALEM — Playing through the toughest part of its schedule at the beginning of the season, the Oak Hill girls’ soccer team has started to gain early momentum after a solid, 2-1 win over Mt. Abram on Potter’s Pitch on Saturday. “This is a very good start for us,” Oak Hill coach Nicole Camire said. […]
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Field hockey: Oak Hill edges Lisbon
Naturally, the Raiders turned to a veteran … defender? “The defenders are just absolutely relentless,” Oak Hill coach Betsy Gilbert said. “They will get that ball, they are not afraid to come up the field, bring it up strong.” Brooke Surette won’t appear in the game’s box score. But the senior’s ability to tap dance […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: Wilson, Cameron lead defensive effort in Monmouth win over Oak Hill
WALES — The incentive program supervised by Monmouth Academy girls’ soccer coach Gary Trafton is a starchy one. Senior sweeper Taylor Spadafora’s timing and courage to soar above the pack and head the ball out of danger after an Oak Hill corner kick at the end of the first half earned her a pizza. Mikayla Cameron’s […]
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2015 Oak Hill football preview
Coach: Stacen Doucette (fourth year) Conference: South Class: D Last year’s record: 11-1, Class D champions Returning players: Seniors — Dalton Therrien (QB), Garrett Gile (C/NG), Levi Buteau (RB/LB), Austin Goucher (G), Brendon Tervo (G/MLB), Connor Elwell (T/S), Jonah Martin (WR/DB), Connor Nilsson (WR), Colby Spencer (RB/DB); Juniors — Adam Mooney (T/DT), Gavin Chasse (T/DT), Matthew […]