Matt Powell of Leavitt, Colin Richards of Mt. Blue and Luke Washburn of Oak Hill are among the semifinalists for the Frank J. Gaziano Memorial Offensive and Defensive Lineman Awards announced on Monday. The awards, established in 2010, are presented annually to the top senior offensive and defensive linemen in the state. Winners will be […]
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Girls’ H.S. Basketball: Welch, Cobras beat Raiders at buzzer
WALES — Carrabec has a name for the shot Macy Welch hit at the buzzer to beat Oak Hill Wednesday night. “We have ‘yes’ shots,” the Cobras’ senior forward said. “They’re shots that you can just feel it as it leaves your hand, you get that feeling of ‘Yes, it’s going in.’ I felt it.” […]
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Boys’ H.S. Basketball: Raiders start and finish strong to slay Cobras
WALES — The third quarter has been a thorn in Oak Hill’s side throughout the young Mountain Valley Conference season. Fortunately for the Raiders, they did more than enough the other three quarters to make up for the thorny third. Parker Asselin and Jonah Martin drilled four 3-pointers apiece as Oak Hill started and finished […]
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Girls’ basketball: Raiders tame Wolverines
WISCASSET — Methodical. Workmanlike. Choose any adjective from your thesaurus in this line of words to best describe the way the Oak Hill girls’ high school basketball team pulled away for a 68-44 Mountain Valley Conference win over Wiscasset on Monday night. In all, 12 of Tom Morong’s players saw action, with Sadie Goulet nailing […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Spruce Mountain too much for Oak Hill
Don’t like the way the Phoenix are performing? Wait a minute. The next wave of high pressure is sure to hit, in the form of two or three substitutes who hit the floor and impact the game without any hint of a drop-off. When shots didn’t fall, Spruce Mountain’s depth and defense didn’t falter Wednesday […]
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Preview 2013: Oak Hill Boys’ Basketball
Coach: Tom Smith (third year) Last year’s record: 7-11 Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Parker Asselin (6-1 guard/forward), Luke Washburn (6-3 center), Ryan Stevens (6-0, guard/forward), Carlton Banton (6-0 guard/forward), Derek Gamage (6-5 center), Nick McBride (6-0 guard/forward); Junior — Kyle Fields (6-3 forward/center). Key loses: Trever Samson (guard/forward), Sam Morin (guard), Kelsey Lamothe (forward), Brady […]
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For better or worse, Phoenix will rise in B West via the MVC
Expectations are high at Spruce Mountain for the 2012-13 basketball season. The Phoenix have virtually everyone back after reaching the Western B quarterfinals last year, and a spot among the Mountain Valley Conference’s elite is there for the Class B school’s taking. What Spruce does beyond that is anyone’s guess, though. Like most Class B […]
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Preview 2013: Oak Hill wrestling
Coach: Ric Swett (10th year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B Last year’s results: Eighth in regional, 14th in state Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Sadiee Austin, Baylee Ayres; Juniors — Frank Smith, Johnathon Harper; Sophomores — Zach Cloutier, Andrey Klokov, Brendon Tervo, Sam Woodard. Key losses: Bryanna Latulippe, Taylor Pomerleau, Donald Vannah. Promising newcomers: Juniors — Logan […]
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The Hot Corner: Champions, even before the Gold
This job has never been confused with “working,” but the football teams from Leavitt and Oak Hill high schools made the past three months feel like a vacation. On one hand, it is tempting to wake up the morning after the state championship tripleheader at Portland’s Fitzpatrick Stadium, consider the tingle in still-thawing fingers and […]
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Western Class D Football Championship: Bucks had no answers for Flaherty, Washburn
PORTLAND — There was no backfield-by-committee on Saturday for Oak Hill. No hemming, hawing and breaking into a cold sweat on this most January of November days about what plays to run, either. The Raiders entered Fitzpatrick Stadium and the Class D football championship with not even the hint of an identity crisis. Oak Hill […]