PARIS — Coming into the season, Oxford Hills girls’ basketball coach Nate Pelletier said that he hoped freshman Julia Colby would be able to take over some of the minutes at point guard so that Erin Morton could spend more time at shooting guard. Colby has done that, and then some. She has started all […]
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Buckle up: High school basketball has had some obscure and bizarre rules
In the mid-1980s, high school basketball coaches and players were literally told they couldn’t stand up for themselves. Known as the “seatbelt” rule, it was one of many unusual or obscure rules that have been the bane of coaches, players and even officials’ existence in Maine high school basketball. Most were so unpopular that they […]
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Winter Preview 2016: Oxford Hills Nordic skiing
Coach: Christopher Easton (36th year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: Both teams finished fourth at the KVACs and seventh at state championships. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Zane Dustin, Nate McNutt, Logan Hallee, Morgan Ray, Luck Haviland; Juniors — Cameron Bancroft, Dominic Sclafani, Graham Huckins, Issac McNutt. Girls: Juniors — Madison Bangs, Mae […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Oxford Hills makes plays, takes down Edward Little
PARIS — Oxford Hills’ Sophia Hanscom entered the game with 14 seconds remaining in the third quarter and scored a putback at the buzzer. That’s the kind of game it was for the Vikings in their 44-31 win over Edward Little in Class AA girls’ basketball action Tuesday night. “All year, it’s going to be […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Eddies hold on to edge Vikings, 54-52
“It’s a huge win,” Edward Little senior guard C.J. Jipson said, “But we know we’ve got Deering coming up, then Brunswick, and then Cheverus and Portland here. So it’s a tough next two weeks before Christmas. It’s going to be a good challenge.” Scoring points against Edward Little’s defense is always challenging, perhaps this year […]
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Winter Preview 2016: Oxford Hills Alpine skiing
Coach: Mike Grace (18th year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: Boys finished fourth at KVACs and sixth at state championship. Girls finished seventh at KVACs and 13th at state. Returning Athletes: Boys: Seniors — Ryland VanDecker, McKinley Murphy; Sophomores — Jordan Davidson, Will Manchester-Wells, Nick Martinez. Girls: Juniors — Caroline Burns, Samantha Cassidy; Sophomores — Kat Crowell, Hayley Mcleod, […]
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And One: Rangeley girls making adjustments, ‘not far’ from where they need to be
Editor’s note: Every week, so much more happens at the basketball games we cover than we can fit into a simple game report. “And One” is our effort to bring you more from the week that was in high school hoops. The Rangeley girls’ basketball team began its state championship defense with a 43-18 loss […]
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HS Basketball: Vikings stifle Blue Devils, 51-29
Offensively, the Vikings wanted to attack Lewiston junior forward Victoria Harris and get her in foul trouble. Defensively, they wanted to pressure the Blue Devils’ young guards to force turnovers and bad decisions. Oxford Hills started making both parts of their plan come together almost immediately and rolled to a 51-29 victory. Erin Morton, Jadah […]
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Boys’ basketball: Fleming scores 25 as Oxford Hills doubles-up Lewiston
Oxford Hills, with much of its talent returning from last year, is working on ways to score and win when it has an off shooting night. Lewiston is still looking for more ways to consistently put points on the board, however they may come. Matt Fleming got his game-high 25 points in a variety of […]
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Winter Preview: Oxford Hills girls’ basketball
Oxford Hills’ biggest question mark this season is in the post. That’s a departure from the past four years when Tianna Sugars excelled down low on both ends of the floor. To answer the question, or at least account for the lack of Sugars, the Vikings are going to alter the way they play by […]