PARIS — There are advantages in a young life to being a football fullback and linebacker, or having an early growth spurt. Malik Geiger would tell you that immediate success in high school wrestling isn’t one of them. “I came in at 152 (pounds), and it was a lot of seniors who were very physically […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mary Butler, Bangor take out Oxford Hills in overtime
PARIS — Everything seemed to be going Oxford Hills’ way at the end of regulation Monday. Bangor and Mary Butler took it all away with a pair of free throws on their first possession of overtime. The Vikings were undone by their second nightmarish scoreless stretch of the afternoon, with the Rams pitching a shutout […]
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Boys’ basketball: Fleming’s buzzer-beater boosts Oxford Hills past Lewiston in OT
PARIS — If you want to see strength against strength, athleticism against athleticism, there won’t be a much better exhibition than the final eight seconds of boys’ basketball overtime Tuesday night between Oxford Hills and Lewiston. And even though it was one-against-three, the Vikings’ strength, which answers to the name Andrew Fleming, came out on […]
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Boys’ basketball: Vikings duo delivers
Anyone expressing high expectations to coach Scott Graffam about his Oxford Hills boys’ basketball team in the preseason was greeted with the yeah-but. As in, “Yeah, but we only have two returning players with any varsity experience.” Yeah, but that’s more than enough if they’re the right ones. One-third of the way through a ridiculously […]
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Boys’ basketball: Vikings’ defense, free throws close out Devils
Or a bounce. Or a technical foul. Like the one that transformed a three-point lead to seven with 49 seconds remaining Tuesday night and launched Oxford Hills to a 62-51 victory over Lewiston. “Patrick Macro got the defensive rebound that led to the whole donnybrook,” Oxford Hills coach Scott Graffam. “That was a huge rebound […]
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Girls’ basketball: Oxford Hills overwhelms icy Lewiston
LEWISTON — As a first-year varsity head coach, Lynn Girouard of Lewiston can rest assured that she’ll never see her team struggle to shoot the ball as mightily as it did Tuesday night, ever again. Already facing an uphill climb against reigning Class A East champion Oxford Hills, Lewiston dug itself a canyon by connecting […]
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Girls’ basketball: Oxford Hills clips Mt. Ararat
TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat Eagles girls’ basketball team (0-2) did everything they could to try and jump ahead of Oxford Hills, but the Vikings (1-1) fought their way to a 39-33 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference victory on Wednesday night at Mt. Ararat High School. Vikings senior Anna Winslow, who missed a majority of the […]
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Oxford Hills boys’ basketball preview
The Vikings made a surprising run to the regional title game in 2014 and return one of the top players in the state in Andrew Fleming, who willed Oxford Hills past Bangor and Brunswick in the tournament. Tyus Ripley also is a potential first-team KVAC performer. Patrick Macro, who missed most of his junior season […]
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2014 Winter Preview: Oxford Hills Vikings Girls’ Basketball Preview
Coach: Nate Pelletier (10th year) Last year’s record: 17-5, lost in Class A state championship game. Returning players: Seniors – Mikayla Morin G, Anna Winslow F, Shannon Kriger F; Juniors – Tianna Sugars F, Jayden Colby F, Ally Hanley G; Sophomores – Erin Morton G, Erin Eastman G. Key losses: Brooke Murch F, Claire Gregory […]
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Oxford Hills wrestling preview
Coach: Tony Stevens (eighth year) Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year’s results: Fourth in East regional; 12th in state. Returning athletes: Seniors — Malik Geiger, Cordell Brooks, Jeff Merrill, Jon Higgins, Mike Williams (EL); Juniors — Taylor Gudeahn-Alleano, Logan Truman, Tyler Wallace, Skyler Bang (EL). Key losses: Jon Hankey, Sheldon Bang (EL). Promising newcomers: Seniors […]