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 […]
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Game of the Week: Devils hope not to draw a blank against Vikings on new field
Lewiston quarterback Tanner Cortes eludes Oxford Hills’ Parker Lafrance on his way to a touchdown during last year’s game between the two squads, which the Blue Devils won 10-0. (Brewster Burns photo) Lewiston will officially dedicate its new Don Roux Field with a brief ceremony prior to the 7 p.m. kickoff of Friday night’s Class […]
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Lobster Bowl: Silver, Paradis went the extra yard for their squad
Oxford Hills’ Jordan Silver shakes hand with teammates during introductions before the Lobster Bowl on Saturday. (Brewster Burns photo) SACO — The postgame highlight of the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic is always the players being surrounded by families and friends for pictures and pats on the back. Oxford Hills’ Jordan Silver greeted a dozen […]
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Passion for the game has led Slicer to Maine Baseball Hall of Fame
Oxford Hills coach Shane Slicer pulls his players together during a pitching change. Slicer is being inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Portland. (Brewster Burns photo) Four decades after being introduced to baseball, Shane Slicer’s passion for the sport remains strong. These days, the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School coach […]
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All-Region boys' track and field POY: Oxford Hills' Dawson Stevens defends state javelin title
Oxford Hills’ Dawson Stevens won two straight Class A state championships in the javelin. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) Dawson Stevens of Oxford Hills entered the 2018 outdoor track season fresh off a wrestling state title as he tried to defend his 2017 javelin state championship. Stevens knew what came with that previous success. “I knew I […]
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Scarborough erupts in sixth, finishes off Oxford Hills for Class A state softball title
Oxford Hills pitcher Lauren Merrill gathers with teammates to shake hands after the game as Scarborough celebrates in the background after winning the Class A state championship Saturday. (Brewster Burns photo) STANDISH — Scarborough softball coach Tom Griffin knew his team would eventually start hitting, but he didn’t think it would take so long. The […]
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H.S. softball: Defense getting job done for Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills’ Madison Starbird gobbles up a grounder before throwing out the batter against Edward Little in May. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) There was one glaring difference when Oxford Hills and Skowhegan met in the Class A North softball regional final. Both teams had big hits, and both starting pitchers held their own. But the Vikings […]
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Final Varsity Maine polls: Oxford softball No. 2 heading into state title game, St. Dom’s girls’ lacrosse ranked seventh
The top 10 lacrosse, baseball and softball teams in Maine, as voted on by reporters from the Press Herald, Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, Sun Journal, Forecaster, Times Record and Journal Tribune, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points. BOYS’ LACROSSE 1. Thornton Academy (6) 60 2. Falmouth 54 3. Greely 45 4. Brunswick 43 […]
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H.S. softball: Oxford Hills knocks off Skowhegan for A North title
Oxford Hills pitcher Lauren Merrill (6) holds up her hand in victory after striking out Skowhegan’s Wylie Bedard (15) to win the Class A North softball championship game at Winslow High School on Tuesday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) WINSLOW — Scoring four runs against Skowhegan proved to be impossible during the regular season, but Oxford […]
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H.S. baseball: Walk-off grand slam gives Bangor win over Oxford Hills, fifth A North title in a row
Rodney Bean of Oxford Hills dives over Bangor infielder Zach Ireland during a fourth-inning steal attempt in Augusta on Tuesday. Bean was tagged out. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUGUSTA — Few things feel better than a home run off the bat, especially a walk-off grand slam to win your school’s fifth consecutive regional title. Bangor’s Tyler […]