Oxford Hills’ starting pitcher Colton Carson rears back early in the game against Bangor. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — When Oxford Hills’ Janek Luksza flied out to end the bottom of the fifth inning, his team was trailing Bangor by three runs. By the time Luksza did step to the plate again, the Vikings were in […]
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H.S. baseball: Johnson, Oxford Hills power past Leavitt
TURNER — Oxford Hills pitcher Troy Johnson fixed his struggling curveball before the first pitch then proceeded to pitch six innings of scoreless ball, as the Vikings defeated the Leavitt Hornets 16-1 on Monday to improve to 4-0 this baseball season. Johnson worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the first inning, […]
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Oxford Hills too much for Mt. Ararat in KVAC softball contest
Mt. Ararat’s Ema Hawkes slides into second base safely as Oxford Hills’ Kaisa Heikkinen attempts to apply the tag during their game in Paris on Saturday. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — It had been a while since Oxford Hills and Mt. Ararat had been able to play outdoors, but the Vikings seemed to take it […]
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Girls' lacrosse: Lewiston starts slow, then rolls to win over Oxford Hills
Lewiston’s Grace Dumond takes aim at the goal as Oxford Hills’ Marissa Paine tries to block her during Tuesday afternoon’s lacrosse game in South Paris. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PARIS – Lewiston coach Brant Remington sang a few lines of the Go-Gos’ smash hit song “Vacation” early in the first half, twisting the words to fit […]
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High School Tennis Notebook: Lewiston boys' earn a big early season victory
Just like the NFL does to start the new year, the boys’ tennis season opened up with a marquee matchup when Lewiston took on Brunswick on opening day. It was a rematch of last season’s Class A North regional final, where the Blue Devils handed the the Dragons their lone loss on the season. On […]
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H.S. baseball notes: Oxford Hills' Slicer headed to Maine Baseball Hall of Fame
Shane Slicer is in his 16th season as Oxford Hills’ baseball coach. He led the Vikings state championships in 2005 and 2010. Shane Slicer may have a scheduling conflict this summer, but it’s one that only comes once in a lifetime. The Oxford Hills baseball coach will be inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of […]
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Oxford Hills baseball edges Messalonskee
WATERVILLE — Hunter Labossiere lofted a sac fly into the outfield to plate Wyatt Williamson in the top of the fourth inning and relief pitcher Janek Luksza struck out the final two batters of the game with the bases loaded as Oxford Hills clung to a 4-3 win over Messalonskee in the teams’ season-opener at […]
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A North Baseball Preview: Emerging Vikings hope to end Bangor's run
Oxford Hills pitcher Colton Carson pitches against Camden Hills during a game last June. Oxford Hills appeared to be ahead of schedule in 2017 when it finished the regular season as the top seed in Class A North with a 14-2 record. Bangor stalled the Vikings’ growth spurt by beating them in the regional semifinal […]
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Dawson Stevens of Oxford Hills fueled by sense of urgency
PARIS — Dawson Stevens walked onto the Maine high school championship wrestling mat with a sense of urgency fueled by his elusive quest for a state title. “I’d been to state finals probably more than half of my career, going back to pee-wees, and had never won,” he said. “I knew this year had to […]
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Unified basketball: Poland tops Oxford Hills for first victory of the season
POLAND — David Ellington and Logan Flewelling each had 28 points in Poland’s 60-51 victory over Oxford Hills in unified basketball action Monday. The win is the Knights’ first of the season. Brandon Skinner led the Vikings (0-6) with 16 points, while Brandon Robare had 13 in the losing effort.