Brooke Egan of Rangeley shoots over Deja Doughty of Vinalhaven during the fourth quarter in Augusta on Saturday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUGUSTA — A rare charge call against Gilleyanne Davis-Oakes lit a fire in the Vinalhaven senior. That was the spark the Vikings needed to repeat as Class D South girls’ basketball regional champions, which […]
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RED REIGN — Edward Little girls going back to state title game after beating Oxford Hills
Edward Little’s Grace Fontaine drives to the basket past Oxford Hills’ Maighread Laliberte during the Class AA North girls’ basketball finals at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Friday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Edward Little’s Piper Norcross waves the net after the Auburn players won the Class AA North girls’ basketball finals at the Cross […]
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AA North girls' semifinal: Oxford Hills starts hot, hold off Cheverus to reach regional final
PORTLAND — The Oxford Hills Vikings’ hot start propelled them to into the Class AA North championship. Maighread Laliberte and the Vikings made their first seven shots at Cross Insurance Arena on Wednesday in the AA North quarterfinals, and held on for a 59-49 win over Cheverus. “They shot so well in the first half,” […]
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AA North semifinals: Red Eddies sink Vikings
Edward Little’s Darby Shea goes up for a layup as Oxford Hills’ Christopher St. Pierre and Atreyu Keniston reach in to stop him during the first half of their game at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Tuesday. (Brewster Burns photo) PORTLAND — Edward Little and Oxford Hills split their two regular-season meetings, but […]
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Marshwood wrestling wins state title in stunning repeat; Stevens, Mabior nab titles
Marshwood team members celebrate their Class A state wrestling championship in Sanford on Saturday. (Carl D. Walsh/Portland Press Herald) SANFORD — Marshwood High surprised the Class A wrestling field and defended its team championship Saturday at Memorial Gym. It was Marshwood’s sixth Class A title in seven seasons and the 10th state title for Coach […]
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Oxford Hills pulls away from Deering in AA North girls' basketball quarters
Oxford Hills’ Cecelia Dieterich looks to get a shot off over Deering’s Victoria Garand and Elizabeth Drelich, back, during their game in Paris on Thursday. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Deering proved to be a tough eighth seed, but Oxford Hills is a deep one-seed, and that made the difference in the Vikings’ 55-40 win […]
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AA boys' quarterfinal: Vikings too much for Rams in second half
Oxford Hills’ Atreyu Keniston, left, and teammate Janek Luksza battle for a rebound with Deering’s Darryl Germain, front, and Ben Onek during their game in Paris on Wednesday. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — A second-half team all season, Oxford Hills sees no reason to change in the Class AA North tournament. The third-seeded Vikings held […]
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AA North boys' preview: EL, Oxford Hills among teams trying to break Portland's stranglehold
Edward Little’s Wol Maiwen steals the ball from Oxford Hills’ Trevor Goodrich during their game earlier this season. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AA North Players to watch: Sr. G Terion Moss, Portland; Sr. G/F Griffin Foley, Portland; Sr. G Darby Shea, Edward Little; Jr. F Wol Maiwen, Edward Little; Sr. G Chris St. Pierre, Oxford Hills; Jr. […]
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Boys' basketball: Tournament returns to Edward Little HS
Ibn Khalid of Edward Little High School shoots over Trey Ballew of Portland High School during a game last month in Auburn. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Edward Little High School isn’t completely unfamiliar with hosting tournament basketball. The school gymnasium was a hub of state tournament action as recently as the 1960s. The Red Eddies hosted […]
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Mt. Blue’s Charles, Deering’s Jordan win Oxford Hills Sprints
Cameron Bancroft of Oxford Hills leads a heat of sprints in front of Matt Syphers of Edward Little during the Oxford Sprints at Roberts Farm on Saturday. (Adam Robinson/Sun Journal) NORWAY — The entire day of the Oxford Hills Sprints is a battle of mental and physical durability. After four 1-kilometer elimination races, the final […]