LISBON — There wasn’t much separating the two football teams Saturday in the Western Class D final. One pass, one turnover and one point made the difference in a 7-6 win for Oak Hill High School. The Raiders repeated as regional champions by scoring on their only pass completion, and then crushed Lisbon’s hopes with […]
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H.S. Football: No secrets when Oak Hill Raiders, Lisbon Greyhounds meet
The first go-round was a controlled scrimmage. The second, a glorified exhibition, as it had no bearing on playoff positioning. This time, the Class D West championship lingers in the balance when defending state champion No. 3 Oak Hill (9-1) travels to No. Lisbon (8-1) for a 12:30 p.m. kickoff at Thompson Field. “I don’t […]
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H.S. Football: Elwell’s comeback brings Raiders’ title defense in line
WALES — The timeline or graph of Connor Elwell’s all-over-the-charts junior football season at Oak Hill can be plotted around three checkpoints. Each of them labeled, “Lisbon.” Elwell broke his left foot during the Raiders’ first preseason scrimmage against the Greyhounds. It was a two-month sentence that involved crutches, a walking boot, water bottles, weights, […]
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Field hockey: Maine Field Hockey Association All-State selections announced
Several tri-county field hockey players have been selected to the annual Maine Field Hockey Association’s All-Star list, the organization announced Wednesday. Lisbon High School had the most players (three) selected among area schools, with Arianna Kahler, Molly Nicholson and Allison Bubar selected for the squad. Scarborough and Skowhegan led the state with four players selected […]
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High school football: Oak Hill figures out Dirigo, returns to West D final
DIXFIELD — Whether the Raiders wanted to say it or not, Friday’s Western Class D semifinal contest against Dirigo was a revenge game. They wanted revenge, and they got it. Eight weeks removed from their only loss of the season, which came at home to Dirigo, the Raiders rushed for 284 yards and came away […]
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Class D West Football Quarterfinal: Raiders outlast rain, Black Bears, 7-6
WALES – Maine high school football’s two great equalizers, foul weather and the double wing offense, bolstered big, burly Maranacook’s Class D West playoff upset hopes most of Saturday afternoon. Oak Hill’s two table-tilters, Alex Mace and Kyle Flaherty, ultimately were too much to stop. Mace rushed for 101 of his game-high 118 yards in […]
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Western C field hockey final: Kahler’s goal in second OT lifts Lisbon past Oak Hill
“I just sprinted in there. It happened it was coming to me. I looked up and I saw (Arianna Kahler), and she yelled for a through, and I just hit it right to her,” Lawrence said. Kahler redirected the ball to Chase Collier, who returned the favor on a perfect give-and-go and Kahler buried a […]
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Field Hockey: Oak Hill downs NYA for spot in Western Class C championship
WALES — If given the choice, Oak Hill field hockey coach Betsy Gilbert would have chosen to play Tuesday’s Western Class C semifinal game on turf instead of on its usual grass field. That desire had nothing to do with the field conditions at Carrie Ricker Middle School, which were less than ideal at times […]
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Field hockey: No. 1 Oak Hill handles No. 8 Mountain Valley in West C quarterfinal
Three different players found the back of the net on the heels of penalty corner tries and Brooke Surette led a stifling defense that allowed only one shot on goal as the top-seeded Raiders blanked No. 8 Mountain Valley 3-0 in their Western Class C quarterfinal contest. “Defensively, Brooke really led the way and they […]
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H.S. Football: Raiders roll past Greyhounds
LISBON — Oak Hill entered Saturday’s game at Lisbon knowing that no result would help its Class D West football playoff position. It probably will have to hit the road twice to earn a shot at defending the state title. None of that stopped the Raiders from sending a clear message: That the road to […]