Two coaches that made a return to coaching varsity basketball have stepped away once again. Both Tom Morong and Mark Simpson have resigned from their head coaching positions at Oak Hill and Mt. Abram, respectively. Morong chose to retire after his fifth season with the Raiders, after one of Oak Hills’ most successful seasons of […]
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Land trust pitches purchases to Otisfield board
OTISFIELD — The Western Foothills Land Trust and the Loon Echo Land Trust are working together to develop a community forest project on the Crooked River that will include 590 acres of woodlands in Otisfield and Harrison. Lee Dassler of the Western Foothills Land Trust told Otisfield selectmen last week that the trust will be […]
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H. S. wrestling: Mountain Valley finishes second; Camden Hill, Marshwood take titles
BATH — Mountain Valley took second in the Class B state championship Saturday at Morse High School. The Falcons finished the meet with 113 points, not far behind the champions from Camden Hills with 124. Ellsworth was third with 89.5 while Foxcroft (89.5) and (79) rounded out the top five. Oak Hill finished 15th with […]
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Girls’ basketball: ‘Cats scrap Raiders
WALES — Paige McElwain takes pride in annoying her opponents. When she’s frustrating the other team, she knows she is doing her job, and she does it quite well. MeElwain was everywhere Oak Hill didn’t want the feisty junior guard to be in the first half of a Western Class B girls’ basketball preliminary. McElwain’s […]
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H. S. girls’ basktball: Saints secure top seed
The trip to Augusta typically has begun with a detour for the St. Dom’s girls’ basketball team. The Saints have traditionally had to win a playoff preliminary game to earn a place in the final eight teams at the Augusta Civic Center. That’s not the case this year. For the first time in their history, […]
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Boys’ Basketball: St. Dom’s shuts down Oak Hill on Senior Night
Matt Dyer and five other Saint Dominic Academy boys’ basketball seniors made the story a good one Monday night. Led by Dyer’s 19 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, four steals and three blocked shots, the Saints closed down Callahan Family Gym for the season in style and kept their Class C West playoff hopes alive […]
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Girls’ Basketball: St. Dom’s survives sputtering start, overcomes Oak Hill
AUBURN — Down double digits Monday night more quickly than you could say “worst nightmare,” the St. Dom’s girls’ basketball team at least had recent historical perspective to know the damage could be undone. The Saints saw such a lead blow up last time they encountered Oak Hill. Only problem that time: They were the […]
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HS Football: Oak Hill’s Washburn wins Gaziano lineman award
AUGUSTA — Luke Washburn was the most disruptive force on the 2013 Class D state championship Oak Hill football team. As the committee that chooses the annual Gaziano Lineman Awards saw it — and many of Oak Hill’s opponents would agree — Washburn was the most disruptive defensive force in the state in 2013, regardless of class. […]
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Area roundup: Cony fights off Oxford Hills in 3OT
PARIS — Emily and Hayley Quirion combined for 39 points as Cony finally washed its hands of Oxford Hills after three overtimes in a 68-62 victory in a girls’ basketball game Thursday. The Vikings held 25-24 advantage at halftime. Oxford Hills’ Anna Winslow scored 21 points and Mikayla Morin and Tainna Sugars each had 11. […]
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Girls’ basketball: Oak Hill ditches Dirigo in overtime
DIXFIELD — There are small steps that mark a team’s progress throughout the regular season. Then there are the giant leaps that come in unexpected moments. Saturday night, was one of those sizable jumps for the Oak Hill girls’ basketball team. The Raiders rallied late in regulation, watched a late lead slip away but regrouped […]