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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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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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: Oak Hill shuts out Traip Academy
WALES — It didn’t take long for Oak Hill High School’s senior day to become the Alex Mace show. Playing in his final regular season home game, Mace had arguably the best game of his high school career Saturday afternoon. The 6-foot, 190-pound senior running back/defensive back rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on […]
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Field hockey: Oak Hill caps unbeaten regular season with win over Lisbon
Sadie Goulet and Heather Hannigan scored goals — one in each half — and Abby Fuller and Megan Labbe locked down the cage as Oak Hill edged Lisbon 2-0 in the teams’ final regular-season MVC game. “These girls just wanted it,” Oak Hill coach Betsy Gilbert said. “They have been working so hard, winning the […]
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Field hockey: Oak Hill goalie tandem an even split
They also have every reason to be each other’s best friend. Labbe and Fuller share time in the cage for the Oak Hill field hockey team, often times seeing an even, 50-50 split in each varsity game. “Both of those girls work so hard,” Oak Hill coach Betsy Gilbert said. Having a new goalie coach […]
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Field hockey: Oak Hill breaks through, stymies Telstar
Veilleux emphatically finished a flurry in front of the cage with 15:11 to play in regulation, scoring her first goal in nearly three games and her team’s first in nearly two, lifting the Raiders to a 2-0 win over Telstar in MVC field hockey action. “I was so mad. I just wanted the ball to […]
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H.S. Football: Pease no small factor in Oak Hill success
“How much do you weigh now? 165?” Pease rolled his eyes and dropped his chin ever-so-slightly, two terms of body language that come naturally to a player who isn’t prone to talk about himself. “I think I’ve probably lost some since double sessions,” he said with an apologetic smile. Doucette widened his eyes and recoiled […]