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Class D football: Buteau ‘D,’ special teams play key for Raiders

Buteau turned those 14 carries into just 30 rushing yards, though. Buteau found it tough sledding running the ball against the Huskies, who Oak Hill head coach Stacen Doucette called a “big, physical team.” Buteau’s longest run was 10 yards, and he had multiple negative-yardage runs to go along with a fumble. “Offense was definitely […]

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Class D Football: Somebody’s ‘0’ has to go in Orono between Oak Hill, MCI

Close competition vs. dizzying numbers. Subtracting their Class D football championship showdown a year ago, there is no reliable means other than game film and conjecture to handicap Friday night’s rematch between Oak Hill and Maine Central Institute. Oak Hill is the two-time defending state champion, rides a 20-game winning streak and has been battle-tested […]

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Oak Hill football: Path to another state final

Game 1: Oak Hill 42, Old Orchard Beach 14. OOB was one of only two teams to score first against Oak Hill all season, driving the length of the field on its opening possession. Then it was all Raiders and Dalton Therrien, who erupted for 433 all-purpose yards in the victory. Therrien completed 13 of […]

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H.S. Football: Raiders’ way has been path to greatness

WALES — Find a way. One heartbeat. Rise as one. We believe. Do your job. Make a play. The Oak Hill buzzwords and catch phrases that have now sparked three consecutive Class D South football championships are part sports cliché, part pop psychology. Cynical sportswriters stopped quoting them a while ago. Twenty consecutive wins and a […]

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High school girls’ hockey preview: Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill Blue Devils

Coach: Ron Dumont (eighth year) Negion: North Last year’s result: (20-0-1), won state championship. Returning athletes: Seniors — Corinne Laberge (F), Monica Field (F); Juniors — Chloe Morin (F), Emily Bemis (F), Brianna Girardin (F); Sophomores — Jaylin Cloutier (D), Jordan Mynahan (F), Meagan Gosselin (G). Key losses: Erica Lemieux, Makaela Field, Allison Frechette, Erin […]

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High school girls’ hockey preview: Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland Red Hornets

Coach: Shon Collins (fourth year) Class/region: North Last year’s result: (16-3-1), lost in East regional final Returning athletes: Seniors — Madison Derosa (F), Abby Roy (F); Juniors — Mariah Vaillancourt (F), Haley Frohlich (F), Angel Drouin (D), Kaylee Younk (D), Ally MacKenzie (D), Kylie Bureau (D/F); Sophomores — Saige Arseneault (F), Grace McBride (F), Samantha […]

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High school girls’ hockey preview: St. Dominic Academy Saints

Coach: Paul Gosselin (fourth year) Region: North Last year’s result: (7-12), lost in East quarterfinals Returning athletes: Senior — Tia Rotolico (F); Juniors — Lexie Kesaris (F), Kaylyn Linck (F); Sophomores — Callie Samson (F), Payton Winslow (G). Key losses: Jessica Boulet, Kim Johnson, Taylor Bergeron Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Katya Fons (D), Madison Samson […]

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High school girls’ hockey preview: Yarmouth/Freeport/Gray-NG Clippers

Coach: Megan Vaughan (first year) Region: North Last year’s result: (11-8-1), lost in East semifinals Returning athletes: Seniors — Madison McCullum (F), Jenny Holmquist (D), Keeley Arnold (F), Colleen Sullivan (F); Juniors — Kelsey Meyer (F/D), Katie Clemmer (F), Sydney St. Pierre (F/D), Georgia Giese (F), Molly Wilson (D). Promising newcomers: Senior — Madeline Wilkes (F); […]

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Girls’ Hockey: Lewiston sets out on a different path

LEWISTON — The microcosm of this year’s Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill girls’ hockey team can be found in the crease. Last year the Blue Devils knew exactly what they had in all-state senior goaltender Paige Fontaine. In front of Fontaine was a loaded roster that knew it was good. Head coach Ron Dumont said the road was […]