Her play so sound and seemingly effortless, it’s easy to overlook everything she does for the newly minted Eastern Class A champion Red Eddies. But in watching her play the game more closely, it is easy to see why she was a KVAC first team all-star and an Eastern Class A regional all-star selection this […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: ‘Speedy’ lives up to his name
Meet “Speedy.” And after watching him zip up and down the soccer field, it doesn’t take long to figure out how he earned the name. “All my friends call me Speedy,” Mohamed said. “My mom calls me Speedy. I’m Hassan no more. Everybody calls me Speedy.” He’s been an exciting — and integral — part […]
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H.S. softball: Skowhegan slugs way to A crown
The Skowhegan softball team wanted Thornton Academy to know what to expect Saturday afternoon and a barrage of hits and runs in the first inning signalled that effectively. “I think it let them know that this was going to be a contest,” Skowhegan coach Lee Johnson said. “They weren’t just a team showing up and […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Lions roar past Vikings
PORTLAND — One steal was followed by an easy fast break basket. Then another steal and another basket followed that. That was the pattern early in the second half Saturday and there was little the Oxford Hills girls’ basketball could do to sway the momentum. After playing a solid first half against the defending state […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Vikings ready for next challenge
SOUTH PARIS — The last time the Oxford Hills girls’ basketball team was playing for a state championship, many of the current players were too young to remember. “I was like in fourth grade,” sophomore Tianna Sugars said. “I don’t remember a lot from that team, but I remember a lot of happiness.” The Vikings […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Winslow’s wow factor
SOUTH PARIS — Anna Winslow wanted to wow people. She wanted to make some jaws drop, some eyes bug out and make some people disbelieve what they were seeing. She wanted opponents and spectators alike to be stunned at the player she had become. “That was my goal,” the Oxford Hills junior forward said. “I […]