WALES — Fifteen students from Oak Hill High School were chosen to attend Boys and Girls State this year. American Legion Boys State is among the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for U.S. high school students. A participatory program in which students become part of the operation of local, county and […]
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Elizabeth 'Betty' J. Provost
AUBURN — Elizabeth “Betty” J. Provost (Eslin), 80 years young of Auburn, passed away June 15 at Clover Manor in Auburn. She was born in Lewiston on June 11, 1938, to parents William Belmore and Dorothy Eslin, and was adopted at a young age by her grandmother, Dora (Corro) Eslin. Betty was a member of several […]
H.S. softball: Morse shuts out Oak Hill in B South quarterfinals
BATH — Last year, Morse ended Oak Hill’s softball season in the Class B South quarterfinals. The No. 5 Raiders traveled to Bath on Thursday, with hopes to return the favor. Again, though, No. 4 Morse proved to be too much, thanks to timely hitting and the arm of Dory Kulis, as the fourth-seeded Shipbuilders […]
Oak Hill High School grads march into future
AUGUSTA — On an evening that felt more like early April than early June, Lauren Garand and her 87 Oak Hill High School classmates waited at the Augusta Civic Center for the call to line up to start their march to the future. Friends and family marshaled their younger children, hugged their graduates-to-be and handed […]
H.S. softball: Regional playoff previews
After being caught in a rundown Edward Little’s Caroline Hammond dives back to second, but not in time as Lewiston’s Emily Mousseau tags her out during a game in Auburn last month. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Class A North Players to watch: P Ashley Alward, Skowhegan, Sr.; P Sydney Ames, Skowhegan, Jr.; CF Madison Day, Oxford […]
H.S. softball: Local teams finish right behind perennial powers in standings
Lewiston’s Emily Mousseau is out on a double play at first base as Oxford Hills’ Brooke Carson completes the play during a game in South Paris earlier this season. Oxford Hills and Lewiston finished second and third in Class A South. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal File Photo) The final softball Heal point standings look awfully familiar […]
Boys' lacrosse: Camden Hills holds off Oak Hill
Camden Hills’ Kieran McGrath, center, gets leveled between Oak Hill’s Gabe Bergeron, right, and Bryce Harlow during the Windjammers’ win in Wales on Wednesday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) WALES — Offensive possession eluded Oak Hill for much of Wednesday’s interclass boys’ lacrosse matchup with Camden Hills, but the Raiders had the ball at the end of […]
High School Roundup: Flanagan leads Mustangs past Cougars
MONMOUTH — Trevor Flanagan had three singles to help lead Monmouth to a 6-4 victory over Dirigo in a Mountain Valley Conference baseball contest. He had an RBI single in the bottom of the first and fifth while recording a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Brad Neal had two singles in the victory for the […]
H.S. softball: LeBlancs lift Madison past Oak Hill
Oak Hill’s Mahala Smith slides into third while Madison third baseman Whitney Bess (4) watches center fielder Sydney LeBlanc throw the ball in from the outfield during the Bulldogs’ win in Wales on Friday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) WALES — Lauria LeBlanc struck out 11, Sydney LeBlanc struck once for the game’s biggest hit and Madison […]
Oak Hill reopens today after threat
WALES — Oak Hill High School will reopen Friday after Maine State Police and K-9 units searched the building Thursday morning because of a threat scrawled on a bathroom wall Wednesday. Regional School Unit 4 Superintendent Andrew Carlton sent out a note Thursday to parents saying the school would reopen Friday, but that all Thursday […]