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High school roundup: Lisbon field hockey edges Falcons in OT

RUMFORD — Chase Collier scored early in overtime to give Lisbon a 2-1 field hockey victory over Mountain Valley on Monday. After a scoreless half, the Greyhounds and Falcons each tallied a goal in the second half. Sydney Ploured scored for Lisbon off an assist from Mallory Fairbanks. Chelsea Allison had Mountain Valley’s goal, which […]

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H.S. Football: Oak Hill holds off Old Orchard Beach

WALES — The Oak Hill football team hosted its annual Heroes Game on Saturday, with the players wearing camouflage uniform tops, and members of the military and first responders were honored before the game. It then took a couple players to be heroes for the Raiders to hold on for a 26-14 win against Old […]

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Girls’ Soccer: Monmouth Academy rises above Oak Hill, 1-0

WALES — It took Monmouth Academy’s shooters nearly all of the first half to get their trajectory right, but the Mustangs finally capitalized before halftime. That lone goal stood and Monmouth held on for a 1-0 win in an MVC girls’ soccer game against Oak Hill on Thursday. The Mustangs (3-0) missed high early, then […]

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High school football: Weekend Blitz

Friday, 7 p.m. The Black Bears’ schedule began with a three-time defending champion with something to prove (Oak Hill). Now they face the Greyhounds, who are coming off a tough loss. Yikes. Mt. Blue (0-1) at Brewer (1-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Last week, Cony quarterback Taylor Heath passed all over Mt. Blue. This week, the […]

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Pigskin Prognostications

Brewer 24, Mt. Blue 13 Leavitt 31, Morse 20 Yarmouth 30, Mtn. Valley 14 Portland 31, Edward Little 14 Oxford Hills/Buckfield 28, Lewiston 20 Cape Elizabeth 40, Poland 8 Spruce Mtn. 27, Lake Region 13 Fryeburg 23, Gray-NG 13 Winthrop/Monmouth 38, Traip 13 Oak Hill 32, Old Orchard Beach 13

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High school girls’ soccer: Lisbon, Oak Hill call it a draw

LISBON — The flip throw-in is a weapon that several Lisbon High School girls’ soccer players have perfected over the years. One of the best for the Greyhounds might have been Gabby Ouellette, who has moved onto college. But, Ouellette has since passed the knowledge of flip throws onto little sister Sydney Douglass, who used […]

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High School Football: Oak Hill clobbers Maranacook

WALES — Matthew Strout threw a 56-yard touchdown pass and Brian Thorpe scored on a 52-yard run in Oak Hill’s season-opening 38-18 victory over Maranacook. Those two plays and a few others contradict what Raiders coach Stacen Doucette said he was expecting in the 2016 season. “He said it wasn’t going to happen,” Strout said […]

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Oak Hill football: Flash is gone, substance remains

“We want to win four. Let’s go,” a player shouted. The Raiders have won three consecutive state championships, but rather than kick back and bask in the program’s comfy standing in Class D, they are focused on No. 4. The goal is the same, but the 2016 version of Class D title chasers isn’t the […]

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2016 Sun Journal football preview: Oak Hill Raiders

Coach: Stacen Doucette (fifth year) Conference: South Class: D Last year’s results: 11-0, Class D state champions Returning players: Seniors — Adam Mooney (T/DT), Gavin Chasse (C/DT), Matthew Strout (QB/DE), Steven Gilbert (Slot/DB), Peter Flaherty (DT), Austin Noble (DE/FB), Danny Buteau (WR/DB), Brian Thorpe (LB/RB). Juniors — Darryn Bailey (WR/S), Cruz Poirier (FB/LB). Sophomores — Reid […]