LEWISTON – It took Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill half a period to warm up in Wednesday night’s high school girls’ hockey game against Cape Elizabeth/Waynflete/South Portland, but once the Blue Devils (2-0) got hot, they stayed that way. The hosts put four goals in the back of the net during the closing half of the opening period […]
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The Hot Corner: Football repeat? Difficult. Four at once? Ridiculous.
Meet the new champs. Same as the old champs. In the space of about 23 hours this past weekend, the four reigning high school football state champions evolved into four repeat high school football state champions. Those of us paid to write and broadcast such details reported this anomaly with disarming, matter-of-fact, oh-by-the-way detachment, as […]
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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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Oak Hill beats MCI for third consecutive football championship
Dalton Therrien of Oak Hill pulled it off Friday night at Alfond Stadium, with a game that never will be forgotten for a team and a program that have achieved immortality. The Raiders’ senior quarterback rolled up 426 total yards and was responsible for all five Oak Hill touchdowns in a 34-21 victory over Maine […]
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Board discusses special education costs
WALES — The Regional School Unit 4 board was asked Wednesday evening about lowering special education costs in next year’s budget for the sake of taxpayers. David Blocher, secretary of the Litchfield Budget Committee, raised the issue. Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said the state reimbursement for such costs are received two years after the money has […]
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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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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 […]