WISCASSET — It took less than a minute for the Wiscasset High School boys’ varsity soccer team to register a goal in its 4-0 win against Oak Hill on Monday. The Wolverines (4-9-1) put up 15 first-half shots and 27 total against the Raiders (0-12-2). Oak Hill goalkeeper Kaleb Morissette was kept busy, making 15 […]
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High school golf: Plourde captures girls’ title; Owens third in Class C
VASSALBORO — Bailey Plourde knew she had something special going Saturday at Natanis Golf Club. It wasn’t until she joined the growing throng of people craning their necks to see the manually updated scoreboard on the wall of the scoring shed that she realized just how special. Plourde, of Lincoln Academy, fired a 2-under-par 70 […]
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Girls’ soccer: Oak Hill finishes strong against Boothbay
Then there’s other times, such as Thursday afternoon for the Oak Hill girls, when the avalanche doesn’t come. The Raiders followed up their second-minute goal with only a flurry of empty chances, but did find their scoring touch once again in a 4-1 victory over Boothbay. The game wasn’t even two minutes old when Oak […]
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H.S. Golf: Drouin looking for more success at states
LITCHFIELD — Conor Drouin was fashionably late when his freshman golf season began four years ago. He missed the first few days of practice during the 2011 season amid confusion over when practices started. Coach Michael Pelletier didn’t know what he had when the 5-foot-5 freshman finally did attend practices, so decided to take it […]
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H.S. Football: Gilbert, Elwell turn tide with defensive gem as Oak Hill overtakes Lisbon
The play that turned another grueling installment of the Route 9 rivalry in the undefeated Raiders’ direction was a rare one in which the Greyhounds veered a different way. Connor Elwell jarred the ball loose from Tyler Halls’ grasp on an option keeper midway through the second quarter. Steven Gilbert cradled up the friendly hop […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Lisbon looks to break Oak Hill’s recent spell
It is the undercurrent or subplot to an NFL or major college football game almost every week: Teacher versus student. Assistant coaches grow under the tutelage of a wise, veteran coach, become students of the game and move on to hang their own shingle over a program. And of course they achieve varying degrees of […]
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H.S. Football: Therrien trickery leads Oak Hill past Winthrop/Monmouth
WALES — Wing-T. Single-wing. Double-wing. Spread. No-huddle. Best receiver lining up at tailback. All-conference quarterback stationed at wingback. Oak Hill has tried them all. Half the fun of watching the Raiders’ two-and-a-half-year reign over Class D football is waiting to see how they choose to move the pieces on the chess board each week. Saturday at […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Oak Hill aims to deny Winthrop/Monmouth drama
When the Ramblers win, it’s typically a tight game that is decided by one play. And based on the way the past two weeks have unfolded, everyone wearing green has to love the sound of that. Fluttering hearts and weak stomachs have been the rule, with Winthrop/Monmouth (3-1) essentially relying on Hail Mary heroics to […]
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H.S. soccer notebook: Oak Hill builds off strong start
What a difference a strong start can make to a soccer season. The Oak Hill girls’ team has set the tone for its season with a impressive start that has the Raiders ranked third in Class B South and chasing a playoff spot. “I don’t remember a time when Oak Hill’s record was this good,” […]
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Field hockey: Slonina, St. Dom’s squeak past Oak Hill
She watched it take flight, batted it away with her right hand glove, and again with her left on the follow-up offer. And when the ball skittered behind her a moment after yet another save, she watched the defenders around her clear the line. “Thank God I had my defense there to back me up,” […]