WALES — The strong finish to the first half was almost as important as the impressive start Friday night. The St. Dom’s boys’ basketball team opened the game with a convincing first quarter and then finished the half by maintaining the double-digit lead going into the half. That held up for a 50-40 win over […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Raiders rally past Saints
WALES — When Sadie Goulet drilled a 3 to open the fourth quarter Friday, it sent a message — not only to Oak Hill’s opponent but to the Raiders themselves. “That brought our intensity up,” said Goulet. “It was awesome.” That shot tied the game and completed the Raiders’ rally that erased a 15-point deficit. […]
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Washburn, Richards named Gaziano Award finalists
Luke Washburn of Oak Hill and Colin Richards of Mt. Blue each played a pivotal role on a state championship high school football team. Now, both athletes are one step closer to punctuating that career with the state’s top individual award for players with their underappreciated talents. Washburn and Richards were named Thursday among the […]
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HS Football: Powell, Richards and Washburn named Gaziano awards semifinalists
Matt Powell of Leavitt, Colin Richards of Mt. Blue and Luke Washburn of Oak Hill are among the semifinalists for the Frank J. Gaziano Memorial Offensive and Defensive Lineman Awards announced on Monday. The awards, established in 2010, are presented annually to the top senior offensive and defensive linemen in the state. Winners will be […]
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Girls’ H.S. Basketball: Welch, Cobras beat Raiders at buzzer
WALES — Carrabec has a name for the shot Macy Welch hit at the buzzer to beat Oak Hill Wednesday night. “We have ‘yes’ shots,” the Cobras’ senior forward said. “They’re shots that you can just feel it as it leaves your hand, you get that feeling of ‘Yes, it’s going in.’ I felt it.” […]
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Boys’ H.S. Basketball: Raiders start and finish strong to slay Cobras
WALES — The third quarter has been a thorn in Oak Hill’s side throughout the young Mountain Valley Conference season. Fortunately for the Raiders, they did more than enough the other three quarters to make up for the thorny third. Parker Asselin and Jonah Martin drilled four 3-pointers apiece as Oak Hill started and finished […]
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Girls’ basketball: Raiders tame Wolverines
WISCASSET — Methodical. Workmanlike. Choose any adjective from your thesaurus in this line of words to best describe the way the Oak Hill girls’ high school basketball team pulled away for a 68-44 Mountain Valley Conference win over Wiscasset on Monday night. In all, 12 of Tom Morong’s players saw action, with Sadie Goulet nailing […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Spruce Mountain too much for Oak Hill
Don’t like the way the Phoenix are performing? Wait a minute. The next wave of high pressure is sure to hit, in the form of two or three substitutes who hit the floor and impact the game without any hint of a drop-off. When shots didn’t fall, Spruce Mountain’s depth and defense didn’t falter Wednesday […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Monmouth edges Oak Hill
WALES — Paxton Lessard didn’t see a lot of pressure moments last season. She came off the bench and saw some minutes but never faced that moment in which the game was on the line and the ball was in her hands. Friday night, she faced that very scenario. “Last year, I didn’t get a […]
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Preview 2013: Oak Hill girls’ basketball
Coach: Tom Morong (fifth year) Last year’s record: 11-8, lost in Western B prelim. Returning players: Seniors — Kelsey Collins (5-9 forward), Lauren Beganny (5-7 forward); Juniors — Sadie Goulet (5-6 guard), Danielle Samson (5-4 guard), Vanessa Wright (5-6 guard), Meagan Crosby (5-8 forward), Kayla Veilleux (5-8 forward), Hayley Marshall (5-5 guard), Toni Pushard-Hart (5-6 […]