NORWAY — SCORE Oxford Hills will hold a small business lending workshop from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Norway Town Office, 19 Danforth St. The workshop will help people learn how to access capital to fuel the growth of their businesses, understand the options available and become a more educated and […]
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Norway library to host Vocal Solution performance
NORWAY — The Norway Memorial Library announces that an Oxford Hills choral group, Vocal Solution, will perform at the library from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23. Vocal Solution was founded and is based in South Paris. Members are Kristen Searles, soprano I; Pam Merz, soprano II; Karen Chapman, alto I; Jane Morse, alto […]
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American Legion baseball: Coastal defeats Bessey in rematch, wins state Legion championship
BANGOR — After a day of controversy, Bessey Motors’ bid for a state American Legion baseball title fell a run short on Wednesday night. Coastal Landscaping rallied to defeat Bessey, 4-3, and win the state title at Husson Coollege. Bessey endured an emotional day, starting with their pitcher Colton Carson and head coach Shane Slicer […]
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American Legion state tournament: Bessey pitcher, coach ejected after pitch-count controversy
BANGOR — Bessey Motors head coach Shane Slicer got word Tuesday night that Colton Carson would not be allowed to pitch in Wednesday’s American Legion state semifinal because the official scorebook had Carson tallied at 81 pitches in Saturday’s game against Yankee Ford. Slicer and the team decided to start Carson, anyway, even knowing that […]
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Passion for the game has led Slicer to Maine Baseball Hall of Fame
Oxford Hills coach Shane Slicer pulls his players together during a pitching change. Slicer is being inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Portland. (Brewster Burns photo) Four decades after being introduced to baseball, Shane Slicer’s passion for the sport remains strong. These days, the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School coach […]
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Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club raises funds for Alzheimer's
Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club raised more than $12,000 for the Maine Alzheimer’s Association on June 22 during three games in Oxford. Winners of the first game are, from left, front row, Ellie Wigton, Barbara Newcomb, Cindy Kirchherr, Carol Corread, Trudy Mulhern, Tim Goodwin, Fred Donald, Rudy Polli and Bob Kirchherr; and, back row, Lindy […]
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Oxford 4-H robotics team shines at international competition
University of Maine Cooperative Extension Oxford Hills Homeschool Robotics 4-H Team is back home after competing in the FIRST LEGO League California International Open held May 18 to 20 in Carlsbad, California. Representing Maine were Nathan Cooper, age 14; Amber Lynch, age 15; Joshua Wessels, age 13; and Lucas Yates, age 13. The team received […]
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Scarborough erupts in sixth, finishes off Oxford Hills for Class A state softball title
Oxford Hills pitcher Lauren Merrill gathers with teammates to shake hands after the game as Scarborough celebrates in the background after winning the Class A state championship Saturday. (Brewster Burns photo) STANDISH — Scarborough softball coach Tom Griffin knew his team would eventually start hitting, but he didn’t think it would take so long. The […]
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H.S. softball: New teams add intrigue into state finals
Of the eight teams to make it to Saturday’s softball state championship teams, only three made it to the final day of the season last year, and only two of the four champions can be repeats. One of this year’s finalists has the chance to win its school’s first softball state title, while three others […]
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H.S. softball: Defense getting job done for Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills’ Madison Starbird gobbles up a grounder before throwing out the batter against Edward Little in May. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) There was one glaring difference when Oxford Hills and Skowhegan met in the Class A North softball regional final. Both teams had big hits, and both starting pitchers held their own. But the Vikings […]