NORWAY — Vince A. Berube, 54, unexpectedly passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17. Born in Norway on May 12, 1963, he was the son of Peter Gatchell Berube Sr. and Susan Curtis-Berube Gray. He is survived by his children, Benjamin, Jessie and Kristopher Berube; and grandchildren, Jaslyn, Robert, Elena. Vince graduated from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School […]
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Scott Bowie
SOUTH PARIS — Scott Bowie, 42, of South Paris, died unexpectedly at his home on Jan. 8. He was born in Lewiston on Oct. 12, 1975, the son of Kathleen and Jim Bowie. He attended school in Oxford Hills. He enjoyed the outdoors, company of his family and friends and bonfires. He is survived by his […]
Oxford Hills robotics team places second in state competition
PARIS — For the second consecutive year, a group of eight home-schooled students from Oxford, Norway and Paris took home the second-place Champion’s Award in the Lego League competition Saturday. Nancy Lynch of Paris, who home schools her children, said that “Pipe Patrol,” the Oxford Hills Homeschool Robotics team, took second place among 60 teams […]
Oxford Hills Boys' Basketball
The transfer of Matt Fleming to Bangor during the off-season put a damper on Oxford Hills’ hopes of improving on last year’s regional semifinal appearance. The Vikings will still be athletic and play tough defense, and still have an experienced nucleus. But the biggest of the multiple voids left by the talented junior forward’s departure […]
H.S. wrestling: Led by their cornerstones, Vikings continue to thrive
Dawson Stevens, Jeff Worster, and Zuka Mabior are three cornerstones of a strong Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School wrestling program. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PARIS — As the numbers in Maine high school wrestling continue to decline, it has forced some programs to fold, others to merge and the Maine Principals’ Association to consolidate from three […]
Research pays off: Dominic Sclafani is the 2017 Sun Journal Boys' Cross Country Runner of the Year
Dominic Sclafani (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) All of Oxford Hills senior Dominic Sclafani’s research paid off this year. The top Vikings runner finished 12th in the Class A state meet with a time of 17:13, his best-ever finish in a state meet. Sclafani and his coach, Luc Roy, prepare for meets by researching everything from the […]
Oxford Hills holds off Cheverus in A North football finale
Intended receiver Vic Morrone lies on the turf as Jordan Siver and teammates celebrate after intercepting the final pass of the game. PARIS — With two of the top running backs in Class A North on the sideline for Friday night’s regular-season finale between Oxford Hills and Cheverus, the quarterbacks had a chance to shine. […]
Cross Country: Scouting leads Oxford Hills’ Sclafani to the front
Dominic Sclafani, from Oxford Hills, nears the end of the Class A state cross country championshps in Belfast in Nov. 2016. PARIS — The top boys’ cross country runner in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference is the best for a reason. He researches. A lot. “I’m a math guy, so I look at pacings a […]
Boys' soccer: Hornets swarm Vikings in second half, 3-1
PARIS — Leavitt’s coaches and senior leaders lit a fire under the Hornets at halftime, then junior striker Garrett Addison lit up the scoreboard in the second half. Addison scored twice and assisted on a third goal as Leavitt scored three times in the second half to rally to a 3-1 victory over Oxford Hills […]
Monday Morning Quarterback: Bailey stands tall for Raiders
It’s no surprise to any opponent by now that Oak Hill likes to get the ball into the hands of senior receiver Darryn Bailey. Wells just had to learn the lesson the hard way about what happens when Bailey does get the ball. Bailey helped ignite a Raiders passing offense in the second quarter of […]