After a brief respite from the spate of storms that hit Maine in February, Oxford Hills on Tuesday got more snow, sending local highway departments out on the road again. Norway Road Foreman Jim Tibbetts said “everybody’s been busy” ahead of Tuesday’s storm, and he has all of his trucks on the road. “Everybody has their […]
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#Tourney17: Oxford Hills completes AA North conquest, reaches state title game
AUGUSTA — Top-seeded Oxford Hills knew when and when not to attack No. 3 Deering’s defense in Friday night’s AA North girls’ basketball final, and the Vikings more than rewarded themselves for their choices. Clutch free-throw shooting and defensive stops in overtime allowed the Vikings to pull away for a 44-39 win at the Augusta […]
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AA North boys' quarterfinal: Big men come up big for Vikings in win over Stags
Oxford Hills’ Atreyu Keniston and Chevrus’ Owen Burke fight for a rebound. AUGUSTA — Oxford Hills decided it needed to go big after learning Cheverus’ 6-foot-5 junior center Jesse Matthews would not be playing in Thursday night’s Class AA North boys’ basketball quarterfinal. And the Vikings’ big men sure came up, well, big. Atreyu Keniston […]
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AA North Boys' Preview: Eddies, Bulldogs stand out in loaded bracket
Class AA North Players to watch: Jr. G Terion Moss, Portland; Jr. G/F Griffin Foley, Portland; Sr. F Jarod Norcross Plourde, Edward Little; Sr. G Samatar Iman, Edward Little; Soph. F Wol Maiwen, Edward Little; Sr. C Raffaele Salamone, Deering; Soph. F Ben Onek, Deering; Sr. F Jack Casale, Cheverus; Jr. C Jesse Matthews, Cheverus; Soph. […]
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Businesses, government offices shut down for day as snow hammers Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills towns were still feeling the effects of a nor’easter that began Sunday morning and left some areas covered in more than a foot of snow by Monday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service in Gray, Paris and Sumner received 16 inches of snow. Hebron and Otisfield were not far behind at 14.5 and 12 […]
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A North Cheering: Lewiston gets 8th title in a row, and redemption in the process
On Jan. 16, Bangor shocked Lewiston and ended the Blue Devils’ streak of eight consecutive KVAC cheering titles. The two teams returned to the Augusta Civic Center 12 days later to determine the fate of Lewiston’s streak of regional titles in the Class A North championship. Performing a much more crisp and energetic routine than […]
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HS Nordic Skiing: Leavitt, Gould win Oxford Hills Classic
“(The Sassi course) is kind of the opposite of this,” he said. “Instead of all up and then all down it’s all down followed by all up. And it’s definitely High School Hill that everyone thinks of when it comes to the Sassi.” Oxford Hills’ home course doesn’t have anything to equal the iconic climax […]
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MDOT announces Oxford Hills projects for next three years
Several towns in the Oxford Hills area are included in the Maine Department of Transportation’s latest three-year work plan, with projects ranging from road paving to bridge replacement. Sen. James Hamper, R-Oxford, said the estimated value of work in the plan, which looks at projects scheduled for 2017, 2018 and 2019, “totals more than $2.3 […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Oxford Hills turns away Lewiston
Thursday’s second meeting of the season was a bounce-back game of sorts for both teams, but Oxford Hills again came out on top, 48-37, in a KVAC Class AA North girls’ basketball contest. The Vikings (11-1) made it past the halfway point of the season before falling on the road at Bangor on Monday, a […]
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Nordic sking: Vikings poised for a big year
NORWAY – The Oxford Hills boys’ Nordic ski team feels like they are on the cusp of finally breaking through in 2017. After finishing fifth in the Class A State Championship in 2016, the Vikings are ready to take on fellow KVAC rivals the Leavitt Hornets and the Mt. Blue Cougars this season. Mt. Blue […]