Article: Vikings rally for first title Oxford Hills ends Cony run

AUGUSTA - Three weeks ago the Oxford Hills girls basketball team was almost an afterthought in the Eastern Maine Class A tournament spectrum, the result of injuries that had sidelined multiple starters.

But those starters returned just in time for a postseason run never before seen in school history, as the Vikings of South Paris claimed their first regional title Friday with a 52-49 victory over four-time defending champ Cony of Augusta.

"When we had three starters out at one time, I felt like why does everything bad have to happen to us," said Oxford Hills senior guard Kari Pelletier. "But they came back, and now we've won the Eastern Maine title."

Fifth-ranked Oxford Hills (15-6) knocked ...

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