Greely Girls & MDI Boys are the best in Class B

Greely Girls & MDI Boys are the best in Class B

Greely girls win 14th state title overall, while MDI boys win first in school history.

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The Greely girls are back on top of Class B after a nine year hiatus as the Rangers tallied 62.20 points to hold off a strong challenge from runner-up Mt Desert Island. On the boys side Mt Desert Island scored 58 points to outdistance runner-up Greely by 19.5 points.

Despite not winning an event outright, the Greely girls used quality and depth en route to the state title. Distance runners Katherine Leggat-Barr & Carolyn Todd did the heavy lfiting. Leggat-Barr finished 3rd in both the mile & 2 mile for 12 points, while Todd placed 4th in both events scoring 8 points total. 

Senior Zoe Lambert went from the 6th seed in the long jump up to third with her 16-2 1/4 leap on her final attempt. Lauren Williams another senior earned eight points with runner-up finish in the high jump, she cleared 5-0. While sophomore Maggie McCormick placed third in the pole vault with a 8-6 clearance.

The relays were another key part to the team title for the Rangers with the 4x800 (10:18.40) & 4x200 (1:53.58) earned third place finishes.

Tardy's teammate Ashley Anderson contributed big points to the Trojans runner-up effort with 24 points. Anderson won the 200m dash her third event of the day in convincing fashion as she stopped the clock at 26.54. Earlier in the day she was the runner-up in the 55m dash with a 7.53, just .02 off first place, she added a third in the 400m (61.16).

Washington Academy sprinter Michaiah Robinson was a standout in the sprints. Robinson won the 400m in 50.83 just .18 behind the state meet record. He came back to lower his own state lead in the 200m as he crushed the field with a 22.83

Yarmouth's Luke Laverdiere was a double winner as he took the mile (4:24.35) winning by over 24 seconds. He followed that up with another dominating win in the 2 mile where he ran 9:49.73 to win by 21 seconds.

Old Town's Troy Crawford had a big day on the track as the senior started his day off with a 6.76 in the 55m dash final to win the state title. He would come back to run a fast 23.18 to place second in the 200m. His anchor leg in the 4x200m brought the Coyotes from third place all the way to first as he was able to pass on the inside on lane 1 to secure the victory.

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Boys Team Results

           Team Rankings - 14 Events Scored
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    1) Mount Desert Island HS      58        2) Greely High School         38.50
    3) Old Town High School        36        4) York High School           31.50
    5) Yarmouth High School        30.50     6) Belfast Area High School   28   
    7) John Bapst Memorial HS      23        7) Fryeburg Academy           23   
    9) Winslow HIgh School         22       10) Washington Academy         20   
   11) Orono High School           19       12) Mountain Valley High Sch   18   
   13) Lincoln Academy             17       13) Cape Elizabeth HS          17   
   15) Freeport High School        16       16) Traip Academy              15   
   17) Waterville High School      14       17) George Stevens Academy     14   
   19) Hermon High School          12       20) Maine Central Institute     5   
   21) Ellsworth High School        4       21) Erskine Academy             4   
   23) North Yarmouth Academy       3       24) Nokomis Regional HS         2   
   24) Poland Regional High Sch     2       24) Foxcroft Academy            2   
   27) Gray New Gloucester HS       1.50                                        

                      Team Rankings - 14 Events Scored
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    1) Greely High School          62.20     2) Mount Desert Island HS     53   
    3) Old Town High School        39.20     4) York High School           36   
    5) Yarmouth High School        35        6) Belfast Area High School   34   
    7) John Bapst Memorial HS      26        7) Fryeburg Academy           26   
    9) Gray New Gloucester HS      23       10) Lincoln Academy            21   
   11) Orono High School           18.40    12) Cape Elizabeth HS          18   
   13) Lake Region High school     15       14) George Stevens Academy     13   
   15) Poland Regional High Sch    11       16) Waterville High School     10   
   17) Freeport High School         7       18) Erskine Academy             6.20
   19) Ellsworth High School        5       20) Maine Central Institute     4   
   20) North Yarmouth Academy       4       20) Wells High School           4   
   23) Central High School          3       24) Morse High School           1   
   24) Traip Academy                1