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Outdoor track: Athletes to watch in southern Maine
These track and field athletes haven t competed in Maine since the winter of 2020, but they re ready to roll.
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Zoe Barnes, Gray-New Gloucester senior, throws: Barnes won the shot put (37 feet, 11.75 inches) by more than three feet at the Class B state indoor meet in 2020.
Victoria Bossong, Cheverus senior, sprints: At the Class A indoor meet in 2020, Bossong swept the 55 (7.20 seconds), the 200 (25.50) and the 400 meters (56.95), setting a state record in the 400.
Alexandra Brent, York junior, sprints/hurdles: As a sophomore, Brent was a double winner at the Class B state indoor meet in 2020, capturing the 55 hurdles (8.66) and the 800 (2:26.64).
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Softball: Teams to watch in southern Maine
From three-time defending Class A champ Scarborough to tiny Sacopee Valley, these are softball teams to watch this spring.
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1. Scarborough: For the first time in forever, Coach Tom Griffin doesn’t have a pitcher returning with an inning of varsity experience. But if there’s a team that can overcome that inexperience, it’s the Red Storm, who have won 60 consecutive games and the last three Class A state championships. Senior catcher Sylvia Foley (.435), senior shortstop Mollie Verreault (.354, 20 runs), junior utility player Katie Roy (.537, 18 RBI, SMAA second team pick) and junior first baseman A.J. Swett (.373, 15 RBI) lead the offense.
Softball: After lost season of 2020, teams are getting back to basics
Thornton Academy is among many teams focusing on fundamentals because of young and inexperienced players.
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Thornton Academy softball coach Tony Miner hits grounders to his infielders during a practice earlier this month in Saco.
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Finally, after the ball rolled away from several players, he stopped the drill.
“This is an under-control drill,” he said. “Some of you are out of control. You’ve got to get your body under control in order to receive the ball and to throw it.”
The drill resumed, and nary a ball hit the ground again.