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York sweeps Western Maine Conference track championships
Athletes compete in league championships Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming state championships.
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Lexi Brent, right, and Molly Kenealy of York High School celebrate after finishing first and second, respectively, in the 800 meters at the Western Maine Conference track and field championships on Saturday at Lake Region High School in Naples. Brent, who also won the 100 and 400, and ran on the winning 4x800 team, finished in 2:25.30. Kenealy finished in 2:25.60. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Athletes from 16 teams competed in the Western Maine Conference track and field championships on Saturday afternoon at Lake Region High School. Saturday’s meet is the final tuneup for the state championship meets that will take place on Saturday, June 5.
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Varsity Maine Honor Roll: May 24, 2021
These were some of the top performers last week in southern Maine high school sports.
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Cody Bowker, Thornton Academy baseball: The junior struck out 12 in a one-hit shutout of South Portland. Two days later, he homered and drove in four runs in a 13-1 win over Bonny Eagle.
Andrew Farr, Gorham track: A junior, Farr set personal records in the 100 meters (11.02 seconds), 200 (22.42) and 400 (49.41) in a meet at Windham on Friday. Those are the fastest times in the state this spring.
Nick McSorley, Berwick Academy lacrosse: A senior from Biddeford, McSorley scored seven goals with two assists in Berwick’s 14-6 win against Marshwood and had four goals in an 11-2 win at North Yarmouth Academy.
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Even though she’s been vaccinated against COVID-19, Natalia Belt plans to continue wearing her mask this week when the state lifts masking requirements in a major step toward a return to pre-pandemic normalcy.
“I just think it’s important,” said Belt, the mother of 10-year-old and 6-year-old girls. “I want to model it for them and I feel like we can still as vaccinated (people) get sick. It’s not going to be bad for us, but I don’t want to risk infecting my children. Personally, I’m going to continue to do the right thing for them.”