The Scarborough girls’ indoor track team continued its undefeated season on Saturday, defeating Gorham, Windham and Westbrook at the Portland Expo.
Scarborough finished with 147 points while Gorham was second with 80.
All Southwestern Maine Activities Association teams will compete in the Southwestern Championship meet Saturday at the Expo, with Scarborough considered the favorites among the girls’ teams.
“We’ll look for the kids to continue form,” said Scarborough coach Ron Kelly. “It is still another chance for kids to qualify for the state meet and improve times. For the young kids it’s a chance to be in a big meet situation, get them used to what it is like to be in a championship meet, especially the freshman. It’s going to be good for them.”
Individual winners for Scarborough on Saturday were Hilary Curtis (600), Erica Jesseman (two mile), Annie Mills (Sr. 45 hurdles, Sr. 200), Victoria Joyce (800), Catie Funk (Jr. shot put), Jenny Snyder (Jr. 45 hurdles), Jenna Van Dam (Jr. 200), Lauren Blaisdell (Jr. 40) and Lily Parenteau (high jump).
Scarborough also won both the junior and senior 840 relays.
“We did what we had to do,” said Kelly of Saturday’s meet. “We were a ways ahead of everybody, but we have a lot of depth to spread people around. That’s one of our strengths.”
The South Portland girls’ indoor track team finished second in its meet on Saturday with 139 points. McAuley finished with 55.5 points.
Individual winners for South Portland were Olivia Hendry (two mile), Lindsey Soule (Sr. 45 hurdles, Sr. 400), Kristin Jerome (Jr. 45 hurdles) and Kristen Bakke (Jr. 800).
South Portland also won the senior 840 relay.
In boys’ meets, Scarborough finished second to Gorham by a score of 118.5 to 86.
Brecht Moulin (400), Jimmy Rouse (Int. 300), Nate Hathaway (Jr. 600), Brendan Ham (Jr. 40) and Scott Delano (800) all won individual events for the Red Storm, who also won the junior and intermediate 840 relays.
The South Portland boys’ team won its meet, finishing well ahead of second-place Cheverus, 173.5 to 97.5.
Winning individual events for the Red Riots were Ian Golder (400), Nick Gray (Sr. 600), Will Cabana (Sr. 300), Tanner Burgdorf (Int. 45 hurdles), Ben Conroy (Int. 600), Sean Esten (Jr. 600) and Brian Arsenault (Jr. 40).
South Portland also won the senior relay.
In Class B indoor track, the Cape Elizabeth girls’ and boys’ teams both won their Western Maine Confernce meets Friday at the University of Southern Maine.
The girls finished well ahead of second-pace Lake Region, 167-112, while the boys defeated second-place Gray-New Gloucester 192-155.
Freshman Hannah Doss took first in the mile, just edging teammate Shannon Lyons at the line. Blair Griffin won two events (Sr. 200 and 400) while Emma Hockmuth (high jump), Marita Stressenger (Jr. 400), and Ashley Robinson (long jump) also won individual events.
Griffin was named senior division athlete of the meet.
Cape also won the senior 800 relay.
For the boys, Mike Wilson (Jr. 55 hurdles), Ben Brewster (Jr. 400), Brad Doliner (pole vault) and Joel Bickford (long jump) all won individual events.
Doliner cleared 11-feet-6-inches in the pole vault. He cleared 12-feet earlier in the season. Both are the top heights in the Western Maine Conference this season.
Cape also won both the junior and senior 800 relays.
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