BRUNSWICK

The outlook coming into Saturday might have been described as confident and hopeful.

The Lewiston High School indoor track teams entered the KVAC championships at Bowdoin College with varying degrees of optimism. The boys’ team was confident in its potential for a championship showing. The girls were hopeful to have a good day as well, and maybe even contend.

By meet’s end, both squads erased all doubt. The Blue Devils made a clean sweep of the conference meet. It was the first-ever track championship for the girls’ team, while it was the first title for the boys since winning the KVACs and finishing second in states in 2006.

“That was incredible,” Lewiston coach Paul Soracco said. “The girls have never won — their first time ever. The boys, I couldn’t be more proud. Both of them, they were just amazing, especially after the snow. We had a couple of weeks of bad weather. We didn’t get a lot of practice times. We worked them hard. We just didn’t know how they’d react after so much time off. It’s just amazing. I’m so proud of these kids.”

The Lewiston girls won its meet with a total of 102 points. Brunswick, which won last year, finished second with 81. Messalonskee was third with 72 followed by Edward Little in fourth with 71.

In the boys meet, Lewiston finished with 121 points, beating out Brunswick with 87. Messalonskee was third with 80 followed by the defending champs from Edward Little with 72 in fourth.

Hassan Mohamed was one of four athletes recognized as the top performers in the meet. Brunswick’s Tiffany Tanner was the top A girls performer, while Belfast’s Drew Nealey and Cassidy Hill took top honors in the B meet.

Mohamed and Osman Doorow each won two events for the Blue Devils. Mohamed won the 55-meter dash and the 400. He finished second in the 200, getting edged out by Edward Little’s Hunter Martin.

Doorow won the mile and two-mile. He was the top seed in both events. He won the two-mile last year but was third in the mile a year ago.

Lewiston’s girls had a number of great performances. Senior Heather Kendall set a school mark in the 200, winning in 26.68. She was second in the 55. Freshman Taylor Chamberlain won the high jump. She came in tied with three others that had previously jumped 4-08. She won with a height of 4-10.

Adela Kalilwa won the long jump and was second in the triple and the 200. Jennifer Martin was second in the 400 and 55-meter hurdles and also took fourth in the 55 hurdles. Isha Kasai was fourth in the 200 and third in the 55. Nicole Footer was fourth in the two mile, with Courtney Allen seventh. Johorey Abdirahman was fifth in the 800.

Brunswick’s second-place finishes were highlighted by Tanner’s performance. The junior won the 800 and the mile. She finished second in the two mile. Teammate Tessa Cassidy won the two mile and was second behind Tanner in the mile.

The Dragon boys got a win from Reed Foster in the long jump and second in the triple. Chris Tanner won the 800, with teammate Keenan Welzel taking second. Seth White won the 55 meter hurdles.

The Mt. Ararat girls finished sixth with 37.50 points, while the Eagle boys took seventh (26).

Summer Gray took first in the 400 in 1:04.17 and placed fourth in the 55 in 7.73. Collette Kinkade finished fourth in the 800 (2:40.99), while Eagles teammate Priscilla Whitney placed fourth in the long jump (14- 04).

For the Eagle boys, the top finisher was Andrew McCracken, who won the pole vault in 13-06 and took fourth in the 55 hurdles in 8.98.

In the B meet, Waterville won the girls title with 167 points followed by Belfast with 101. Lincoln Academy was third with 45. Belfast won the boys meet with 149. Maine Central Institute was second with 62.50 followed by Waterville with 60.

Morse’s Max Lareau scored in three events, taking first in the long jump (20- 09.75), third in the 55 (6.91) and seventh in pole vault (9- 00).

The State meets will be held on Feb. 16, with Class A at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham and Class B at Bates College in Lewiston.