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While she battles back from a serious knee injury, Gorham three-sport standout star Rachele Burns has soccer on her mind. Burns, a junior who was named the 2007 Gatorade Maine Girls Soccer Player of the Year after scoring 18 goals and tallying nine assists and leading the Rams to a third consecutive state championship, plans to be back on the field this fall to help Gorham extend its 53-game winning streak. “I’ll be back,” Burns said. “It will be interesting to see what happens next year because we’ve got a big target on our backs.”

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Rehab

While she may not be on the field this spring, Goham junior Rachele Burns is still working hard in the gym to rehab after undergoing knee surgery to repair a torn ACL she suffered on the basketball court in January. Burns, a three-sport star who was averaging over 25 points per game for the Rams’ basketball team when she was injured, will likely miss the upcoming softball season. But Burns, the SMAA 2007 defensive player of the year at shortstop, isn’t abandoning her teammates. She plans on helping out the team however she can this season. “I might end up being the first-base coach, or just helping out at practice when I’m not at physical therapy,” she said.

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Gorham’s Rachele Burns brings the ball upfield during a playoff game in November. Burns, who suffered a serious ACL injury this basketball season, plans to be back on the soccer pitch this fall to help the Rams to a fourth straight state title.

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Softball

Rachele Burns leaps to make a play during a softball game against Windham last season. Burns, the 2007 SMAA defensive player of the year, will likely miss the softball season as she rehabs from knee surgery for a torn ACL she suffered in January.

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Gorham’s Rachele Burns battles for the ball in a game against McAuley from last season. Burns missed most of this basketball season after tearing her ACL in January. Still, despite the injury, Burns was named a SMAA first team all-star and averaged 25.2 points per game in the seven games she played this season.

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