This season, Lisbon has picked up right where it left off in 2014. On Tuesday, the Greyhound boys earned their 10th consecutive Mountain Valley Conference title, finishing off the event on its brand new track after the opening of the meet at Cony High School in Augusta was washed away after just 10 events five days earlier.
Hall sees his Greyhounds challenging for the title.
“We will be in contention, but everyone would need Orono not to show up,” said Hall, who feels Orono, who last won the Class C boys title in 1997, is the definitive favorite on Saturday at Yarmouth High School (10 a.m. start). “All of the events for us this year are key.”
As far as top-10 seedings go, Lisbon is seeded in all but five events. Jeff Willey is the top seed in the 1,600-meter race/walk (7:30.73), while Mike Schlotterbeck is third (8:23.86) and Jonah Sautter ninth (8:41.59). Henry Adams is seeded fourth in the 110 hurdles (17.19), 400 (53.60) and long jump (19-09), while Andrew Golino is eighth in the discus (125-00) and shot put (42- 04), while tied for fifth in the high jump (5-08).
The relays are solid for the Greyhounds, withthe4x100(46.61)and 4 x 800 (8:46.16) teams both seeded fourth,whilethe4x400relay enters in eighth (3:48.19).
Long distance runner Nicholas Harriman is seeded fifth in the 3,200 (10:27.93) and sixth in the 1,600 (4:43.77), while Jordan Cole is seeded fourth in the 3,200 (10:24.29). Charles Adams is the fifth seed in the 300 hurdles (53.60), with teammate Bradley Harriman ninth in the 110 hurdles (18.09).
The Greyhound girls, after having their nine-year reign as MVC champs ended by Monmouth by a mere half-point, will look to rebound behind their strong relay teams.
“Orono is the team to beat in the girls meet as well,” said Hall of the three-time defending Class C champs. “Our relays are strong.”
TheLisbon4x800relayisseeded third(10:41.86),the4x100team 10th(55.95)andthe4x400squad fifth (4:32.94).
Individually, the Greyhounds will look for solid performances from Chase Collier, who is seeded fourth in the 300 hurdles (49.46), sixth in the long jump (15-11) and eighth in the 100 hurdles (17.15). Sydney Douglas is second in the 1,600 race/walk (8:36.20), with teammate Abby Gamache 10th in the event (9:35.92). Bree Sautter is seeded eighth in the 800 (2:35.68), while Mia Durgin comes in tied for third in the pole vault (8-0).
Wiscasset has a few athletes competing in Class C. Brandon Goud is seeded 11th in the 1,600 (4:52.38), Colin Viele and Sam Storer 13th and 15th, respectively, in the 400, and Ayanna Main 12th in the high jump (4-08), 13th in the long jump (15-0) and fourth in the triple jump (32-04.50).
Richmond’s Taylor Houdlette is seeded second in the javelin (103-03), just behind George Stevens Academy’s Morgan Dauk (106-05).
Class A
Brunswick coach Dave DeLois has a balanced squad that will compete on Saturday at Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham in the State Class A Championships, beginning at 10 a.m.
“I believe the boys can finish in the top seven, and if everything falls into place, maybe the top five,” said DeLois. “We would have to do a lot to go higher. We are strong in the 400, 800, relays, as well as the long jump and triple jump. But, outside of that, we will have to get some points from other events.
“The Lewiston boys in my opinion is the team to beat. They have some athletes, including Isaiah Harris, who will likely run four events and will be favored in all of them.”
The Dragons are seeded second to Scarborough (8:12.37 to 8:13.95) in the 4 x 800 relay, while the Brunswick4x100squad comes in seeded fifth (45.09). The4x400teamiseighth (3:37.58).
Keenan Welzel has the third spot in both the 400 (50.78) and 800 (2:01.52). Hunter Garrett is seeded fifth in the high jump (5-10), with Ben Flanagan (1,600 race/walk, 7:50.15), Reed Foster (long jump, 20-03.75) and Shane Lyons (triple jump, 42-02.50) all seeded eighth.
Diane Fournier’s Mt. Ararat Eagle boys are led by Andrew McCracken, the top seed in the pole vault. His seed height of 14 feet is five inches better than Sanford’s Pete Hegarty (13-07).
On the girls side, Mt. Ararat is seeded in all three relays, including ninth in the4x400(4:25.62),with Katherine Leckbee’s time in the 3,200 the seventh best (12:05.04). Lauren Labbay is 13th in the pole vault (8-0).
Tessa Cassidy is the highest seeded Dragon. The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference champion in the 1,600 and 3,200 is seeded second in the 3,200 (11:39.97) behind Gorham’s Anna Slager (11:31.17), and sixth in the 1,600 (5:29.40). The Brunswick4x800relay team of Brooke Escoe, Adrianna White, Isabella Pols and Cassidy are fifth (10:24.71), while White is eighth in the 800 (2:34.92).
“For us, we want to perform our best at the state meet. That is what it’s all about,” said DeLois, who sees Thornton Academy as the favorite in Class A girls. “In the past, we have been lucky to get our best performances at the state meet. Hopefully, Saturday is the same thing.”
Class B
The State Class B Championships are Saturday at McMann Field in Bath, also with a 10 a.m. start. Freeport and Morse athletes will be in action.
For the Shipbuilders, Christopher Walfield has a solid No. 5 seed in the 1,600 (4:38.91). Teammate Max Lareau is sixth in the long jump (20-05.50) and 12th in the 100 dash (11.77), while the4x100relayteamof Sean Detwiler, James Lovitt, Lareau and Damon Osmond are seeded eighth (46.49). Lovitt is 11th in the 400 (55.24).
Meanwhile, Freeport is strong in the 3,200, with Henry Jaques third (9:57.82) and Chandler Vincent sixth (10:17.56).
The Falcon girls have a few athletes looking to challenge for titles, with Maddie Squibb seventh in the 400 (1:04.34), Hannah Schnyder sixth in the long jump (15-05) and Julia Smith eight in the triple jump (32-01).
The lone Morse athlete seeded among the top 10 girls is Emma Gould, who is ninth in the 400 (1:04.83). Also, Abby Minot is 11th in the long jump (14-11.25).
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