Boothbay sweeps middle school cross country meet
The Boothbay Region Middle School cross country boys and and girls teams outpaced three other opponents Sept. 24 in earning a Busline League victory. The Boothbay Region girls earned 25 points, defeating Great Salt Bay, 43, Appleton Village School (AVS), 59, and Oceanside.
The Boothbay boys scored 32 points in defeating GSB, 37, Oceanside, 82, and AVS.
The Boothbay Region girls placed five runners in the top 10. Boothbay Region’s Haley Abbott finished first in the field of 28. She ran the 2.4-mile course in 16 minutes and 44 seconds. Other runners in the top five were Wyman Claire, AVS, 16 minutes and 56 seconds; Jazmine Balducci, Boothbay Region, 17 minutes and 1 second; Glory Blethen, Boothbay Region, 17 minutes and 23 seconds; and Alicia Flis, GSB, 17 minutes and 33 seconds.
Boothbay Region runners Ellla Yentsch and Marissa Peters also scored team points. Yentsch placed eighth with 19 minute and 9 seconds time. Peters finished ninth in 19 minutes and 27 seconds.
Other Boothbay Region girls’ results were Sadie Yentsch, 21 minutes and two seconds, Zada Smith, 21 minutes and 23 seconds; Treshna Spence, 21 minutes and 27 seconds; Grace Campbell, 22 minutes and 33 seconds; and Della Hahn, 29 minutes and 17 seconds.
The Boothbay Region boys held off a strong GSB challenge. GSB runner Nolan Anderson finished first with a 15 minute, 25 second mark and teammate Gabriel Seaman placed second with a 15 minute and 43 second time. Boothbay Region overcame GSB early advantage by placing five runners in the top 11: Chris Hamblett, 15 minutes and 57 seconds, third; Jonathan Genrich, 16 minutes, 26 seconds, fourth; Ryan Russell, 16 minutes and 39 seconds, sixth; Mason Erhard, 17 minutes 6 seconds, eighth; and Kaleb Ames, 17 minutes 18 seconds; 11th.
Other Boothbay Region boys’ results were Jamie LaBrecque, 17 minutes and 55 seconds; Chase Carty, 18 minutes and 24 seconds; Graham Harris, 19 minutes and 7 seconds; Sam Page, 19 minutes and 7 seconds; Lucas Hardwick, 20 minutes and 3 seconds; and Fox Elder, 24 minutes and 49 second.
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