Boothbay track teams out front again in Wiscasset
Nick Kilgus jumps his way into the record books. Kilgus’s 17-foot, 10-inch long jump at Wiscasset was good enough for a second place finish and a place in the All Seahawks Top Ten for this event. Kilgus has qualified to compete in long and triple jumps and the 200m dash at the Mountain Valley Conference championship meet this year. BEN BULKELEY/Boothbay Register
Joey Paolillo speeds toward the finish line at Wiscasset. Paolillo was Boothbay’s second highest male scorer at the May 6 meet. Paolillo has qualified to compete in 800, 1600 and 3200m events at the MVC championship this year. BEN BULKELEY/Boothbay Register
Nick Kilgus jumps his way into the record books. Kilgus’s 17-foot, 10-inch long jump at Wiscasset was good enough for a second place finish and a place in the All Seahawks Top Ten for this event. Kilgus has qualified to compete in long and triple jumps and the 200m dash at the Mountain Valley Conference championship meet this year. BEN BULKELEY/Boothbay Register
Joey Paolillo speeds toward the finish line at Wiscasset. Paolillo was Boothbay’s second highest male scorer at the May 6 meet. Paolillo has qualified to compete in 800, 1600 and 3200m events at the MVC championship this year. BEN BULKELEY/Boothbay Register
The Boothbay Region High School track teams headed back to Wiscasset for the second time in seven days to square off against Monmouth, Hall-Dale, Richmond and Wiscasset on May 6.
BRHS had another excellent day, with both teams placing first overall.
“Tuesday at Wiscasset was another impressive night for the Seahawks as we swept the meet. It is the first time in a long time (possibly ever) that the boys' and girls' teams won the same meet,” Coach Nick Scott said. “Halfway through our regular season the only team that we have lost to is Lisbon. More importantly we now have numerous athletes who have qualified for both the conference and state championships.”
To date, 21 boys and 12 girls from the BRHS track team have earned the right to compete at the Mountain Valley Conference championship meet and eight boys and eight girls have qualified for the State Class C championship meet.
On May 6, Morgan Crocker again led the scoring taking first place in each of her four events for a total of 32 points. Other top women scorers were Nell Anthony with 20 points, Sophia Thayer, 16 points, Angie Perkins, 14.5 points and Sinead Miller,11.5 points. BRHS women squeaked by Monmouth by three points; BRHS won with 135 points, followed by Monmouth, 132, Hall-Dale 60, Richmond, 17 and Wiscasset, 6.
“Morgan Crocker continued her impressive season by once again winning four different events. She has now automatically qualified for states in the long and triple jumps, as well as the 300m and 100m hurdles,” Scott said, “Sophia Thayer also had a good night, as she beat a formidable opponent in both the 1600m and the 3200m runs. Her times qualify her for states in both events.”
For the men, Abel Bryer led the scoring with 14 points, followed by Joey Paolillo, 12 points and Shane Johnson, Benn Scully, Dima Gosselin and Nick Kilgus, all with 10 points. The boys also won by three points but this time besting Hall-Dale. BRHS finished first with 123 points, followed by Hall-Dale, 120, Monmouth 81, Richmond, 21 and Wiscasset, 11.
“Freshman Joey Paolillo had a good night and qualified for the state meet in two distance events,” Scott said. “Nick Kilgus is quickly becoming one of the best jumping athletes that we have had in years and our two race walkers, Morgen Wilson and Kyle Alamo both qualified for states while setting new PRs.”
Boothbay scorers
100m hurdles: Morgan Crocker (1st, 17:34), 8 points, Sinead Miller (2nd, 20:09), 6 points, Angie Perkins (5th, 21:36), 1 point; 300m hurdles: Crocker (1st, 50.96), 8 points, Perkins (2nd, 56.17), 6 points, Miller (3rd, 57.73), 4 points; Jacob Leonard (3rd, 52.94), 4 points, Gosselin (4th, 53.32), 2pts; 1600 racewalk: Morgen Wilson (2nd, 9:11), 6 points, Kyle Alamo (3rd, 9:12), 4 points, Chris Groneng, (4th, 10:57), 2 points; 100m dash: Sara Durgan (1st, 14:76), 8 points; Dima Gosselin (3rd, 12.89), 4 points, Tony Hammond (4th, 13.12), 2 points; 200m dash: Lisa Pawlowski (4th, 33.52), 2 points; Dima Gosselin (4th, 26.42), 2 points, Howie Carter, (5th, 26.77), 1 point; 400m dash: Howie Carter, 5th, 59.92, 1 point; 800m run: Benn Scully (1st, 2:12), 8 points, Joey Paolillo (3rd, 2:16), 4 points; 1600m run: Thayer (1st, 5:51), 8 points, Hannah Morley (3rd, 6:05), 4 points; Paolillo (2nd, 5:00), 6 points, Kyler Carty (5th, 5:14), 1 point; 3200m run: Thayer (1st, 13:02), 8 points, Morley (3rd, 13:44) 4 points; Campbell (1st, 10:56), 8 points, Burnham, (3rd, 11:12), 4 points, Alamo (4th, 12:21) 2 points.
Relays: 4x100 relay: Durgan, Miller, Pawlowski and Perkins (2nd, 1:00) 6 points; Jude Alamo, Hammond, Xavier Dowing and Gosselin (1st, 50:26); 4x400m relay: Scully, Paolillo, Carter and Jack Hasch (1st, 3:57), 8pts; 4x800: Campbell, Carty, Burnham and Hasch (2nd, 9:29).
High jump: Perkins (2nd, 4-0), 6 points, Brewer (3rd, 4-06) 4 points, Pawlowski (4th, 4-06) 2 points; Long jump: Crocker (1st, 15-04.5) 8 points, Anthony (3rd, 13-02.5) 4 points, Brewer (5th, 12-08), 1 point; Nick Kilgus (2nd, 17-10.75) 6 points; Triple jump: Crocker (1st, 32-08.75), 8 points, Brewer (3rd, 26-07.75) 4 points: Kilgus (3rd, 34-10.75) 4 points, Downing 33-02) 1 point; Javelin: Anthony (2nd, 76-1) 6 points, Carter (5th, 66-03) 1 point; Abel Bryer (1st, 125-05) 8 points, Shane Johnson (4th, 98-05) 2 points; Discus: Anthony (3rd, 65-06) 4 points; Allie Simmons (4th, 61-03) 2 points; Johnson (1st, 114-07) 8 points, Bryer (3rd, 98-02) 4 points; Shot put: Anthony (2nd, 25.00) 6 points, Carter (4th, 21-00.5), 2 points, Simmons (5th, 20-11.50) 1pt; Lucas Leighton (3rd, 34-00), 4 points, Bryer (4th, 33-09) 2 points, Hammond (5th, 33-03.75) 1 point.
The Seahawks compete next at Hall-Dale on May 13.
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