Mariner, Lion, Panther track athletes compete in Black Bear country

ORONO — Days before the calendar turned to 2022, Midcoast high school indoor track athletes headed north — the University of Maine, to be specific — on Wednesday, Dec. 29 to compete in the same fieldhouse, albeit in separate meets the same day.

Belfast competed in the morning session and Oceanside of Rockland and Medomak Valley of Waldoboro in the afternoon.

Oceanside’s Sophia Protheroe. Photo by Mark Haskell

Area athletes worked to a handful of first-place performances as they ran, jumped and tossed to strong performances.

In fact, the Oceanside girls came within a few points of first among the teams at the event.

Lions prowl

In the morning, the girls team scores were: Maine Central High School of Pittsfield 117, Winslow 64, Oxford Hills of South Paris 34, Lawrence of Fairfield 32 and Belfast 4. The boys team scores were: Winslow 95, Maine Central Institute 53, Belfast 42, Lawrence 32 and Oxford Hills 26.

The Belfast girls individual results were:

55 meters — 4, Allison Hooper, 8.59; 5, Erin Robbins, 8.79; and 6, Kassandra Brown, 8.85.

Belfast’s Andrew Abelon. Photo by Mark Haskell

200 meters — 6, Erin Robbins, 32.68; and 10, Kassandra Brown, 33.38.

Shot put — 5, Allison Hooper, 21-1.

Long jump — 6, Morgan Tolliver, 11-3.5; 7, Allison Hooper, 11-2.25; and 9, Erin Robbins, 10-9.75.

The Belfast boys individual results were:

55 meters — 3, Andrew Ableon, 7.25; and 9, Sam Field, 8.35.

100 meters — 5, David Anderson, 1:02.26.

Belfast’s Sam Field. Photo by Mark Haskell

800 meters — 2, Westley Dyer, 2:17.68.

200 meters — 8, David Anderson, 28.41

Two miles — 1, Westley Dyer, 12:13.62.

Shot put — 9, Sam Field, 22-4.5

Long jump — 1, Andrew Abelon, 20-3; and 5, David Anderson, 14-4.

Triple jump — 2, Andrew Abelon, Bel, 37-6.75.

High jump — 1, Westley Dyer, Bel, 4-6.

Scene from Belfast on Dec. 29 in high school indoor track at the University of Maine in Orono. Photo by Mark Haskell

Scene from Oceanside and Medomak Valley on Dec. 29 in high school indoor track at the University of Maine in Orono. Photo by Mark Haskell

Mariners, Panthers compete

In the afternoon session, the girls team scores were: Waterville 78, Oceanside 74, Messalonskee of Oakland 66, Nokomis of Newport 54, Morse of Bath 14 and Medomak Valley 9. The boys team scores were: Messalonskee 105, Nokomis 96, Waterville 61, Medomak Valley 20, Morse 18 and Oceanside 4.

The Oceanside and Medomak Valley girls individual results were:

55 meters — 2, Reese Novicka, Ocean, 8.26; 3, Hallye King, Ocean, 8.70; 5, Isabella Earley, Ocean, 9.24; 9, Sophia Protheroe, Ocean, 9.70; and 10, Morgan Flanders, Med, 9.76.

400 meters — 1, Cassidy Novicka, Ocean, 1:05.85; and 3, Reese Novicka, Ocean, 1:11.66.

800 meters — 1, Maria Protheroe, Ocean, 2:48.36.

200 meters — 2, Reese Novicka, Ocean, 30.06; 5, Hallye King, Ocean, 32.78; 8, Isabella Earley, Ocean, 35.20; and 10, Sophia Protheroe, Ocean, 36.73.

Oceanside’s Maria Protheroe, front. Photo by Mark Haskell

Two miles — 1, Maria Protheroe, Ocean, 13:03.70.

Shot put — 2, Morgan Flanders, Med, 25-0; and 8, Isabella Grey, Ocean, 12-8.

Long jump — 3, Sophia Protheroe, Ocean, 9-3.5; and 4, Morgan Flanders, Med, 8-7.

Triple jump — 1, Cassidy Novicka, Ocean, 31-1.

The Oceanside and Medomak Valley boys individual results were:

55 meters — 9, Devin Guptill, Ocean, 8.35; and 10, Owen Post, Ocean, 8.40.

Mile — 1, Noah Morris, Med, 5:03.63.

800 meters — 1, Noah Morris, Med, 2:17.45; and 6, Deklin Fitzgerald, Ocean, 2:31.35.

200 meters — 5, Deklin Fitzgerald, Ocean, 30.73; 6, Owen Post, Ocean, 30.83; and 7, Devin Guptill, Ocean, 31.03.

Shot put — 10, Devin Guptill, Ocean, 25-7.

MaineStay Media/VillageSoup sports staff can be reached by email at sports@villagesoup.com. 

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