Girls win, boys place second at XC regular season finale
The Boothbay Region High School cross country team maintained its winning pace through the final meet of the regular season Oct. 11 at Lisbon. Karen Higgins won the girls event and Laura Chapman took second, as they led the girls team to first place. The boys team placed second.
The girls team won with a 23:16-minute average and 21 points. The boys had 54 points and a 20:20 average, while the Lisbon High School boys won with 41 points and a 19:41 average.
Overall, Higgins won the girls race in 19:43.70 minutes. Other results were Chapman, second, 21:23.80; Maddie Orchard, sixth, 24:22.60; Maddie Andreasen, eighth, 25:07.00; Sophia Mansfield, ninth, 25:43.10; Bella Orr, 20th, 34:40.30; and Hanna Kreft, 24th, 39:25.40.
AJ Crocker led the boys in fourth place with a 18:40.30 finish. Other results were Ethan Clark, ninth, 20:08.40; Lysander Lefevre, 11th, 20:30.70; Ross Gaffney, 16th, 21:02.60; Cleyton Splaine, 18th, 21:18.60; Alex Ross, 19th, 21:26.50; Thomas Hennessy, 22nd, 21:33.90; Ben Gapski, 29th, 23:21.10; Chase Mansfield, 35th, 25:47.20; Nathan Percival, 37th, 26:27.60; and Neal Baldwin, 44th, 33:00.80.
The Seahawks' next meet is the Mountain Valley Conference championship scheduled for Oct. 19 at University of Maine Augusta.