Local athletes dominate Hershey state meet
BREWER — More than 100 boys and girls from Aroostook County battled rainy conditions on June 26 to compete in the State Finals of the Hershey Youth Track and Field Program, but when the meet ended, the local delegation captured 118 of the 159 top-four place finishes.
The program, sponsored by the Hershey Food Corporation and the Maine Recreation and Park Association, has been serving youth from across the United States and Canada for the past 35 years. Initiated as a playground track and field program in 1975 in Charleston, West Va. by Dr. Donald P. Cohen, Hershey’s Track and Field Games have become the largest youth sport program of its kind in North America. Participants representing all 50 states as well as all 10 provinces and three territories of Canada are eligible to qualify for the North American Finals, which this year will be held Aug. 2-5 in Hershey, Pa.
Youngsters competing in Maine are part of the Region 6 team which includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island as well as all the Atlantic provinces and Newfoundland. Once all the state and provincial meets are completed, all winners are eligible to qualify for the North American Final. To ensure fair representation of all 50 states and Canadian provinces and territories, a minimum of five finalists are selected from each state/provincial group to be part of the regional team attending the North American Final.
Northern Regional Representative Kathy Mazzuchelli from the Caribou Parks and Recreation Department noted that the results from this year’s state meet looked good for a contingent of youth from northern Maine to head to Hershey in August.
Leading the Aroostook delegation this year with triple wins were Aspen Cote of Madawaska in the 13-14 year old girls age division, who placed first in the 100, 200 and standing long jump and Parker Deprey of Caribou, who garnered a triple crown with first in the 100, relay and softball throw.
Also in the 13-14 year-old boys age division, 2011 North American Finalist Jacob O’Berry from Presque Isle captured a first in the 200 and the relay along with a second in the long jump.
In the 11-12 year-old girls division, Bailey Bellefleur of Fort Kent took first in the 100 and 200 while teammate Niko Naranja of Fort Kent won the 400 and the relay in the 11-12 boys division.
In the 9-10 year-old division, Dolcie Tanguay of Fort Kent championed both the 100 and 200.
A complete list of top-four results from the state finals for Aroostook County athletes are as follows:
Girls 50 meter dash 9-10: first, Emma Hixon, Caribou, 8.59 seconds; second, Paige Espling, Caribou, 8.6; fourth, Katie Levesque, Mars Hill, 8.81.
Boys 50 meter dash 9-10: first, Connor Demerchant, Presque Isle, 8.5 seconds; second, Jacob Carvell, Mars Hill, 8.52; third, Parker Deprey, Caribou, 8.67; third, Sawyer Deprey, Caribou, 8.67.
Girls 100 meter dash 9-10: first, Dolcie Tanguay, Fort Kent, 16.02; second, Hixon, 16.46; fourth, Sydney Garrison, Mars Hill, 17.48.
Boys 100 meter dash 9-10: first, P. Deprey, Caribou, 16.12; second, Zack O’Leary, Mars Hill, 16.54; third, Jacob Carvell, Mars Hill, 16.59; fourth, Michael Beaton, Houlton, 17.01.
Girls 100 meter dash 11-12: first, Bailey Bellefleur, Fort Kent, 14.82; second, Kolleen Bouchard, Houlton, 15.45; third, Kassidy Levesque, Mars Hill, 15.83.
Boys 100 meter dash 11-12: second, Evan Michaud, Caribou, 15.54 seconds; third, Zack Nadeau, Fort Kent, 15.68; fourth, Josh Quist, Caribou, 15.99.
Girls 100 meter dash 13-14: first, Aspen Cote, Madawaska, 14.27 seconds; second, Molly Anthony, Mars Hill, 14.57.
Boys 100 meter dash 13-14: third, Carson Doody, Woodland, 14.28 seconds.
Girls 1,600 meter run 13-14: first, Jordan Tanguay, Fort Kent, 6:09.53.
Boys 1,600 meter run 13-14: second, Jake Flewelling, Easton, 5:52.63; third, Tsion MacLeod, New Sweden, 6:11.91; fourth, Lane Moir, Woodland, 8:03.58.
Girls 400 meter dash 9-10: first, Paige Espling, Caribou, 1:25.61; second, Ashley Cowley, Easton, 1:26.79.
Boys 400 meter dash 9-10: first, Ethan Holdsworth, Caribou, 1:19.21; second, Connor DeMerchant, Presque Isle, 1:20.76; third, Carter Quist, Caribou, 1:22.32.
Girls 400 meter dash 11-12: second, Jenna Dugal, Madawaska; fourth, Isabelle Jandreau, Madawaska, 1:17.55.
Boys 400 meter dash 11-12: first, Niko Naranja, Fort Kent, 1:13.67; second, Austin Findlen, New Sweden, 1:16.11; third, Malcolm Langner, Fort Fairfield, 1:18.07; fourth, Brandon Thibeault, Fort Kent, 1:18.3.
Girls 800 meter run 11-12: first, Alexis Rodriquez, Caribou, 3:09.08; second, Isabelle Jackson, Presque Isle, 3:17.7; fourth, Rachael Davis, Caribou, 3:23.02.
Boys 800 meter run 11-12: first, Evan Michaud, Caribou, 2:43.28; second, Bo Learnard, Van Buren, 2:57.86; third, Corey Jandreau, Caribou, 3:04.97; fourth, Sam Ellis, Houlton, 3:09.44.
Girls 800 meter run 13-14: first, Gentle Prescott, Fort Kent, 2:47.05; third, Emma Bonner, Easton, 2:56.49; fourth, Megan Thornton, Woodland, 3:06.29.
Boys 800 meter run 13-14: third, Jason Bartley, Presque Isle, 2:37.9; fourth, Jake Flewelling, Easton, 2:45.03.
Girls 200 meter dash 9-10: first, Dolcie Tanguay, Fort Kent, 33.94 seconds; second, Katie Levesque, Mars Hill, 36.24; third, Alanna Legassie, Presque Isle, 38.58.
Boys 200 meter dash 9-10: first, Sawyer Deprey, Caribou, 34.12 seconds; second, Hayden Kingsbury, Mars Hill, 35.29; third, Kyle Flewelling, Easton, 35.46.
Girls 200 meter dash 11-12: first, Bailey Bellefleur, Fort Kent, 31.4 seconds; second, Kassidy Levesque, Mars Hill, 33.1; fourth, Keara McCrum, Mars Hill, 33.54.
Boys 200 meter dash 11-12: second, Zack Nadeau, Fort Kent, 32.19 seconds; third, Jacob Ouellette, Caribou, 32.59; fourth, Maxwell Ouellette, Fort Kent, 32.99.
Girls 200 meter dash 13-14: first, Aspen Cote, Madawaska, 29.71; second, Jordan Tanguay, Fort Kent, 29.96.
Boys 200 meter dash 13-14: first, Jacob O’Berry, Presque Isle, 25.71; third, Jacob Bynion-Cullins, Fort Fairfield, 29.89.
Girls 4 X 100 meter relay 9-10: first, Houlton A, 1:14.71; second, Presque Isle A, 1:15.24; third, Houlton B, 1:24.67.
Boys 4 X 100 meter relay 9-10: first, Caribou A, 1:10.87; second, Caribou B, 1:13.01; third, Houlton A, 1:13.43; fourth, Presque Isle A, 1:19.9.
Girls 4 X 100 meter relay 11-12: first, Presque Isle A, 1:08.48; second, Houlton A, 1:09.73; third, Caribou A, 1:10.01; fourth, Caribou B, 1:12.14.
Boys 4 X 100 meter relay 11-12: first, Fort Kent A, 1:04.38; second, Caribou A, 1:05.42; third, Presque Isle A, 1:09.87.
Girls 4 X 100 meter relay 13-14: first, Easton A, 1:07.1.
Boys 4 X 100 meter relay 13-14: first, Presque Isle A, 1:01.
Girls standing long jump 9-10: first, Paige Espling, Caribou, 6 feet, 7.5 inches.
Boys standing long jump 9-10: first, Holden Stoutamyer, Presque Isle, 6-7; second, Brandon Roshto, Houlton, 6-2; third, Zack O’Leary, Houlton, 6-1.5; fourth, Bryan Anthony, Mars Hill, 6-0.
Girls standing long jump 11-12: second, Simone Martin, Fort Kent, 6-9; fourth, Maranda Anthony, Mars Hill, 6-6.
Boys standing long jump 11-12: first, Cole Winslow, Houlton, 7-1; second, Josh Quist, Caribou, 6-9.5; third, Maxwell Ouellette, Fort Kent, 6-5; fourth, Niko Naranja, 6-3.
Girls standing long jump 13-14: first, Aspen Cote, Madawaska, 7-4.5; second, Molly Anthony, Mars Hill, 7-2.5; third, Jordan Tanguay, Fort Kent, 6-11.
Boys standing long jump 13-14: second, Jacob O’Berry, Presque Isle, 8-3; third, Jacob Bynion-Cullins, Fort Fairfield, 7-5; fourth, Dawson McLaughlin, Houlton, 6-7.
Girls softball throw 9-10: first, Alana Legassie, Presque Isle, 65-8; third, Emma Hixon, Caribou, 64-4; fourth, Dolcie Tanguay, Fort Kent, 64-1.
Boys softball throw 9-10: first, Parker Deprey, Caribou, 119-9; second, Sawyer Deprey, Caribou, 109-6; third, Connor DeMerchant, Presque Isle, 108-4.
Girls softball throw 11-12: first, Kolleen Bouchard, Houlton, 129-2; second, Carolyn Mooers, Houlton, 108-7; fourth, Rebecca Mooers, Houlton, 94-3.
Boys softball throw 11-12: second, Jaren Winger, Presque Isle, 132-1; third, Cole Winslow, Houlton, 131-6; fourth, Taylor Campbell, Mars Hill, 116-4.
Girls softball throw 13-14: second, Cassidy Pelletier, Ashland, 136-11; third, Gentle Prescott, Fort Kent, 117-2; fourth, Megan Thornton, Woodland, 114-9.
Boys softball throw 13-14: second, Jake Flewelling, Easton, 174-6; fourth, Carson Doody, Woodland, 156-5.
