High School Basketball

The Belfast, Mount View, Searsport and Islesboro basketball teams were in search of early-season wins on Friday through Monday, Dec. 13-16, with a mixed bag of high school court results served with the holiday break around the corner.

On Monday, the Viking boys were downed 82-38 on the road to Deer Isle-Stonington.

On Saturday, the Lion boys defeated John Bapst of Bangor 62-40, the Mustang boys bested Washington Academy of East Machias 58-36 and the Viking boys lost to Penobscot Valley of Howland 63-37. The Crusader girls defeated the Lions 54-37 and the Raider girls netted a 41-37 win over the Mustangs.

On Friday, the Eagle boys lost 54-48 to A.R. Gould of Portland, while the Viking girls lost 53-44 to George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill.

The following is a recap of reported results:...

Boys

Belfast 62, John Bapst 40

At Belfast Dec. 14, the Lions clawed past the Crusaders. Belfast led 17-5, 33-15 and 48-25 at the quarter breaks.

Jason Bartlett scored 16 points for the winners, while Chris Kelley added 12; LaDerrick Roberts, 10; Marco Melotti, eight; Patrick McConnell, five; Drew Abelon and Liam McConnell, four; Tanner Veilleux, two; and Isaac Bernosky, one.

Rhett McDonald scored 19 points for the Crusaders, while Jordan Kimball added five; Jaedan Sockbeson, four; and Cayman Zephir, Sam Ellis, Luke Norman and Corey Butler, three.

Belfast finished 9-of-16 (56 percent) from the foul line, while John Bapst was 5-of-9 (56 percent)...



Girls

John Bapst 54, Belfast 37

At Belfast Dec. 14, the Crusaders dug themselves out of a first-quarter hole and emerged with a win over the Lions. Belfast led 11-9 after the first quarter, while John Bapst led 21-20 at halftime and 41-28 after three quarters.

Grace Fitzjurls, Lillie Mitchell and Kayci Faulkingham scored seven points for Belfast, while Hailey Lindelof and Kiara Doolan added six and Sydni Moores four.

Jamey Sutterfield scored 12 points for John Bapst, while Savannah Libby added nine; Sydney Ellis, five; Jamie McQuarrie, three; and Kate Harriman, two.

The Lions were 7-of-13 (54 percent) from the foul line, while the Crusaders were 13-of-26 (50 percent)...



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High School Wrestling

GARDINER — Schools large and small converged on Saturday, Dec. 14 for an early-season wrestling tournament, which mimicked the look of a postseason meet, as 20 teams attended.

Belfast was among those and the Lions continued their hot start to the campaign, as they finished fifth with 79 points, as Kennebunk took home the top spot with 89.

Belfast finished the tourney with four top-four wrestlers, led by Gavynn Young (1st at 113 pounds), Connor Fournier (2nd at 106), Cam Watts (2nd at 220) and Brian White (3rd at 195).

The team scores were: Kennebunk 89, Morse of Bath 82, Cheverus of Portland 82, Cony of Augusta 80, Belfast 79, Windham/Gray-New Gloucester 77, York 59, Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield 56, Nokomis of Newport 56, Portland/South Portland 55, Westbrook/Gorham 53, Mount Blue of Farmington 49, Gardiner 47, Monmouth Academy 29, Hermon 24, Bangor 16, Falmouth 13, Greely of Cumberland 4, Wiscasset 4 and Hall-Dale of Farmingdale no score.

The individual Belfast results, with Lion wrestlers listed first, were:

106 pounds — Connor Fournier pinned Jacob St. Pierre, MtB, at 0:49; beat Alissa Caltagirone, Yor, 11-7; and lost to Ostin Smith, Mon, 5-1, in the championship final. Fournier finished second.

113 pounds — Gavynn Young pinned Dyllan Lingley, Con, at 1:32; pinned Reese Hesseltine, Wis, at 1:34; and pinned Brett Bognosian, Chev, at 0:54 in the championship final. Young finished first.

145 pounds — Jonah Lovejoy pinned Charlie Salow, Por/SP, at 0:25; was pinned by Adam Loewen, MtB, at 0:52; and lost by major decision to David York, Ken, 15-4.

152 pounds — Gabe Kelley won by major decision over Mason Rowe, MtB, 13-3; was pinned by Mason Savary, Mor, at 4:57; and lost by forfeit to Abdullah Abdullah, Por/SP.

160 pounds — Jackson Lapierre was pinned by Brad Couture, MtB, at 2:29 in a pigtail match.

170 pounds — Elijah Charbonnier was pinned by Caden Schleis-Hoyman, Con, at 3:16; pinned Dana Purington, Gar, at 2:40; and was pinned by Theo Burns, Por/SP, at 2:43.

182 pounds — Nathaniel Porter beat Jack Cole, Por/SP, 12-6; lost to Isaak Sinclair, Mor, 3-2 in triple-overtime; and lost to Greyden Lindstedt, Chev, 6-0.

195 pounds — Brian White pinned Jake Butler, Wind/Gr, at 1:37; was pinned by Trevor Fecko, Ken, at 0:22; pinned Bryce Bussell, MCI, at 0:31; and pinned Sebastian Merrill, Chev, at 3:36 in the consolation final. White finished third.

220 pounds — Cam Watts won by major decision over John Howard, MtB, 12-3; pinned William Orso, Yor, at 3:42; and was pinned by Sean Sullivan, Chev, at 0:47 in the championship final. Watts finished second.

285 pounds — Rayon Kirby won by major decision over Déja Douglass, Mor, 13-1; was pinned by Jeffrey Kirk, Ban, at 1:10; and was pinned by Chris Fortin, Ken, at 2:29.

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High School Indoor Track

Lions show mettle against tough foes at Colby College

 Belfast indoor track athletes called Colby College home for a few hours on Friday night, Dec. 13 as the Lions competed in another early-season high school meet.

The Lions, as always, did well individually and as a team. The squad earned six firsts, including two apiece from Junne Robertson-McIntire and Lia Frazee.

See more photos below.

The girls team scores were Brunswick 88, Mount Ararat of Topsham 86.3333, Belfast 71, Waterville 62.3333, Leavitt of Turner 49, Winslow 47.3333, Lawrence of Fairfield 42, Morse of Bath 12 and Lincoln Academy of Newcastle 10.

The boys team scores were: Brunswick 101, Mount Ararat 92, Belfast 73.5, Leavitt 65, Winslow 38, Lincoln Academy 35.5, Morse 32, Lawrence 26 and Waterville 9.

The Belfast girls results were:

55 meters — 1, Junne Robertson-McIntire, 7.69; 15, Audrey Lagerbom, 8.59; 21, Natalie Curry, 8.78; 24, Naomi Agbuya, 8.87; 32, Katie Ritchie, 9.37; and 34, Grace Hall, 9.68.

200 meters — 1, Junne Robertson-McIntire, 28.15; 18, Audrey Lagerbom, 31.83; 20, Natalie Curry, 32.11; 27, Kaylee Dodd, 33.02; 33, Naomi Agbuya, 33.69; and 39, Grace Hall, 37.12.

400 meters — 14, Grace Hall, 1:23.26; and 15, Ellie Prespolis, 1:23.49.

Mile — 4, Juniper Fowler, 6:22.00.

55-meter hurdles — 4, Lia Frazee, 9.97; and 14, Kaylee Dodd, 11.91.

4x200-meter relay — 3, Belfast (Audrey Lagerbom, Mallory Tibbetts, Katie Ritchie, Junne Robertson-McIntire), 2:04.99.

4x800-meter relay — 3, Belfast (Lily Robbins, Mallory Tibbetts, Juniper Fowler, Ellie Prespolis),12:08.12.

High jump — 1, Lia Frazee, 5-02.00; and 5, Natalie Curry, 4-2.

Pole vault — 1, Lia Frazee, 9-6.

Long jump — 13, Juniper Fowler, 12-2.5; 19, Naomi Agbuya, 10-5.5; and 20, Lily Robbins, 10-1.5.

Shot put — 3, Katie Ritchie, 29-4.5; and 6, Savana Blood, 28-0.5.

The Belfast boys results were:

55 meters — 2, Cole Martin, 6.82; 4, Donovin Armstrong, 6.95; 5, Jon Duso, 6.97; 18, Robert Hicock, 7.42; 31, Daniel Snider, 7.65; 44, Dan Jewell, 8.17; and 54, Ford Montgomery, 8.98.

200 meters — 5, Donovin Armstrong, 24.85; and 16, Robert Hicock, 26.51.

400 meters — 3, Eamon Goscinski, 57.92; 7, Elias Howard, 59.48; 15, Westley Dyer, 1:03.30; 16, Daniel Snyder, 1:03.33; and 25, Robert Hicock, 1:07.53.

800 meters — 10, Zach Armstrong, 2:24.56.

Mile — 4, Miles Cannon, 5:01.23.

Two miles — 3, Miles Cannon, 11:06.37; and 8, Westley Dyer, 12:23.62.

4x200-meter relay — 1, Belfast (Jon Duso, Donovin Armstrong, Cole Martin, Eamon Goscinski), 1:41.20.

4x800-meter relay — 5, Belfast (Dan Snyer, Westley Dyer, Eamon Goscinski, Zach Armstrong), 10:36.58.

High jump — 3, Nick Ritchie, 5-5; and 7, Elias Howard, 4-9.

Pole vault — 1, Nick Ritchie, 10-0.

Long jump — 2, Cole Martin, 19-10.5; 7, Jon Duso, 18-9.25; and 12, Nick Ritchie, 17-1.

Shot put — 32, Ford Montgomery, 21-6; and 35, Shane Stanhope, 20-2.75.

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Lions Wrestling in the News!

BELFAST — The numbers are there for the Belfast wrestling team to have a successful season, and the talent also is there for individuals to potentially find strong mat experiences, as the Lions showed their muscle in the first meet of the year on Saturday, Dec. 6.

Belfast hosted a six-team meet, the Belfast Duals, and wrangled to five victories in as many matches to sweep its opponents to start the year on the right foot, as the Lions took down Ellsworth 60-12, Foxcroft Academy of Dover-Foxcroft 49-23, Medomak Valley of Waldoboro 39-36, Mount Desert Island of Bar Harbor 66-12 and Oceanside of Rockland 52-30.

Watch video and see more photos below.

The individual Belfast results, with Lion wrestlers listed first, were:

106 pounds — Connor Fournier won by forfeit over Ellsworth, Foxcroft Academy, Medomak Valley and MDI; and pinned Kayden Scudder, Ocean.

113 pounds — Gavynn Young won by forfeit over Ellsworth, Medomak Valley and Oceanside; pinned Cameron Parlee, FA; and pinned Logan Blanchette, MDI.

120 pounds — Caleb Hayes won by forfeit over Ellsworth and MDI; was pinned by Joseph Keenan, FA; and was pinned by Carter Fogarty, Ocean.

126 pounds — Hayes pinned Ian Doughty, Med.

Timothy Smith won by forfeit over MDI and Oceanside.

138 pounds — Kaden Bonin pinned Matt Reid, Ells; beat Krystofor Downing, FA; was pinned by Josh MacDougall, Med, at 2:13; pinned Travis Boumil, MDI; and won by forfeit over Oceanside.

145 pounds — Jonah Lovejoy won by forfeit over Ellsworth; won by major decision over Austin Gil, FA; beat Riley Micklich, Med, 11-5; pinned Hunter Gray, MDI; and won by major decision over Seth Spear, Ocean.

152 pounds — Gabe Kelley pinned Itsuki Langley, Ells; pinned Brady Carter, Med, 3:04; pinned Samuel Ingram, MDI; and pinned Josh Jackomino, Ocean.

Michael Ham lost by technical fall to Alex Atkinson, FA.

160 pounds — Jackson Lapierre won by forfeit over Ellsworth, MDI and Oceanside; and was pinned by Jethro Pease, Med, at 0:56.

Kelley pinned Samuel Robinson, FA.

170 pounds — Elijah Charbonnier was pinned by Noah Hughes, Ells; won by forfeit over Foxcroft Academy and Oceanside; was pinned by Ben Benefield, Med, at 2:30; and was pinned by Baylor Landsman, MDI.

182 pounds — Nathaniel Porter pinned Tate Schaffner-Whary, Ells; won by forfeit over Foxcroft Academy; pinned Jame Rose, Med, at 0:52; and pinned Nat Small, Ocean.

Josh Fairbrother won by forfeit over MDI.

195 pounds — Fairbrother won by forfeit over Ellsworth, Foxcroft Academy, Medomak Valley;

Porter won by disqualification over Ethan Harkins, MDI.

285 pounds — Rayon Kirby won by forfeit over Ellsworth and MDI; pinned Levi Strout, FA; was pinned by Erik Benner, Med, at 0:28; and was pinned by Kaleb Blackwell, Ocean.

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Lions Basketball in the News!

The opening weekend — and start of the new week — of the Waldo County high school basketball season churned out a mixed bag of results with Belfast, Mount View, Searsport and Islesboro in action on the hardwood Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7.

The Lions split with Lincoln Academy of Newcastle as the boys earned a win, while the Eagle boys prevailed over Greater Portland Christian.

Additionally, Mustang and Viking squads were dealt losses against Winslow and Bucksport, while the Islesboro boys bested Greater Portland Christian.

The Viking girls were also in action Monday, Dec. 9, which saw the Vikings fall to visiting Deer Isle-Stonington.

Watch video and see more photos below from the Mount View boys and Belfast girls games.

The following is a recap of reported results:

Boys

Belfast 60, Lincoln Academy 33

At Newcastle Dec. 6, the Lions distanced themselves from the Eagles down the stretch and netted their first win. Belfast led 19-12, 27-18 and 42-29 at the quarter breaks.

Chris Kelley poured in 22 points to lead the Lions, while Jason Bartlett added 18; Marco Melotti, 11; Drew Abelon, four; Tanner Veilleux, three; and LaDerrick Roberts, two.

Jake Masters led the Eagles with nine points, while Jayden Doloff and Gavin Doloff added five; Joseph Giberson, four; Chase Crockett and Zach Farrin, three; and William Banks and Zak McKenna, two.

Belfast was 14-of-28 (50 percent) from the foul line, while Lincoln Academy was 10-of-22 (45 percent)....



In the jayvee game, Searsport earned a 42-28 win over Bucksport........

Girls

Lincoln Academy 59, Belfast 35

At Belfast Dec. 6, the Eagles jumped to an early lead and soared past the Lions. Lincoln Academy led 21-7, 38-14 and 46-28 at the quarter breaks.

Lillie Mitchell scored 12 points for the hosts, while Kayci Faulkingham added 10; Grace Fitzjurls, six; Kiara Doolan, four; Adria Barrows, two; and Sydni Moores, one.

Payson Kaler led the visitors with 17 points, while Madison York added 11; Grace Houghton, eight; Margaret O’Brien and Eleanor Matthews, seven; Olivia Stiles, for; Paris Pierpont, three; and Madison Tilas, two.

Belfast was 14-of-27 (52 percent) from the foul line, while Lincoln Academy was 7-of-12 (58 percent).

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BAHS Swimming in the News!

High School Swimming

BELFAST — One of the best parts of the high school swim season is when Midcoast county neighbors Belfast and Camden Hills dive into the campaign together and create, from day one, memorable performances along the way.

The Windjammers and Lions did that again on Friday night, Dec. 6 as the Knox and Waldo county teams split in a season-opening high school pool meet.

The Camden Hills girls won 51-43 and the Belfast boys 63-35.

Watch video and see more photos below.

The meet also saw strong efforts from area independent student-athletes from Oceanside of Rockland, Medomak Valley of Waldoboro, Searsport and Mount View of Thorndike.

"As usual it was a fun, loud meet and a great way to start the season," said Camden Hills coach Hodding Carter.

The individual and team results were:

Girls 200 medley relay — 1, Camden Hills (Phoebe Root, Sadie Woodruff, Josie Lincoln, Katherine O’Brien), 2:01.84; 2, Belfast (Reagan Seekins, Jasmine Cunningham, Kayla Payson, Sadie Wheeler), 2:08.26; 3, Camden Hills (Sofia Mott, Sarah Van Lonkhuyzen, Gail Curtis, Kassandra Wood), 2:12.50; and 4, Belfast (Mia Winslow, Ryleigh McFadden, Abigaile Kormann, Madeline Cotes), 2:18.54. Exhibitions: Belfast (Emily Hills, Maiara Rebordao, Liana Gobin, Sydney Marriner), 2:43.47; and Belfast (Olivia Matthews, Amelia Jacobson, Emily Woods, Paige Rollerson), 2:47.21.

Boys 200 MR — 1, Belfast (Lincoln Graf, Joey McFadden, Sawyer Carson, Gary Moline), 1:55.12; 2, Camden Hills (Angus Carter, Cabot Adams, Trevor Taylor, Lane Cortese), 1:55.92; and 3, Belfast (Holden Nichols, Isik Marriner, Will Robbins, Jaim French), 2:33.68.

Girls 200 freestyle — 1, Sarah Van Lonkhuyzen, CH, 2:14.11; 2, Kerrigan Smith, Bel, 2:18.75; 3, Taylor Lemon, Bel, 2:25.82; and 4, Kaitlyn Walker-Spencer, CH, 2:44.94. Exhs: Jordan Kulbe, Bel, 2:34.80; Samantha Perkins, Sears, 2:35.93; Jasmine Cunningham, Bel, 2:36.08; and Emily Hills, Bel, 2:55.78.

Boys 200 free — 1, Lincoln Graf, Bel, 2:02.82; 2, Tor Denny, CH, 2:08.36; 3, Ryan O'Farrell, CH, 2:23.83; and 4, Jimmy Crabiel, Bel, 2:33.40. Exhs: Simon Fox, Ocean, 2:13.61; and Dom LaFlamme, Med, 2:38.21.

Girls 200 individual medley — 1, Kayla Payson, Bel, 2:23.10; 2, Sadie Woodruff, CH, 2:23.29; 3, Gail Curtis, CH, 2:55.65; and 4, Abigaile Kormann, Bel, 2:57.40. Exhs: Mia Winslow, Bel, 2:51.59; and Madeline Coates, Bel, 3:01.64.

Boys 200 IM — 1, Fletcher Marriner, Bel, 2:18.63; 2, Sawyer Carson, Bel, 2:25.79; 3, Cabot Adams, CH, 2:26.89; and 4, Lane Cortese, CH, 2:48.90.

Girls 50 free — 1, Phoebe Root, CH, 26.27; 2, Katherine O'Brien, CH, 27.64; 3, Laney Sheafe, Bel, 29.81; and 4, Madeline Cotes, Bel, 30.43. Exhs: Josie Lincoln, CH, 28.63; Sofia Mott, CH, 30.04; Kassandra Wood, CH, 30.99; Suzannah Richardi, CH, 32.37; Gail Curtis, CH, 32.58; Emma Gaecklein, Sears, 34.85; Kera Griffin, CH, 36.58; Caitlin Maddocks, Bel, 38.23; Paige Rollerson, Bel, 38.60; Maeve Noble-Lowe, MtV, 49.73; and Lina White, Bel, 51.98.

Boys 50 free — 1, Angus Carter, CH, 23.71; 2, Brigham Graf, Bel, 24.29; 3, Isaias Therio, Sears, 26.00; 4, Jason Leblond, CH, 26.82; and 5, Matthew Shelton, Bel, 41.56. Exhs: Thomas Bradley, Sears, 25.69; Ryan Lynch, Ocean, 27.45; Ellis Braga, Sears, 29.77; Hunter Penney, MtV, 40.70; Cole Ripley, MtV, 45.58; and Deven Short, CH, 45.61.

Boys 1-meter diving — 1, Brigham Graf, Bel, 124.05; and 2, Gary Moline, Bel, 116.25.

Girls 100 butterfly — 1, Kayla Payson, Bel, 1:03.46; 2, Josie Lincoln, CH, 1:08.14; 3, Olivia Smith, Bel, 1:14.92; and 4, Suzannah Richardi, CH, 1:21.59.

Boys 100 fly — 1, Sawyer Carson, Bel, 1:03.13; and 2, Trevor Taylor, CH, 1:03.15. Exhibition: Ryan Lynch, Ocean, 1:08.29.

Girls 100 free — 1, Sarah Van Lonkhuyzen, CH, 59.91; 2, Katherine O’Brien, CH, 1:00.68; 3, Sadie Wheeler, Bel, 1:03.57; and 4, Abigaile Kormann, Bel, 1:05.93. Exhs: Jordan Kulbe, Bel, 1:07.04; Taylor Lemon, Bel, 1:07.61; Kassandra Wood, CH, 1:10.36; Kaitlyn Walker-Spencer, CH, 1:11.67; Savannah Springer, Bel, 1:16.33; and Maeve Noble-Lowe, MtV, 1:30.41.

Boys 100 free — 1, Joey McFadden, Bel, 56.21; 2, Trevor Taylor, CH, 57.83; 3, Ryan O’Farrell, CH, 1:04.22; and 4, Jaim French, Bel, 1:12.20. Exhs: Simon Fox, Ocean, 1:01.76; Dom LaFlamme, Med, 1:10.32; Ellis Braga, Sears, 1:11.27; Ryan Ordelt, Sears, 1:18.66; Hunter Penney, MtV, 1:35.07; and Deven Short, CH, 1:43.07.

Girls 500 free — 1, Phoebe Root, CH, 5:48.27; 2, Reagan Seekins, Bel, 6:27.04; 3, Olivia Smith, Bel, 6:42.93; and 4, Farin Weidman, CH, 6:52.98.

Boys 500 free — 1, Fletcher Marriner, Bel, 5:40.93; 2, Angus Carter, CH, 5:52.27; and 3, Jimmy Crabiel, Bel, 7:22.17.

Girls 200 free relay — 1, Camden Hills (Sarah Van Lonkhuyzen, Katherine O’Brien, Sadie Woodruff, Phoebe Root), 1:49.88; 2, Belfast (Kerrigan Smith, Madeline Cotes, Laney Sheafe, Sadie Wheeler), 1:56.46; 3, Belfast (Jasmine Cunningham, Chelsea Gaiero, Jordan Kulbe, Taylor Lemon), 2:01.03; and 4, Camden Hills (Josie Lincoln, Farin Weidman, Suzannah Richardi, Kassandra Wood), 2:02.83. Exhs: Belfast (Savannah Springer, Paige Rollerson, Sydney Marriner, Olivia Matthews), 2:30.41; and Belfast (Maiara Rebordao, Amelia Jacobson, Caitlin Maddocks, Lina White), 2:40.43.

Boys 200 FR — 1, Belfast (Brigham Graf, Gary Moline, Joey McFadden, Fletcher Marriner), 1:39.61; 2, Camden Hills (Trevor Taylor, Cabot Adams, Tor Denny, Angus Carter), 1:44.43; 3, Searsport, 1:56.87; and 4, Belfast (Jaim French, Matthew Shelton, Will Robbins, Holden Nichols), 2:23.48.

Girls 100 backstroke — 1, Sofia Mott, CH, 1:15.62; 2, Reagan Seekins, Bel, 1:17.14; 3, Mia Winslow, Bel, 1:18.69; and 4, Kera Griffin, CH, 1:26.72. Exhs: Abigail Donnelly, Sears, 1:15.07; Samantha Perkins, Sears, 1:26.11; Liana Gobin, Bel, 1:26.43; and Caitlin Maddocks, Bel, 1:52.38.

Boys 100 back — 1, Lincoln Graf, Bel, 1:02.30; 2, Tor Denny, CH, 1:04.50; 3, Gary Moline, Bel, 1:06.60; and 4, Isaias Therio, Sears, 1:11.76; Sam Valleau, MtV, 1:11.44; Holden Nichols, Bel, 1:32.87; and Ryan Ordelt, Sears, 1:46.45.

Girls 100 breaststroke— 1, Sadie Woodruff, CH, 1:20.19; 2, Kerrigan Smith, Bel, 1:26.37; 3, Jasmine Cunningham, Bel, 1:28.27; and 4, Farin Weidman, CH, 1:32.81. Exhs: Abigail Donnelly, Sears, 1:25.89; Chelsea Gaiero, Bel, 1:34.57; Ryleigh McFadden, Bel, 1:37.52; and Emma Gaeklein, Sears, 1:37.66.

Boys 100 breast — 1, Joey McFadden, Bel, 1:15.88; 2, Cabot Adams, CH, 1:16.11; 3, Lane Cortese, CH, 1:19.39; and 4, Will Robbins, Bel, 1:32.58. Exhs: Thomas Bradley, Sears, 1:17.29; and Isik Marriner, Bel, 1:44.43.

Girls 400 FR — 1, Belfast (Kayla Payson, Olivia Smith, Sadie Wheeler, Kerrigan Smith), 4:17.21; 2, Belfast (Laney Sheafe, Mia Winslow, Abigaile Kormann, Reagan Seekins), 4:30.83; and 3, Camden Hills (Sofia Mott, Kaitlyn Walker-Spencer, Gail Curtis, Farin Weidman), 4:39.39. Exhs: Belfast (Emily Hills, Liana Gobin, Ryleigh McFadden, Amelia Jacobson), 5:14.95; and Belfast (Chelsea Gaiero, Savannah Springer, Sydney Marriner, Maiara Rebordao), 5:24.58.

Boys 400 FR — 1, Belfast (Sawyer Carson, Brigham Graf, Fletcher Marriner, Lincoln Graf), 3:49.30; 2, Camden Hills (Lane Cortese, Jason Leblond, Ryan O’Farrell, Tor Denny), 4:10.55; and 3, Belfast (Jaim French, Isik Marriner, Matthew Shelton, Will Robbins), 5:41.34.

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Wreaths Across America stops in city

BELFAST — The annual Wreaths Across America convoy of tractor-trailer trucks bringing thousands of Maine wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia stopped at Belfast Area High School Sunday for an hour-long ceremony.

Eleven trucks hauling 2.1 million wreaths, along with numerous law enforcement personnel from across the state and wrapped escort vehicles transporting Gold Star Families and veterans, exited Route 1 and turned onto Waldo Avenue before stopping at the school.

The high school gym was filled with supporters who turned out to see the ceremony, which included performances by the high school cast of "Newsies" singing a song from their production and the Troy Howard Middle School Chorus.

Principal Jeff Lovejoy said it was an honor and a privilege to be part of the event.

"We are honored to host the lunch stop," Lovejoy said. "I am very proud of the students who participated." He said there was no hesitation from anyone about taking part in the ceremony.

"The kids were so excited to pay tribute," Lovejoy said.

Local organizations present included members of Randall-Collins VFW Post 3108 in Belfast, the Patriot Riders, the local Coast Guard unit, state troopers, Belfast police, Waldo County Sheriff's Office, as well as, local Girl and Boy Scout troops.

Teachers Sarah Nelson and Briana Brennick of Ames Elementary School, along with three of their students, spoke about what they learned in placing flags at veterans’ graves in Grove Cemetery on Memorial Day in partnership with the VFW Post, reciting each service branch and each name, and then placing the flag.

High school students presented wreaths to area Gold Star Families and students performed a symbolic flag-folding ceremony with 13 folds.

Jim Roberts from the VFW was also presented with a wreath, which Lovejoy said would be displayed on the Belfast Armstice Footbridge at a community ceremony Dec. 14 at 1 p.m.

Sen. Erin Herbig, D-Waldo, presented Lovejoy with a flag flown over the Maine state capital, "in recognition of Belfast Area High School for honoring the 2019 Wreaths Across America convoy."

The ceremony closed with a rousing version of "America the Beautiful" with the harmonies of high school students Emily Wakeman and Hayle Withee, followed by Steve Brown of the Belfast VFW playing "Taps."

According to Susan Patten, WAA spokesperson, the wreaths will also be placed at 2,000 participating cemeteries along the way. She said the tradition started in 1992, when Worcester Wreath founder Morrill Worcester received permission to place 5,000 surplus wreaths at Arlington.

The veterans' wreaths are sponsored by American citizens, Patten said, and sponsorship cost is $15 per wreath.

The escort will travel down the East Coast stopping at schools, memorials and other locations along the way to spread the mission to remember, honor and teach. Stops with public events will be held in Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Washington, D.C., before arriving at Arlington National Cemetery the morning of Saturday, Dec. 14.

BAHS Students Dancing with the Atlantic Ballet!!

This weekend, 3 BAHS students danced in the Atlantic Ballet's performance of the Nutcraker - Kaitlyn Dufflemyer, Klairha Larabee, and Willoe Kirkpatrick. Please congratulate all these students for outstanding performances.
Below is a link showing an outstanding performance by Willoe dancing with a professional dancer from NYC (Cristen Kenog originally from Colombia).

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=1frfbNgL2CwFySa83YOaXpTHQQuVXvjdT