Coaches: Joshua and Krista Brown (second year)
Conference: WMC; Class: C
Last year’s results: Boys: Finished fifth at MVC’s, eighth in Class C South regionals. Girls: Finished second at MVCs, fourth in Class C South regionals, and fifth in Class C states.
Returning athletes: Boys: Senior— Robert Shelley. Junior — Julian Rogers. Sophomore — Nick Welsh. Girls: Seniors — Ella Brown, Megan D’Alessandro, Sydney Sirois. Sophomore — Dasha Fons.
Key losses: Steven Hammerton, David Tuttle, Diego Villamarin, Yaojun (Anson) Lai, Andrew Belanger, Abby L’Abbe, Brooke Shelley, Annie Carman, Clementine Headley, Allie Veinote.
Promising newcomers: Boys: Juniors — Kyle Blaich, Qingwei (Weber) Meng. Sophomore — Jose Torres. Freshman — Mark D’Alessandro. Girls: Juniors— Amelie Crowe, Caroline Gastonguay. Sophomores — Emily Gerencer, Alexandra (Bugsy) Hammerton.
Season Outlook: This is the Saints’ first season in the Western Maine Conference. It likely will be a building season for the boys team. The girls’ team expects to be competitive at the conference, regional and state championship meets.
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