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Mount Greylock girls kick it into gear to win Division 6 track championship on last event
'Just knowing the situation, I was really, really scared at first,' Apotsos said. 'But once I got the baton, I was like, 'OK, I run 400 a lot, it's just one lap.' So I just gave it my all and tried to hold on.'
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Senior Katherine Goss led the way for Mount Greylock, placing second in the triple jump (36 feet, 3¾ inches) and 100-meter hurdles (15.66 seconds), and third in the 400 hurdles (1:06.58). While the Mounties' lone victory came in the 4x800 relay (10:10.38), the team scored in 11 of 19 events.
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'We had to scratch and claw for every last one of those points,' said coach Brian Gill. 'We know Kathrine Goss is going to kill it. She had a great meet. But you got to have that rest of that quality depth come through also.'
Ayer-Shirley nosed out Cohassset to win the Division 6 boys' title, the first for the program since 2018.
Matty Wasserman
On the boys' side, Ayer-Shirley racked up 71 points to secure their first team title since 2018, with Cohasset (68 points) second.
The Panthers were led by senior Cole New, who set a meet record in his 800-meter triumph (1:55.38) and placed second in the 400 (49.63). Senior Thomas Bergin added a javelin victory (155-8), and Ayer-Shirley picked up top-three finishes from both the 4x400 (3:29.82) and 4x800 relays (8:25.82).
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Those final relay points proved crucial after Cohasset seniors Will McLoughlin (23-2) and Nathan Askjaer (22-7) went 1-2 in the long jump — the meet's final field event — nearly stealing victory.
'Going back months now, to our team breakfast before the season even started, we knew this year was our shot,' said Ayer-Shirley coach Chris Donovan. 'We knew it was going to be us and Cohasset, and they're a heck of a team, so we were tracking them for weeks. And it then came down to very, very final events. It took everything.'
▪ Randolph junior Mekhi White struggled in Friday's 200-meter dash, placing 28th with a season-worst time of 24.65.
But White, also the Globe's Division 8 Athlete of the Year in football, was eager to redeem himself on Sunday — and he made the most of his opportunity.
In a duel with Dearborn STEM Academy senior Rick Barros in the 100 final, White got an excellent jump and blazed to victory in 11.23 seconds.
'Not even placing into the finals on Friday gave me motivation and something to think about going into today,' White said. 'The expectations are always high, and I set them high for myself. So I never want to do bad like that, and it makes [his Sunday performance] feel especially good.'
▪ Despite Hamilton-Wenham falling just short, Generals senior Georgia Wilson had a standout weekend, setting meet records in the triple jump (37-0) and 100 hurdles (15.49), and taking second in the long jump (17-8).
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