The postseason dash to the finish line began, appropriately, Saturday with the outdoor track state meets. Where Scarborough’s girls stole the show, winning the Class A championship. Now, the Red Storm are chasing titles in baseball, softball and boys’ and girls’ lacrosse.
The best part of the spring sports season promises to continue to produce drama and memories. Here’s an overview: Outdoor track Scarborough’s Emerson Flaker of Scarborough surges ahead of Lewiston’s Makenna Drouin at the finish of the 100 meters at the Class A girls’ track and field championship meet. Flaker won the race to help Scarborough win the team title.
Derek Davis / Portland Press Herald Scarborough’s girls tallied 101 points to hold off Bangor (86.5) to win the Class A state outdoor track and field title last Saturday in Saco. It was the first state title for the program since 2012 and the 11th all-time.
The Red Storm were led by junior standout Emerson Flaker, who won the 100 (12.15 seconds), 200 (26.14) and 400 (57.
96). Flaker’s opening win was the 100, as she dueled with Lewiston senior Makenna Drouin to the final step, winning on a lean-in a photo finish that showed Flaker ahead by four-thousandths of a second. Both Flaker and Drouin were officially clocked in 12.
15 seconds, a personal-best for Flaker. “I was not expecting to win the 100,” Flaker said. “Especially it being that close.
When I saw the times, it was a shock. And a school record. I definitely leaned as hard a.
