Different colors now, with a shared Cumberland future ahead. North Cumberland and McCourt brought their own teams and their own stories to the Northern Division Middle School Championships on October 17 in Burrillville.
North Cumberland: Two Runner-Up Finishes
The North Stars boys scored 59 points, just five behind Gallagher. Ian Weider led in seventh at 11:20.28, followed by Ryan Libby ninth, Nicholas Meehan 11th, Peter PJ Mercier 14th and Evan Drolet 18th. Only 17.39 seconds separated their scoring five.
Milania Brown led the girls in second at 12:45.98. Braya Hampson finished 12th, Eloise Wensus 14th, Jillee Henderson 19th and Elise Weimar 22nd. North Cumberland scored 69 behind Burrillville’s 42.
McCourt: Girls Hold Third by Two Points
The Makos girls edged De La Salle, 87–89. Jania Marie DeJesus placed eighth, followed by Beatrice Witner 15th, Ruby Brown 16th, Yanabell Tromp 17th and Nora Pattie 31st.
McCourt’s boys finished eighth with 179 points. Felix King placed 20th, Maxwell Ludwig 24th, Connor Murphy 25th, Caleb Benjamin 54th and Brent Barradas Jr. 56th.
JV: Both Schools Represented
North Cumberland North Stars
North Cumberland’s Ellie Kulaga won the second girls’ race in 13:52.01. Juliana LaBranche finished third in 14:08.86, Genevieve Jones fourth in 14:14.65, Teaghan Jones sixth in 14:42.25 and Mya Zanfardino seventh in 14:49.44.
In the second boys’ race, Henning Fernandes paced North Cumberland in third at 11:56.04, followed by Austin Guptill in fourth at 12:13.59. James Pires finished seventh in 12:35.85, Julian Thounaoja eighth in 12:41.05 and Logan Neves ninth in 12:41.97.
McCourt Makos
For McCourt, Giulia Duarte led the way in 19th at 16:21.91. Londyn Alexander placed 26th in 16:42.73, Malani Casale 28th in 16:58.46, Vivienne Shotteck 34th in 17:25.22 and Kaliyani Lewis 35th in 17:25.98.
Kayden Palmer led McCourt in 29th at 13:34.01. Cole Fortson-Higgins placed 34th in 13:41.48, Matias Gonzales Orellana 48th in 14:32.85, Johan Vilorio 64th in 15:22.17 and Olivier Pina 66th in 15:35.75.