It's never too early to start thinking ahead to next spring.

At least that's what Winslow High School track and field coach Shawn Carey said he thought after freshman Christine Parrilli tried the long jump at practice Monday.

"She's never done it before, and she said, 'Hey, can I try it out?' " Carey said. "We said, 'OK,' and the next thing you know she goes over 15 feet. "That's a good thing for next year. We'll be looking at that next year."

Just how good is 15 feet in that event? Well, Waterville standout Shelby Tuttle won the event at the Community Cup on Saturday with a leap of 17-4. Fifteen feet would have been good for fourth place.

Parrilli regularly competes in the triple and high jumps, as well as the 100-meter hurdles. She is also part of the 4x100 relay team.

The Winslow girls are coming off a second-place finish to Waterville at the fifth annual Community Cup. The Black Raiders, who won the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B indoor championship, finished with 97.67 points. Waterville had 216.33.

"It was good to see what Waterville's strengths are," Carey said. "But I wish Erskine was there, because then you get a true story of where things are. We saw more Class A's there, so it was hard to really see where we lie."

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Waterville senior thrower Danielle Fossa will miss the KVAC B meet with a right shoulder injury.

The KVAC B meet is Saturday at McMann Field in Bath.

It is unknown if Fossa, one of the top throwers in the KVAC, if not the state, will be healthy enough to compete in the state meet.

"It's a race against the clock right now," Waterville coach Ian Wilson said. "Her shoulder is still hurting. It started at practice awhile back and it was a minor ache. But then she felt a dreadful pain, and she's had trouble lifting her arm. So, we'll get a doctor's report and go from there."

Fossa won the shot put in the Class B indoor state championship meet. Wilson said the hope is that she can return to compete in at least one throwing event at the state meet.

"I doubt she'll do all three," he said. "We'll have to look at different strategies because every point helps.

"But one thing we're not going to do is rush her."

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Make that four school records the Erskine boys team broke this spring.

With his eye-opening leap of 21 feet in the long jump Saturday at the annual Cony Invitational, Robbie Morang became the latest Eagle to break an Erskine school record. Sam Seekins eclipsed the school record in the 1,600 and 3,200 earlier this season. The boys 4x400 relay team -- comprised of Jacob Rollins, Jeff Dyer, Aaron Taylor and Jackson Fortin -- also set a school record.

"Robbie has come real far," Erskine coach Scott Rollins said. "He was showing some real potential, but he was fouling. We knew he was capable. That 21-footer was a long one. It surprised him a lot. I still think he can go a little farther."

Morang is one of three jumpers -- Jake Roberts and Dyer are the others -- who could clear 19 feet in the long jump at the KVAC B meet Saturday at Morse High School in Bath.

"Everyone has picked up a couple of feet," Scott Rollins said. "It wouldn't surprise me to see all three have their best jumps this weekend."

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Madison coach Bob Hagopian said 20 of his 23 athletes qualified for the Mountain Valley Conference championship meet, which is Friday at Lewiston High School.

"You can't ask for more than that," he said. "I'll take it."

Senior pole vaulters Sam Perkins and Alyssa Turcotte anchor the Bulldogs.

Turcotte routinely cleared 7 feet this spring while Perkins is still chasing the school record of 12-6.

"Sam's been close," Hagopian said.

While Hagopian expected strong seasons from Turcotte and Perkins, he acknowledged some freshmen turned out to be pleasant surprises.

Hannah Emery (shot put) and Sam McLaughlin (hurdles) have put up good numbers and times. Emery recently threw the shot more than 27 feet while McLaughlin is scoring in most meets.

"Whenever freshmen can step up and score in the MVC with Lisbon and Hall-Dale, that's pretty good," Hagopian said. "They may place in states. That's pretty good."

Bill Stewart -- 623-3811, ext. 515

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