Summary
When the Gray-New Gloucester High field hockey players walked off the field Friday after tying Old Orchard Beach, their first thoughts were, "Are we still going to be in the playoffs?"
Deb Downing, the third-year coach of the Patriots, didn't know what to tell them. She knew a win would have secured a Western Class B playoff spot, but the tie, coupled with Fryeburg Academy's upset of top-ranked York, muddled everything. Compound that with a couple scores unreported to the Maine Principals' Association Web site and, well, Downing and her players had a very nervous weekend.See the full content of this document
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A Weekend Filled with Anxiety
"It makes you feel like you're sitting on eggshells," she said. "On Friday I was in the dumps, waiting and waiting and waiting. Then on Saturday I was bummed."
That's because on Saturday, her Patriots sat in ninth place - out of the playoff...See the full content of this document
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