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Dumas proves size doesn't matter
Size doesn't mean a thing when it comes to Bethany Dumas. At a shade under 5-foot-2 and 125 pounds, Dumas doesn't fit the physical mold of a track star. But the Cony High School graduate and University of Southern Maine freshman has excelled in her first season of college track. And she's done it in events that typically feature taller, more lithe athletes $ the pole vault and hurdles. She'll add the javelin during the outdoor season, but first she'll compete Friday in the Div. lII nationals in the pole vault.
What separates Dumas from the pack? Well, she surely has a lot of athletic ability, but determination and work ethic are what place her in an elite class of Div. III athletes. And she's just scratching the surface according to Southern Maine coach George Towle. And Dumas is eminently coachable. "She's top shelf," Towle said. "She listens and can change almost in the next rep."
Those high school athletes, male or female, who are deterred by their lack of size in any sport, need only to look at Dumas for inspiration.
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After graduating from the University of Maine, Lazarczyk lanquished in the public relations biz for a few years before finally joining the news game in 1999. He worked at the Berlin (N.H.) Reporter for a year before joining the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal in July, 2000. Lazarczyk covers football, basketball and baseball. A native of Rutland, Vt., Lazarczyk over-analyzes the New England Patriots and does a spot-on impersonation of Barney from "The Simpsons."
Scott Martin is the Executive Sports Editor for the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. A graduate of Lake Region High School and the University of Maine, Martin has worked at the newspapers for more than 10 years, covering high school sports for the majority of that time.
Bill Stewart has covered professional, collegiate and scholastic sports for 10 years. A University of Maine graduate, Stewart has worked with the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal for a year. Prior to moving to Maine, Stewart worked for daily newspapers in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Stewart and his wife have one child.
Matt DiFilippo is a sports and news reporter for the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Matt graduated from the University of New Hampshire and has worked for the newspapers since 1998.
Gary Hawkins has covered sports for the Kennebec Journal for over 30 years. He's the main beat writer for boys and girls soccer, boys basketball, baseball and golf.