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Greenwich Scores and Standings: June 27
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Ethiopians again dominated the Stratton Faxon Half Marathon on Sunday, taking the first four positions in the 31st annual race through Fairfield and Southport.
Kumsa Adugna finished first in a time of 1:04.40, as the 24-year-old crossed the tape 15 seconds ahead of countryman Ketema Nigusse. They were followd by Worku Beyi (1:06.14), last year's runner-up, and Genna Tufa (1:08.11).
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The top American finisher was 27-year-old Ridgefielder Lucas Meyer, who placed fifth with a time of 1:09.52. Trumbull's Matt Klein, 17, was ninth (1:13.43), making him the top finisher in his age group.
The first woman across the finish line was Morocco's Malika Mejdoub (1:18.05) while the top American female was West Simsbury's Shannon McHale, who was 38th overall (1:23.48).
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More than 4,000 runners participated in the race, which is regarded as one of the top half marathons in the Northeast.
In Saturday's 5-K race, which attracted 1,500 runners for the 3.1 mile course around Jennings Beach, Ansonia's Timothy Milenkevich crossed the finish line first with a time of 16:07. The top female finisher was Darien's Amanda Tripodi with a time of 18:59.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, also participated in the event, running for the John Patrick Flanagan Foundation
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Greenwich Sr. vs. Darien/NC Sr.
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Greenwich Sr. 6, Westport Sr 2
Greenwich Jr. vs. Wilton Jr.
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Wilton Jr. 6, Greenwich Jr. 3
Wilton Sr, 8, Greenwich Sr. 7
MONDAY'S SCHEDULE
Greenwich Sr. vs. Fairfield Sr., 5:30 p.m., at Greenwich High School
Ridgefield Sr. vs. Ridgefield Sr., 5:30 p.m., at old Ridgefield High School
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STANDINGS
Team Record Points Greenwich Sr 10-1-0 20 Norwalk Sr 7-3-0 14 Wilton Sr 6-4-0 12 Stamford Sr 4-3-0 8 Darien/NCSr 4-5-0 8 Bridgeport Sr 4-6-0 8 Trumbull Sr 2-4-0 4 Westport Sr 2-5-0 4 Fairfield Sr 2-5-1 5 Ridgefield Sr2-7-1 5 Team Record Points Stamford Jr 7-2-0 14 Trumbull Jr 6-3-0 12 Ridgefield Jr 6-3-0 12 Fairfield Jr 6-5-0 12 Norwalk Jr
5-3-0 10 Wilton Jr
5-4-0 10 Westport Jr 4-4-0 8 Darien/NC Jr 4-5-0 8 Greenwich Jr 3-9-0 6 Bridgeport Jr 0-8-0 0
