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Parker Berry of Dixfield competes during the softball throw Thursday in the Special Olympics track meet at Lewiston High School. Schools and programs from Androscoggin County competed while local high school and college students volunteered. Berry is a member of the Opportunity Enterprises team out of Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Farwell Elementary School student Madison Turner, 10, turns towards her coach Thursday during the Special Olympics track meet at Lewiston High School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Trent Paradis of Lewiston receives a ribbon from Katie Avery of the Auburn Police Department following the 200-yard-dash Thursday during the Special Olympics track meet at Lewiston High School. Schools and programs from Androscoggin County competed while local high school and college students volunteered. Officers from the Auburn and Lewiston police departments as well as the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department presented awards. Paradis competes for the Navigators. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Leavitt Area High School senior Curdt Gowen competes Thursday in the long jump event during the Special Olympics track meet at Lewiston High School. Schools and programs from Androscoggin County competed while local high school and college students volunteered. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Julie Carlow of Peru gives Parker Berry of Dixfield a high five Thursday after Berry participated in the softball throw during the Special Olympics track meet at Lewiston High School. Berry is a member of the Opportunity Enterprises team out of Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Craig Johnson of the Lewiston Police Department hands out ribbons Thursday during the Special Olympics track meet at Lewiston High School. Officers from the Auburn and Lewiston police departments as well as the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department presented awards. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Victoria Langelier of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department gives Colby Bettencourt, 10, of Poland a high five Thursday during the Special Olympics track meet at Lewiston High School. Officers from the Auburn and Lewiston police departments as well as the sheriff’s department presented awards. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Ajay Beaudoin, right, of Lewiston gives Luther Varney of Auburn a high five following the softball throw Thursday during the Special Olympics track meet at Lewiston High School. Schools and programs from Androscoggin County competed while local high school and college students volunteered. Beaudoin and Varney are members of the Central Maine Adaptive Sports team. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Kaylee Martin of Team Whittier House, center, competes in the softball throw Thursday during the Special Olympics track meet at Lewiston High School. Schools and programs from Androscoggin County competed while local high school and college students volunteered. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Daryn Slover always pulls for the underdog - what would you expect from someone that was raised in Cleveland and lives in Lewiston. He drinks cheap coffee and cheap beer so that he can afford to put his...

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