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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Milton High Crew Team Hits the Water

The newly-formed Milton High Crew program is working hard in preparation for the Spring Championships.

Milton High School’s newest team has only been working together for two weeks, but they are two weeks away from the season’s biggest event. The 15 rowers on Milton Crew have been in the water for the past two weeks and are looking ahead to competing in the Massachusetts Public School Rowing Association (MPSRA) Spring Championships in Lowell on May 29. Though the team, which plans to race a girls eight and a boys four, will first compete at an event on May 22 on the Mystic River, their big test is the MPSRA event. While Friends of Milton Crew President John Rhee doesn’t expect the young team to medal, he says the experience is the important factor. “It’s being present,” Rhee said. “That’s how they all start.” The brand new team already has …

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