Coaches: Rebecca Dugan and Kim Wettlaufer (first year)

Conference: KVAC Class: A

Last year: Boys: KVAC runner up, Eastern Class A champions, Class A state champions. Girls: Third at KVAC and Eastern Class A championship; ninth at Class A states.

Returning players: Boys: Seniors — Isaiah Harris, Jeremy Cairns, Aaron Bissonette; Junior — Jacob Folster, Osman Doorow, Dominigue Sepulveda, Eric Hall; Sophomores — Aden Mohamed, Wesley Burton. Girls: Seniors — Nicole Footer, Courtney Allen, Nora Schlax; HJunior — Emily Dumont; Sophomores — Kayla Allen, Kaitlyn True.

Key losses: Boys: Mohamed Awil, Farhan Abdullahi, Mohamed Mohamed. Girls: Faith Shaw, Mana Abdi, Taylor True, Farhiyo Aden.

Promising newcomers: Boys: Seniors — Corey Martin, Ahmed Musse, Abduljabar Farah; Junior — Abdifatah Mohamed, Nicholas Poland; Freshmen — Isse Tawane, Abdiwelli Hussein. Girls: Senior — Lauren Lecompte; Sophomores — Hamido Hassan, Johorey Abdirahman, Sadio Aden; Freshmen — Jenna Burton, Emily Mousseau, Hafido Awil, Zahara Abdi.

Season outlook: The boys lost three of the top five from a state championship team, but Harris should challenge for top individual honors. The girls lost three seniors and junior Farhiyo Aden (12th overall in the state), who moved to Connecticut, but the girls could still surprise.

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