HAMPDEN – Kendra Gould was one of many athletes at Friday’s Penobscot Valley Conference track and field meet who appreciated a good solid week of practice instead of having to compete in two meets in one week, as most teams did last week.

“Yeah it made it better [to have a full week of practice],” said the Old Town high school junior. “We practiced at Orono, so we did a lot of jumping.”

Gould was one of many keys for the reigning PVC outdoor champs as they outdistanced the host Hampden Academy Broncos by a narrow margin of 195-186. Brewer finished a distant third with 58, followed by Searsport with 52, George Stevens of Blue Hill with 36, and Greenville’s 27 rounded out the six-team field.

The boys team title also went to the Indians, 244-158.50 over the runner-up Broncos. Rounding out the field were Brewer (107.50), George Stevens (28), Greenville (25), and Searsport (1).

In the girls meet, Gould is optimistic that Old Town will be a force to reckon with come championship time.

“We’re doing really well this season,” said Gould, who won the long jump with a leap of 14 feet, 111/2 inches in addition to placing second in the triple jump (31-3) and fourth in the discus (86-1). “I’m really excited. I think we have a chance at PVCs.”

Veteran head coach Rod White was pleased all around with performances from the sophomore- and junior-laden girls team.

“We’ve only got three senior girls, so most of the point scorers come from the sophomore and junior class, and most of them are sprinters,” White said. “The sprinters got the wind for the first time [this season].”

Freshman distance runner Ashleigh Madden ran a picture-perfect 800 race to win in 2 minutes, 39.25 seconds as well as running a 2:40 split on the second-place 4×800 team and a blazing 67-second split to lead off the 4×400.

“That’s what I normally do, because I like to go out slow the first lap then move up on the second,” Madden said of the 800. “I’d like to get at least 2:33 this season.”

Lauren Keane, Alivia Moore, and Katie Bergeron teamed up with Madden on the 4×400 squad, and anchor Bergeron feels they have a chance at New Englands, which are in Maine this year.

“I think our 4×4 team is doing really well,” Bergeron said. “We think we have a good shot at getting to New Englands.”

Another Old Town freshman distance runner, Hilary Maxim, came in second in the 800, ran on the 4×800 team, and was third in the 1600.

Other individual winners for the Indians included Amy McLaughlin in the triple jump, Bergeron in the javelin, and Cassie Hintz in the 1600.

Lauren Maltz notched a pair of wins for the Broncos in the 400 (1:03.60) and 200 (28.11) in addition to finishing second in the 100 to teammate Emily Chambers, who was also second in the 200. Stephanie Dickey of Brewer took both the shot put (32-81/2) and discus (99-9).

In the boys meet, the senior-laden Old Town boys used their depth in the sprints, jumps, and throws to dissect their way through the meet.

The Indians got things started on the right foot by having their 4×800 relay teams go 1-2.

Throwing standout Tyler Eastman took all three of his events: shot put (53-21/4), discus (132-7), and javelin (155-6).

“Tyler had a good day,” White said.

Sprinting sensation Andrew Reinzo, who had been battling mono, had a pretty good day of his own, winning the 400 dash in 53.56 seconds and placing second in the javelin with a heave of 140-3.

“He’s a couple of weeks away from being at 100 percent,” White said. “Overall, I think we did pretty well today. We’ve had some kids injured and sick.”

Paving the way for the Indians were Travis Vicary (first in the 1600), Andy Wood (second in 100, fourth in long jump), Tim Niles (first in long and triple jumps).

Jake Fogarty, Brent Wilbur, and Niles went 2-3-4 in the 200 while Adam Avery and Sam Petrie took first and third in the 300 hurdles. Petrie also captured second in the pole vault, which teammate Mark Liimakka won with a vault of 12 feet.

Hampden’s Trainor Kapler won a pair of events on his home track, taking the 100 in 11.49 and 200 in 23.45 while Brewer junior Brendan Carr captured the 800 in 2:04.62.