Waterford high school juniors Lia Scala, 16, and Kaitlyn Dow, 16, paddle their school's entry, named Narwhal, at the start of the fifth annual Avery Point Cardboard Boat Race, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, at the UConn Avery Point Campus in Groton. Avery Point students competed against each other while high school students in the UConn Early College Experience (ECE) program in schools from the region and as far away as Manchester and Hartford competed with the winners of each race competing for an overall title. A boat from the Maine Science Magnet High School in Groton won the high school race and then was defeated by the UConn student entry in the championship race. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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UConn students Abby Plungis, of Mystic, and Marty Huysman, of Pawcatuck, paddle to victory in the college student heat of the fifth annual Avery Point Cardboard Boat Race Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015 at the UConn Avery Point Campus in Groton. Avery Point students competed against each other while high school students in the UConn Early College Experience (ECE) program in schools from the region and as far away as Manchester and Hartford competed with the winners of each race competing for an overall title. A boat from the Maine Science Magnet High School in Groton won the high school race and then was defeated by the UConn student entry in the championship race. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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