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WINTHROP — Madelynne Perkins, 15, the daughter of Jeff and Melissa Perkins of Winthrop, was selected to attend the Junior Olympic games for field hockey held June 20-28 in Lancaster Pa. Madelynne, entering her sophomore year at Winthrop High School, and Hannah McKenney, a junior at Skowhegan High School, were the only field hockey players from Maine tapped to attend the games.
The road began at the Regional Futures Championship games. From there Madelynne was selected to attend the National Futures Championship, where she was one of 128 athletes (for U14 and U16 categories) in the country selected to attend the Junior Olympics. The National Futures Championship is made up of the best athletes in each region.
One of the top field hockey players in the country, Madelynne has been playing since she was 8, starting with recreation field hockey through the Winthrop YMCA. She began playing club field hockey for the Maine Majestix at 12, has played for Winthrop Middle School, and was a starter for the state champion Winthrop High School team in 2018. She also broke the school record in 2018 for goals in a season — scoring 27 goals to overtake the previous record of 25 held by Nikki Emery, a 2005 graduate of SHS. Madelynne is coached at Skowhegan High School by Jess Merrill; her club coach is Kelly Terwilliger.
Madelynne is a three-sport varsity athlete — adding basketball and softball to her repertoire. She also plays travel softball for the Maniacs. Her sister Katelynne — a 2019 graduate of Skowhegan High School — will be playing field hockey for Husson University as she enters her freshman year. Katelynne was the center midfielder for the state championship team.
