One of the most highly anticipated races at Saturday's State Open track and field championships will be the boys 3,200 meters. Weston's Stephen Vento figures to be right in the middle of the fight for first.

Vento comes into the race with the eighth fastest time, 9:52.81. He has however, run faster, including a time of 9:44.8 when he was unchallenged in winning the race at the South-West Conference championships. Vento also has the fastest 2-mile time in the state (and 15th in the country), a 9:36.33 at the Bishop Loughlin Games in December. Two miles is only 19 meters longer than 3,200 meters.

Fairfield Prep's Connor Rog (9:36.66) and Fairfield Warde's Harry Warnick (9:44.22) are the top two seeds in the race. Other runners could also be race factors, but one advantage Vento has is incentive.

During the cross-country season, Vento hurt his Achilles during the conference championships. He ran at the Class SS and State Open meets but was affected by the injury. He finished 11th in Class SS and 26th in the State Open.

"Definitely, cross country was a big upset,'' Vento said. "Going through the season, my goal was to finish in the Top 10 at the State Open. I've been able to use my cross-country training to help me through this winter. I've been using this winter season for redemption."

A night of entertaining drama awaits, Easton. The Barlow Players present the one-act play "America Hurrah: Interview" on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $5 each.

The show is directed by Dianna Canova and is "hailed as the watershed play of the '60s," says vanitallie.com. The Interview is part one of a trilogy of short plays and was "the first major dramatic expression of the anti-Vietnam War movement. Catching theatre-goers by surprise, America Hurrah had a shock effect on the culture."

Barlow High's Head of School Tom McMorran invited area residents to attend this play, which he said could prove entertaining. "Having overcome delays, rescheduling, canceled rehearsals and a few other obstacles, our stalwart actors are ready to say, 'The show must go on,'" he said.

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