Swell spelling in Saco

Saco Spelling Bee - It came down to old versus new in Saco last week, at least in the ranks of middle and elementary schools.

Saco eighth grader and spelling bee veteran Jaycee Erickson and fifth grade Laynee Simpson, in her first ever contest, faced off as the last two students standing in the school's spelling bee last Tuesday in the multipurpose room. Family and friends in the audience watched on as the opening field of 14 students were whittled down to two after four rounds pitting the vet against the rookie. For the next 11 rounds, Erickson and Simpson traded correct spellings (and a coup...