Sports in brief . . .

Middle school basketball tournament
The Aroostook County YBOA girls’ teams will host a boys’ and girls’ middle school basketball tournament on Sunday, Apr. 6 and Sunday, Apr. 13 at the Caribou Recreation and Parks Department. Entry fee for a team is $175 to benefit the YBOA teams. For more information, contact Dave DeMerchant at 764-0597 (day) or 764-2398 (evening). Track and field officials
The Maine Association of Track and Field will conduct a track and field officials clinic on Sunday, April 6 at the Town Council Chambers, Orono Town Office, 59 Main Street, Orono. Registration is at 12:30 p.m., and the clinic will go from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
The clinic is for anyone interested in officiating track and field at the youth, high school or college level. Track coaches and track parents who want to learn more about the rules are welcome to attend. Please contact Mary Cady at 866-5674 or marycady@maine.edu if you plan to attend.
Aroostook Football League
The AFL will host “Touchdown,” its sixth annual variety show, on Saturday, Apr. 12 at 7 p.m. All proceeds will support the purchase of equipment for the new middle school program. Tickets are available from Stu Wyckoff at 764-7651, Dick Engels at 764-2928 and Vince Sirois at 316-7370. The cost of admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children 11 and under.
Caribou Little League
The Caribou Little League will hold its registration meeting for the 2008 season on Wednesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. in the Caribou Middle School cafeteria. All girls and boys that are nine- to 12-years-old on or before April 30 are eligible to participate. First time players must bring a copy of their birth certificate or other document to verify age with their application.
Tryouts will begin on Saturday, April 12 at the Caribou Recreation Gymnasium. For more information, contact Kirk Cyr at 551-2727 or Chad McNeal at 493-4542.
UMPI events
The UMPI distinguished lecturer series will feature adventurer and educator T.A. Loeffler  on Monday, April 21 at 7 p.m. in Wieden Auditorium.
Runners will hit the pavement on Saturday, April 12 for the 28th annual Spring Runoff 5 km Road Race. Registration takes place at 8 a.m. in Wieden Gymnasium. The race is open to runners and walkers of all ages. For more information or to register a team, contact Chris Smith at 768-9472 or Christopher.smith@umpi.edu.
Maine Winter Sports Center announcements
The FSTA Tiki Torch Tour will take place in Madawaska on Saturday, April 5 beginning at 7 p.m.  The event will feature a 2 km loops et up with tiki torches to light the path. The snowshoe trails will also be open, and refreshments will be provided.
The MWSC season-end celebration will take place on Friday, April 11 with a pot luck supper beginning at 6:30 p.m. and the celebration following from 7:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Attendees are asked to bring pot luck dishes by last name: A-E appetizers, F-L cold dishes, M-S hot dishes and T-Z desserts. For more information, contact Brent Jepson at 492-2222 or jepson@gwi.net or Mark Shea at 227-7465 or mark@mainewsc.org.
Big Rock is extending the ski season to April 27, weather permitting.
Photo correction
In the sports section of the Wednesday, March 26 edition of The Aroostook Republican, a wrestler on the front page was identified as Glen Peterson. The athlete should have been identified as Jacob Bither.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
High school wrestling
Caribou senior, Carlin Dubay, placed sixth in the 103-pound weight class at the National High School Wrestling Championship over the weekend.
The story and photo will appear in next week’s issue.