Sports in brief . . .

PVC track
    The Penobscot Valley Conference Track and Field Championship meet will be held on Saturday, May 31 at 11 a.m. at the Johnson Athletic Complex in Presque Isle. Admission will be charged at the gate at $5 for adults and $3 for students in kindergarten to 12th grade.
CCC Ladies Division
    The Caribou Country Club’s ladies’ division will meet Monday, June 2 for the first time this golf season with coffee and a get-together planned at 8:30 a.m., rain or shine. Tee-off will take place at 9 a.m., weather permitting.
    The ladies’ division will meet Mondays through September. Any member of the Caribou Country Club who would like to join is welcome.
    For more information, call 493-3933.
Aroostook United Soccer Club
    The Aroostook United Soccer Club boys’ U10 travel team will hold open tryouts on June 11 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Presque Isle High School track located behind the school. Tryouts are open to anyone born between Aug. 1, 1998 and July 31, 2000 in Aroostook County.
Canoe/kayak race
    The Presque Isle and Washburn Rotary Clubs are holding the Aroostook River Fun Run Canoe and Kayak 8-Mile Challenge on Saturday, May 31. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the race at 10 a.m. The fee is $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and $10 for youth. Prizes will be awarded after the race. For more information or to register, contact Keith Brown at 455-4717 or Mark Putnam at 764-4471. Registration forms are also available at www.presqueislerotary.org or The Star-Herald office.
Sports History
    As part of Caribou’s sesquicentennial celebrations in 2009, The Aroostook Republican will run photographs and stories about the history of the city. Any readers with stories, photographs or information in relation to Caribou sports should email republican@nepublish.com with attention sports in the subject line.
MWSC announcements
        The MWSC invites interested athletes (12-years-old and up) and parents to an information session for all programs on Thursday, May 29 at 7 p.m. at the Nordic Heritage Center.
    County Physical Therapy is offering yoga classes with Sarah Dominick to limber, tone and strengthen the body. Classes are Wednesdays in Caribou at 5:30. Cost is $8 per session for non-CPT members and $5 for members. For more information, contact Dominick at 896-3514.
    Several group rides will be held weekly by Mojo’s and the Nordic Heritage Center. Helmets are required. Mondays: women’s no drop road ride for all abilities beginning at 5:30 p.m. from Mojo’s. Mondays: moderate to fast-paced mountain bike ride beginning at 6 p.m. at the Nordic Heritage Center. Tuesdays: all abilities no drop mountain bike ride beginning at 6 p.m. at the Nordic Heritage Center. Wednesdays: moderate to fast-paced mountain bike ride beginning at 6 p.m. at the Nordic Heritage Center. Saturdays: all abilities no drop road ride beginning at 8 a.m. from Mojo’s.
    Weekly spinski group rides will be held in Caribou and Presque Isle. Helmets are required. Tuesdays: moderate to fast-paced beginning at 5:30 p.m. from S.W. Collins in Caribou. Thursdays: moderate to fast-paced beginning at 5:30 p.m. from Mojo’s in Presque Isle.
    Aroostook River paddle nights will be held weekly from Washburn to Presque Isle on Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. Paddlers will meet at Perception of Aroostook, 9 Caribou Road, Presque Isle for a two to three hour casual paddle. A kayak shuttle is available for $10, and rentals for $30. For more information, contact Leo Freeman at 764-5506.
Small steps dance
    Small Steps Dance, under the direction of Abby and Paige, will begin on Monday, June 16 at the Caribou Recreation Department. For more information, call 551-2050 or email cjsmall@maine.rr.com.