WINNERS – The junior high Houlton Lady Shires were the winners of the Southern Aroostook Junior High School Invitational Basketball Tournament. In their first game of the three-day tournament, the Houlton girls overpowered Hodgdon, 33-9 and in the championship, they narrowly defeated Southern Aroostook, 39-38. Playing for the Houlton girls’ squad are, from left, front, Mallory Clayton, Emily Hanson, Marina Cameron and Mikaelah Tracy; back, coach Mark Faulkingham, Emma Reed, Tori Hanson, Ally Carmichael and Lainey Jamison.
JUNIOR LADY WARRIORS – Coming in as runners-up in the Southern Aroostook Junior High School Invitational Basketball Tournament are the Southern Aroostook girls, from left, kneeling, Courtney Welton, Mataya Hartin, Kristen Tarr, Desirae Dubois, Jenica Frazier and Ria Kinney; back, Ashley Crandall, Katelyn Goodall, Jessica Tucker, Elizabeth Bishop, Shelby Cummings, Sable Altvater, Rochelle Sirois and coach Diana Rockwell.
CHAMPIONS – The junior high Katahdin Cougars won the Southern Aroostook Junior High School Invitational Basketball Tournament crown. In the final, the Cougars overpowered Hodgdon, 73-49, while in their first game of the tournament they defeated Houlton, 57-37. Playing for the team are, from left, front, Braeden DeTour, Wyatt Morse, Forrest Heath and Billy Livezey; back, Spencer Anderson, Sal Cloukey, Colton Bivighouse, Stephen Whitney, Matt Birmingham, Sam Vetter and coach Stacy Anderson.
RUNNERS-UP – The Hodgdon junior high school basketball team were runners-up in the Southern Aroostook Junior High School Invitational Basketball Tournament held Feb. 9-11 in Dyer Brook. Playing for the team were, from left, kneeling, Greg Griffin, Chris Wallace, Jonah Sarchfield, Matt Sloat, Jeffery Wheeler, Anthony Mazzacco and Chris Perland; back, Nick Sewell-Leighton, Jared McGuire, Tyler Sherman, Nick Lunn, Devon Logie, Trevor Beaton, John Ramsey, Josh Ganzel and coach Tim Bossie.
