Caribou middle school boys defeat PI White
Ben Ezzy’s goal a minute into the second overtime period gave Caribou a 1-0 victory over previously-undefeated Presque Isle White in middle school boys soccer action last Tuesday.
Colby Holdsworth had the assist on the game-winner.
Aggressive and intense play keyed the Viking win, with Taylor Thibodeau, Greg Martin, Mason Huck, Austin Griffeth and Nick Frost leading the defense and Dustin Bouchard, Michael Marquis and Mitch St. Peter playing well offensively.
Ethan Plourde made several excellent saves for the shutout in goal.
Officiating class begins Sept. 27
A basketball officiating school for new officials will be held by IAABO Board 150 at Presque Isle High School beginning Sept. 27. The class will be held Mondays from 7-9 p.m. and the fee is $40. Contact Harry Orser at 425-4451 or visit the website www.iaabo150.org for more information.
Road race slated at UM-Fort Kent
The University of Maine at Fort Kent athletic department will host a five-kilometer road race Saturday, Sept. 18 at the UMFK Sports Center as part of the university’s homecoming celebration and the Fort Kent community’s Scarecrow Festival.
The race time is 9 a.m. and the first 30 to register will receive a T-shirt. The fee is $10, with proceeds benefiting the athletic department. There will be four age divisions for both men and women. For more information, contact Eric Werntgen at 834-7828.
Hobby farm trip open to seniors
Aroostook County is busting at the seams with many small hobby farms. On Thursday, Sept. 16, the Caribou Parks and Recreation Department will set out to explore these farms in the Perham, Woodland and Washburn area.
The cost of the trip is $10 and includes admission and transportation to and from the Caribou Wellness Center. The trip will leave from the Caribou Wellness and Recreation Center at 9 a.m. and return by 4 p.m.
Hobby farms are a growing segment of the agricultural industry, they usually consist of family members participating in the work load associated with the operation of the farm. Hobby farms traditionally offer a wider variety of crops being raised and a larger variety of farm animals on the land. The culture on the hobby farm is very consistent of the early homesteaders that originally settled these lands in this beautiful part of Aroostook County.
Participants should bring a bag lunch. For more information or to register, call 493-4224.
Hockey sign-up set for this Sunday
Youth hockey season begins soon with registration scheduled for this Sunday, Sept. 19 from 1-4 p.m. at the Forum in Presque Isle. For boys and girls of all ages in central and northern Aroostook County, youth hockey is a great way to keep active all winter long. Ice goes into the Forum in mid-October and practices begin shortly thereafter.
For more information, call the Forum at 764-0491.
Three to be inducted into Owls’ Hall of Fame
The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Athletic Hall of Fame will grow by three as an induction ceremony is planned at the Campus Center Saturday.
Peter Belskis (Class of 1974), Michelle (Davis) Morse (Class of 1996) and Matthew Townsend (Class of 2000) are this year’s inductees.
Belskis played baseball at UMPI and has coached soccer at Ashland for 31 years. Davis was a three-sport star now serving as athletic director at Narraguagus High School. Townsend, a native of Blaine, was a basketball standout for the Owls and now teaches in Scarborough.
