PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The December 31 game between the Presque Isle High School and John Bapst Memorial High School of Bangor boys went to overtime after both teams battled to a 45-45 tie at the end of regulation. Carter Vigue hit a 3 pointer that put Presque up 53-52 with just under a minute […]
ORONO, Maine — The Presque Isle High School boys lost at Orono High School 51-43 on December 28. Orono was led by Will Francis with a game high 14 points and he grabbed 10 rebounds for the Red Riots. Matt Allen added 9 points for Orono Brandon Porter had a team-high 8 points for the […]
A total of 25 students and five black belt instructors from Graves’ Institute of Self Defense dojos in Caribou, Mars Hill, Milford and Presque Isle recently traveled to Bucksport to compete in Tracy’s annual Fall Karate and Ju-Jitsu tournament.
BAR HARBOR, Maine — The Presque Isle High School boys dropped their first game of the season at Mount Desert Island High School 71-48 on December 20. MDI was led by Cal Hodgdon with a game-high 18 points. James Witham chipped in with 15. The Wildcats were led by Kason Bua with a team high […]
Tennis, golf and soccer dominated the final six months of the year in the Presque Isle area and beyond.
MADAWASKA, Maine — Washburn District High School and Madawaska High School split a basketball doubleheader on Monday, December 30 with the Washburn girls winning 32-9 and the Madawaska boys winning 60-36. Washburn 6 15 21 32 Madawaska 2 4 4 9 Washburn: F. Turner 1-0-0-2, M. Johnston 3-0-0-6, I. Allen 1-1-0-5 A. Cronin 1-0-0-2, L. […]
From basketball to martial arts, it was an eventful year in sports in the greater Caribou Area.
Weather played a big role in outdoor sports in the valley, led by the cancellation of the Can Am International Sled Dog race.
From school to community, here are some of the highlights from January to June. Next week we’ll present July through December in Part 2.
Unseasonably warm weather last winter forced them to cancel the 2024 races, much to the disappointment of the 64 mushers from around the country and Canada who had signed up, not to mention the Fort Kent-area businesses that are supported by racers and fans.
