Sports

3 months ago

County youth dominate at Hoop Shoot district contest 

BANGOR, Maine — Aroostook County had a banner day at the Elks Hoop Shoot Northern District Championships Sunday, Jan. 14. Representatives of Presque Isle Elks Lodge 1954 and Houlton Elks Lodge 835 swept their divisions at the foul shooting competition held at the James F. Doughty School. Youth from the Bangor and Millinocket Elks lodges […]

3 months ago

Hodgdon girls win defensive battle over Houlton

By Joseph Cyr, Special to The County HOULTON, Maine – A battle between cross-town rivals turned into an exciting, defensive matchup Wednesday evening as the Hodgdon girls basketball team journeyed to Houlton. And when the dust had settled, Hodgdon emerged victorious, 31-28. Hodgdon’s Anna Oliver and Houlton’s Amelia Callnan were the offensive standouts on the […]

4 months ago

Houlton repeats as Aroostook Cheering champs

Held at Caribou High School, in front of a large audience, squads from Presque Isle, Central Aroostook, Fort Fairfield, Caribou and Houlton competed for the coveted title.

4 months ago

Karate students achieve belt levels

Martial arts students from the Presque Isle and Caribou branches of Graves Institute of Self Defense recently underwent testing for higher belt levels in the style of Ketsugo. 

4 months ago

Houlton boys lose OT heartbreaker to Bucksport

With 1.7 seconds left in overtime, Bucksport’s Caden Blackwood collected a full-court, in-bounds pass and tipped it in at the buzzer as the Golden Bucks defeated Houlton, 54-52.