Sports Briefs

Final Mud Run banquet
    The Aroostook County Mud Runners end-of-year banquet will be held at 6 p.m. on Nov. 3 at the Linneus Sno-Sports clubhouse.
Houlton Rifle and Pistol Club to meet
    The monthly meeting of the Houlton Rifle and Pistol Club is at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4 at the range located adjacent to Houlton International Airport. Recreational shooting will follow the meeting. All members are encouraged to attend.
Houlton Adult Hockey League to form
 Several area hockey players are working to form an organized Adult league in Houlton at the Millar Civic Center for the winter of 2007-2008. The co-ed league would be open to all abilities and skill levels for anyone over 18 years of age. Organizers are hoping to have enough players for four teams, each playing one game per week. If anyone is interested in this opportunity, please e-mail sam.wright@yahoo.com or call 532-6680.
Cottle memorial hoop tourney slated
    The first Brandon Cottle Memorial Basketball Tournament will be held Sunday, Dec. 9 at the Houlton Recreation Department.
    Former high school basketball players, along with the rec “legends” will be on hand to compete in the 5-on-5 double elimination tourney, which starts at 8 a.m.
    Tickets will be $7, and can be purchased in advance. There will be a raffle, door prizes and snacks during the event. All proceeds to benefit the Brandon Cottle Memorial Scholarship Fund.
    For more information or to enter a team, call Frank DiStefano at 538-6032 or e-mail Luke McGary at bchooptourney@yahoo.com.
Smoki-Haulers Snowmobile Club has open membership
    The Smoki-Haulers Snowmobile Club, located on ITS 83 in Oakfield, holds meetings at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month.
    They have open membership at this time; dues are $25 a year. For more information, call Bob Locke, membership chairman, at 757-8478.
    The clubhouse, which is accessible off I-95, is a 40×60 log building built five years ago with a good-size parking lot to park and ride for sledders and ATV riders. The club is responsible for grooming 115-125 miles of trail.
    The Smoki-Haulers Snowmobile Club is holding a special super raffle to be drawn on Nov. 10 at a public supper. Only 300 tickets are being sold at $25 each. First place is $1,000; second and third, $750; fourth ad fifth, $500 and sixth, $250. When a ticket is drawn, it will go back into the drawing and could be pulled out again. The odds are six in 300.