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Houlton site of District 3 LL All-star tourney
    The Shiretown and Houlton Little League will be the host of the District 3 All-star Tournament for 9-10-year-olds this year.
    Last year, Houlton’s 9-10-year-old team came away as District 3 champions which was hosted by Holbrook.
    The tournament will begin around June 26 and finish the second week of July.
    District 3 Little League consists of Orrington, Levant, Carmel, Hermon, Glenburn, Hampden, Brewer, Holbrook, Bangor East, Bangor West, Sebasticook, Old Town, Orono/Veazie, Lincoln, Millinocket, Katahdin Valley, Houlton, Border League and Caribou. 
    “This tournament will bring many people to Houlton to shop, eat and stay,” said Tournament Director Eric Cowperthwaite. “The Little League board is going to need everyone in Houlton and the surrounding community to help in order to successfully host this tournament and make it enjoyable for all the players and the fans that will come to watch.”
    Last year in Holbrook, some of the games were nail-biters, even people who didn’t have a child playing on the team came to watch great baseball, added Cowperthwaite.
    If anyone is interested in helping with field preparation, concessions, umpiring or making donations please contact Cowperthwaite at 532-2750.
OPENING NIGHT – Ryan Dee, left, and Ben Tuttle pitched for their respective teams during the first game played on the Savings Bank of Maine Little League baseball field adjacent to Houlton Elementary  School. The field was finished last spring, and will be used this year for games.