The Penobscot Valley Conference all-conference teams were announced recently, with Caribou well represented on the elite squads. The complete list of all-conference choices are as follows:
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Finn Bondeson, left, and D.J. Flynn of the Caribou Vikings, shown competing in a track meet this past spring, both earned berths on the Penobscot Valley Conference all-conference team. Bondeson made the second team in the 1,600-meter racewalk and Flynn the second team in the 3,200-meter run.
First team singles: Jenna Selander, Caribou; Jordan Myerowitz, John Bapst; Emily Boutin, Old Town; first team doubles: Caitlin Maloney and Rachel Ball, Ellsworth; Hannah Worcester and Annika Sampson, Mount Desert Island.
Second team singles: Laura Collins, Caribou; Kailee Ireland, Presque Isle; Grace Robbins, MDI; second team doubles: Missy Nadeau and Elizabeth Barbosa, Caribou; Lindsay Michaud and Divya Bisht, Presque Isle.
Player of the year: Selander; coach of the year: John Habeeb, Caribou.
First team singles: Caleb Mathers, Presque Isle; Tyler Small, Ellsworth; BobTom Flynn, John Bapst; first team doubles: Phil Smith and Matt Coty, Caribou; Dustin Murphy and Tyler Beardsley, Ellsworth.
Second team singles: Connor Shaw, Presque Isle; Lucas Hubbard, John Bapst; Dillon Toothaker, Ellsworth; second team doubles: Kyle Gilson and Emerson Castro, Presque Isle; Luc Victor and Adam Toothaker, Ellsworth.
Player of the year: Flynn; coach of the year: Brian Higgins, Ellsworth.
First team: 100-meter dash: Kayla Brooks, Old Town; 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash: Ally Vanidestine, Bangor; 800-meter run: Katie Feeney, Hermon; 1,600-meter run: Michelle Haluska, Brewer; 3,200-meter run: Lily Sund, Brewer; 1,600-meter racewalk: Paige Small, Caribou; 100-meter high hurdles and 300-meter low hurdles: Denae Johnson, Bangor; 4 X 100-meter relay: Brewer; 4X400-meter relay: Bangor; 4X800-meter relay: MDI; high jump: Katie DeShane, Old Town; pole vault: Chelsey Curran, MDI; long jump: Rylee Hutchins, Brewer; shot put and discus: Julia Snyder, Hampden; javelin: Hillary Throckmorton, Bangor.
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Jenna Selander of Caribou was named Class B player of the year for girls tennis in the Penobscot Valley Conference.
Second team: 100-meter dash: Vanidestine, Bangor; Destiny Kanu, MDI; 200-meter dash: Kanu, Johnson; 400-meter dash: Teal Jackson, Brewer; Olivia Sleeper, Caribou; 800-meter run: Kelsey Maxim, Old Town; Darien Lewis, Ellsworth; 1,600-meter run: Sund; Malia Demers, MDI; 3,200-meter run: Mackenzie Belyea, Caribou; Mary Jo Sheehan, Caribou; 1,600-meter racewalk, Emily Soderberg, Caribou; Casey Pray, Bangor; 100-meter high hurdles: Grace MacLean, Bangor; Alexa Pelkey, Brewer; 300-meter low hurdles: MacLean; Alexa Dufour, Old Town.
4 X 100-meter relay: Bangor, Old Town; 4 X 400-meter relay: Caribou (Sarae Sager, Katie Plourde, Dayna Michaud and O. Sleeper); Old Town; 4 X 800-meter relay: Caribou (Michaud, Plourde, Meredith Sleeper and Kendra Stephens); Hermon; high jump: MacLean; Marina Dow, Hampden; pole vault: Anna Hayden, Bangor; Lauren Barkhouse, Ellsworth; long jump, MacLean; Chelsea Kuzio, Hampden; triple jump: Bailey Burr, MDI; Dow; shot put: Hallie Bartlett, Presque Isle; Haley Prygrocki, Old Town; discus, Prygrocki; Morgan Swan, Caribou; javelin, Prygrocki; Danielle MacDonald, Caribou.
First team: 100-meter dash: Benjamin Sinclair, Bangor; 200-meter dash: Sinclair; 400-meter dash: Darik Frye, Hampden; 800-meter run: Frye; 1,600-meter run: Ben Chapman, Ellsworth; 3,200-meter run: Sam Nisbett, Bangor; 1,600-meter racewalk: Jared Sleeper, Caribou; 110-meter high hurdles: Steven Rice, Brewer; 300-meter intermediate hurdles: Jake Leithiser, Old Town; 4 x 100-meter relay: Bangor; 4 X 400-meter relay: Hampden; 4 X 800-meter relay: Hampden; high jump: Bradley Field, Old Town; pole vault: Tristan Wortman, Brewer; long jump: Ryan Feeney, Hermon; triple jump: Wortman; shot put: Andrew Adams, Caribou; discus: Joey Quinn, Bangor; javelin: Nat Hinckley, MDI.
Second team: 100-meter dash: Justin Cullens, Hermon; Josh Dyer, Bangor; 200-meter dash: Jacob St. Peter, Old Town; James Magnani, MDI; 400-meter dash: Malcolm Toe, Ellsworth; Sinclair; 800-meter run: Christian Sleeper, Caribou; Nicholas Byers, Hermon; 1,600-meter run: C. Sleeper, Nisbett; 3,200-meter run: Tim Freme, Caribou; D.J. Flynn, Caribou; 1,600-meter racewalk: Finn Bondeson, Caribou; Austin Michaud, Hampden; 110-meter high hurdles: Josiah Hartley, Bangor; Leithiser; 300-meter intermediate hurdles: Rice, Hartley.
4 X 100-meter relay: Hermon, Hampden; 4 X 400-meter relay: Ellsworth, Old Town; 4 X 800-meter relay: Bangor, Ellsworth; high jump: Ben Cummings, MDI; Feeney; pole vault: Cummings; Mackenzie Bowen, Old Town; long jump: Hinckley, Leithiser; triple jump: Hinckley, Feeney; shot put: Hartley, Hinckley; discus: Taylor Brown, MDI; Anthony Sullivan, Bangor; javelin: Carl Ferm, MDI; Andy Prusaitis, Bangor.
Staff photo/Joseph Cyr
Ryan Deprey, coach of the Caribou softball team, encourages Brittany Doak before a plate appearance. Deprey was named Class B coach of the year in the PVC.
First team: pitchers: Andrew Hodge, Ellsworth; Jason McBurnie, John Bapst; Brennan Shaw, Presque Isle; catchers: Jordan Carter, Ellsworth; Bill Weatherbee, John Bapst; first base: Ivan Voisine, Mattanawcook; second base: Peter Vogue, MDI; third base: Chris Hammond, John Bapst; shortstop: Casey Estes, Old Town; outfield: Tyler French, Bucksport; Devin Young, MDI; Lawrence Bernier, Mattanawcook; designated hitter: Steven Ford, Presque Isle; utility: Tyler Tash, Mattanawcook.
Second team: pitchers: John Carlin, Ellsworth; Zac Kochis, Old Town; Cody Veilleux, Hermon; catcher: Cody Cross, Old Town; first base: Ross Saunders, Ellsworth; second base: Kasey Knights, Mattanawcook; third base: Seth Cote, Ellsworth; shortstop: Braddock Deabay, Hermon; outfield: Dillon Kingsbury, Presque Isle; Matt Chasse, Bangor; Tyler McAllian, Bucksport; designated hitter: Cameron Anderson, Caribou; utility: Caleb MacDonald, MDI.
Player of the year: Brad Folmer, Ellsworth; pitcher of the year: Tim Nason, Bucksport; coach of the year: Mike Cowing, Bucksport.
First team: pitchers: Taylor Trask, Mattanawcook; Debbie Colpitts, Hermon; Tashia Daley, Ellsworth; catcher: Mindy Pye, Bucksport; first base: Bailey Blair, Bucksport; second base: Anna Seavey, Ellsworth; third base: Rochelle Pellitier, Bucksport; shortstop: Jordyn Doucette, Caribou; outfield: Lilly Cooper, Ellsworth; Jamie Martin, Caribou; Monica Gallant, Hermon; designated hitter: Sarah Southland, Bucksport; utility: Ashley Doucette, Caribou.
Second team: pitchers: Abby Yeo, Bucksport; Laura Jordan, John Bapst; Jamie McKay, MDI; catcher: Amy Singer, Old Town; first base: Ashley Thayer, Hermon; second base: Sammy Shultz, Hermon; third base: Ashley Smith, Ellsworth; shortstop: Brooke Kimball, Mattanawcook; outfield: Katie Hammond, John Bapst; Alecia Palmer, Presque Isle; Meaghan Cousins, Old Town; designated hitter: Gulia Frugoni, MDI; utility: Brooke Hanscom, Mattanwcook.
Player of the year: Hannah Morin, Old Town; pitcher of the year: Trask; coach of the year: Ryan Deprey, Caribou.
