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Quoggy Jo youth results
The Quoggy Jo Ski Club holds youth races Sundays for skiing and snowboarding.
Results for Feb. 24 are as follows: skiing, boys ages 6 and under: first, Alex Duprey; and second, Quinn Graves; boys 7-9: first, Oliver Graves; second, Ben Duprey; and third, Clay Gregg; boys 10-12: first, Connor Cain; second, Austin Moreau; and third, Connor Junkins; boys 13-15: first, Grant Stewart; second, Gannon Therrien; and third, Marcus Ouellette.
Girls 6 and under: first, Mallory Cronin; and second, Violet Gregg; girls 7-9: first, Libby Kinney; and second, Callie Junkins; girls 10-12: first, Libby Moreau.
Snowboarding, boys 10-12: first, Connor Junkins.
Results for March 3: skiing, boys ages 6 and under: first, Quinn Graves; boys 7-9: first, Jackson Maynard; second, Oliver Graves; and third, Max Graves; boys 10-12, first, Connor Junkins; boys 13-15: first, Ian Tuttle.
Girls 6 and under: first, Mallory Cronin; girls 7-9, first, Libby Kinney; and second, Callie Junkins; girls 10-12: first, Libby Boone; and second, Libby Moreau.
Snowboarding, boys 10-12: first, Connor Junkins.
Racing will conclude March 17, with an awards banquet slated for March 24.
Youth hockey fundraiser
A stew night fundraiser will be held Friday, March 15 from 5-7 p.m. at the Presque Isle Snowmobile Club. All proceeds will go to support Presque Isle Youth Hockey. The cost will range from $1 to $6.
UMFK nurses group to host Polar Bear 5K March 16
The University of Maine at Fort Kent Student Nurses Organization will host a Polar Bear 5K Run/Walk Race on Saturday, March 16. Race time is 10 a.m.
Race-day registration will begin at 8 a.m. at the UMFK Cyr Hall parking lot. The fee for the race is $15 per person. The first 100 people to register will receive a race T-shirt. The race route is around the mills.
The proceeds will benefit the UMFK Student Nurses Organization and a local charity.
For more information on the race, contact Charlee Barlett at 231-1101.
UMPI baseball clinic
The University of Maine at Presque Isle baseball team will hold a three-day baseball clinic in Wieden Gymnasium March 15-17.
Participants can choose to go to three different sessions and the cost will be as follows: $40 for one session, $70 for two sessions, and $90 for three sessions. Session one, on Friday, March 15 from 6-9 p.m., will be throwing and catching mechanics, fielding groundballs and fly balls. Session two, on Saturday, March 16 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., will be hitting and bunting instruction. Session three, on Sunday, March 17 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., will be more hitting and base running.
Pre-registration for this clinic is strongly suggested. For more information, contact coach Leo Saucier at 768.9421 or leo.saucierjr@umpi.edu.
XC skiing event
The UM-Presque Isle Outing Club invites the public to join them for an afternoon of cross country skiing at Aroostook State Park on Friday, March 15 at 1 p.m.
Cost for UMPI students is free with student ID; non-students, $3. The fee includes ski rental, transportation and instruction. For more information, call 768-9401.
