PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Students from Presque Isle High School were lauded for their individual efforts in athletics March 3. The following is a recap of the awards handed out at the ceremony.
Receiving jackets for being senior athletes lettering all four years in one sport were Sara Gilson, Jacqueline Lambert, Naomi McEachern, Heather Nadeau, Nate DeWitt, Dustin Drabek, Alex Hemphill and Joshua Jones, swimming; Shannon Sweeney, alpine skiing; Mikayla Albert, girls’ varsity basketball; and Andrew Michaud, Mike Michaud and Tyler Seeley, hockey.
Receiving sweatshirts (athletes with six varsity letters in any combination of varsity sports) were: Gilson, swimming and tennis; Hannah Graham, soccer and basketball; Krystal Kingsbury, soccer and basketball; Andrew Michaud, hockey and track and field; and Noah Rossignol, cross country running and Nordic skiing.
The following awards were also presented:
Junior varsity cheering (coach Gabby McCrum) — certificates: freshmen Justin LaBier, Gwenyth Ortman, Alexis Simpson, Ashley Turner, Brittany Warner and Victoria Williamson; sophomores Caylie Levasseur and Shaye McHatten; and juniors Sofia Crouse, Briana Devoe and Tori Harvath.
Varsity cheering (coach Jenna Bradstreet) — first-year letters: freshman Gabriella Donovan and junior Mackayla Burbee; second-year: sophomores Madison Bagley, Michelle Cawley, Lindsey Lagerstrom, Alexandra Michaud and Kellsey Michaud and juniors Renee Browning, Emily Buckley and Madalyn Caron; third-year, seniors Katelyn Michaud and Kelsie Spooner.
Girls swimming (coach Joyce Price and assistants Karrie Brawn and Erica Hemphill) — certificates: freshmen managers Izabelle Burtt and Emma Curtis. Third-year letters: junior Olivia Goulet and senior Laura Watson; fourth-year: seniors Sara Gilson, Jacqueline Lambert, Naomi McEachern and Heather Nadeau.
Boys swimming — first-year letters: freshman Leigh Buck and sophomore Kyle Kilcollins; second-year: junior Matt Burtt; third-year: junior Brenden Goulet; and fourth-year: seniors Nate DeWitt, Dustin Drabek, Alex Hemphill and Joshua Jones.
Nordic skiing (coach Von Perry) — first-year letters: freshmen Nick Bartlett and John Saucier; sophomore Sam Gray; and junior Amanda Palmer; second-year: sophomores Emily Colligan, Alyssa Sweeney and Gannon Therrien; third-year: juniors John Freeman and Noah Rossignol.
Alpine skiing (coach Scott Smith) — first-year letters, freshmen Sarah Morneault, Grace Player, Bartlett and Saucier; and sophomore Gray; second-year, sophomores Alyssa Sweeney and Bryce Smith; third-year: juniors Chris Carroll and Freeman; and senior Kyle MacCallum; fourth-year: senior Shannon Sweeney.
Ice hockey (coaches Carl Flynn and Darren Carlisle) — first-year letters: freshmen Austin Bouchard, Alex Brewer, Craig Schiff and Denny Young; and senior manager Shea Brown; second-year: sophomores Jillian Flynn, Oliver Gerrish, Cooper Madore and Reece McDougall; third-year: juniors Daniel Boucher, Alex Michaud and Joseph Patenaude; and fourth-year: seniors Andrew Michaud, Michael Michaud and Tyler Seeley.
Junior varsity II boys basketball (coach David Whitaker) — certificates: freshmen Grant Bridges, Ethan Clark, Hunter Flynn, Gavin Kelley, Bradley Kinney, Jacob Kinney, David Kofstad, Josiah Morse, Noah Nash and Grant Stewart; and sophomores Caleb Desmond, Noah Kinney, Michael Mahon and Dakota Philbrook.
Junior varsity girls basketball (coach Tim McCue) — certificates: freshmen Meg Boone, Hannah Chalou, Jillian Jandreau, Emily Lagerstrom, Casey Lovely, Skyler McAtee, Faith Leavitt, Macy Pyres, Skylar Vogel and manager Elise Guerrette.
Junior varsity boys basketball (coach Ron McAtee) — certificates: freshmen Patrick Cash, Khasen Lowe and Marcus Ouellette; sophomores Steven Kinney, Connor Murchison, Caleb Nadeau, Kyle Rider and Byron Winslow; and juniors James Churchill, Keeghan Lowe, Cody McGlinn, Kyle Nadeau, Andrew Paterson, Devin Smart and manager Loren Edgecomb.
Varsity girls basketball (coaches Jeff Hudson and Ralph Michaud) — certificates: juniors Erin Ackerson and Jordi Legassie and managers Jordan Buckley and Jessica Cameron; first-year letter: freshman Emily Lagerstrom, sophomore Olivia Hudson, juniors Emma Kinney, Megan Seward and Morgan Wilcox; and senior Kaleigh Kinney; second-year: sophomores Regan Nelson and Taylor Williams: third-year, juniors Hannah Graham and Krystal Kingsbury; and fourth-year: Mikayla Albert.
Varsity boys basketball (coaches Terry Cummings and Greg Whitaker) — certificate: sophomores Connor Murchison and junior Cody McGlinn; first-year letters: juniors Ben Buckley, Carter McLaughlin, Chase Norton and Andrew Paterson; and seniors Mitchell Ayotte, Drew Bates, Karson Eaton, Josh Gordon, Aaron Kofstad, Saul Nunez and managers Blair Bailey and Rendalyn Mortland; second-year: seniors Michael Boone, Cody Lyford and Bradley Shields.