CARIBOU, Maine — Caribou High School sports participants were honored on June 8 for their efforts on the baseball and softball diamond, tennis courts and track this spring.
End-of-the-year awards were also handed out and Sarah Doak was named Outstanding Senior Female Athlete, while Mitchell St. Peter won the Outstanding Senior Male Athlete award. Doak participated in soccer, Nordic skiing and track and field, while St. Peter ran cross country, skied and participated in track and field.
Michael Marquis and Morgan Outing received the Jack Gardiner Memorial Scholarship, which takes athleticism, citizenship and leadership into account, while Dustin Bouchard and Bria Judd were recipients of the Paul Soucie Award, which is for athletes best demonstrating fair play, hard work, commitment and leadership.
All three awards are voted on by the CHS coaching staff.
Seven athletes received the Dwight P. Hunter Athletic Achievement Award, given to seniors who participate in fall, winter and spring sports for all four years of their high school career. They were Lauren Chapman, Dustin Bouchard, Kaitlyn Ring, Morgan Outing, Elise Gudde, Austin Griffeth and Sarah Doak.
Letter sweaters went to athletes earning three letters in one sport and a combination of three in others, or those earning a total of seven letters. Recipients were Michael Marquis, Katie Pelletier, Lukas Lagasse, Austin Griffeth, Emma Jandreau and Elijah Verhoff.
Spring athletes were recognized as follows:
Boys varsity track (coach Todd Alley) — junior varsity letters: Austin Brown, Shane Furber, Antwane Gear, David Hunter, Brandon Manter, Victor Mendez, Calvin Mockler, Nick Pelletier and Josh Verhoff; varsity letters: Nick Alfaro, Matt Caron, Evan Desmond, Apollo Grondin, Cory Jandreau, Lance Lagasse, Liam McMillon, Evan Michaud, Nic Sleeper and Lucas Doucette; plaques: Bryce Coffin, Ben Ezzy, Dominick Judd, Chathu Karunasiri, Riley McDuffie and Lukas Lagasse; trophies: Caleb Hunter, Tsion McLeod, Richard Newland and Elijah Verhoff; and jackets: Austin Griffeth, Mitchell St. Peter and manager Kris Michaud.
Girls varsity track (coach Roy Alden) — JV letters: Callie Brown, Ashley Conroy, Mickayla Ellis, Kerrigan Manter, Reagan Michaud and Bridget St. Pierre; varsity letters: Simona Amerio, Meagan Dube, Jojo Fields, Sarae Greenier, Adessa Judd, Erin Kashian, Kristyn Maley and Rachel Ring; plaques: Emma Belyea, Lauren Chapman, Sarah Draper, Maria Espinosa, Kendra Furber, Johnna Grant, Madeline Gudde and Julia Page; trophies: Kate Finnemore, Maura Freme, Elise Gudde, Chelsea Haney, Eileen Patton and Kaitlyn Ring; and jackets: Sarah Doak, Nerissa Larrabee and Robyn Larrabee.
Varsity baseball (coach Jim Thibodeau) — certificates: Kevin Bither and Zach Wright; letters: Justin Ouellette, Camden Huck, Spencer McDuffie, Jared Fox, Noah Frost, Jacob Burby, Gunnar Bondeson and manager Julia Harris; plaques: Dylan Conroy, Michael Hunter, Tyler Dombroski, Dustin Bouchard and manager Emma Jandreau; and trophy: Mason Huck.
Junior varsity baseball (coach Arik Jepson) — letters: Stewart Curtis, Matt Nadeau, Cole Jackson, Joshua Quist, Noah Rosado, Darren Hall, Carter Moir, Connor Plourde, Daniel Randolph, Caleb Trombley, Zachary Whitten, Bailey Griffeth, Dustin Demerchant and manager Andrew Evans.
Boys varsity tennis (coach John Habeeb) — certificates: Dustin Coty and Dylan Coty; letters: Seth Beidelman, Alec Cyr and Emerson Duplissie-Cyr; plaques: Austin Scott and Austin Cheplic; trophies: Ethan Plourde and Brendan Cyr; and jacket: Michael Marquis.
Girls varsity tennis (coach Habeeb) — certificates: Heaven Melanson and Kyra Thibeault; letters: Gabrielle Marquis, Ashley Matlock, Danielle Hanson and manager Corinne Corbin; plaques: Taylor Fournier-Belanger and Conner Spencer; and trophy: Makayla Bouchard.
Varsity softball (coach Ryan Deprey) — letters: Bria Judd, Jaelynn Doody, Hope Shea, Kaitlyn Nadeau and managers Zoe Gerakaris and Searra Herbert; plaques: Megan Thornton, Rachel Soucy, Katie Pelletier, Maddie Doucette and Adrianna Bither; and trophies: Morgan Outing and Jenna Boucher.
Junior varsity softball (coach Stephanie Hill) — letters: Oneasha Richard, Lariah Longley, Callee McBreairty, Stephanie Currie, Briannah Becker, Casey Dobson, Candace Lane, Katelyn Clark, Emily Jalbert, Destiny Skidgel, Emma Theriault, Susan Lewis and Desirae Belanger.
Most Valuable Players — G. Marquis (girls varsity tennis); M. Marquis (boys varsity tennis); D. Bouchard (varsity baseball); Outing (varsity softball); Randolph (junior varsity baseball): Lewis (junior varsity softball); Judd (boys varsity track and field); and Patton (girls varsity track and field).
