Sports in brief
Vicaire powers Owls past CMCC
Chase Vicaire scored 29 points last Tuesday in Auburn, leading the University of Maine at Presque Isle men’s basketball team to an 80-68 victory over Central Maine Community College.
Nick Lenhard added 16 points and Brandon McGill 11 for the Owls.
The team lost by a point, 62-61, at UM-Augusta Monday to fall to 3-2 on the season. UMPI trailed by nine points with three minutes to play before mounting a comeback that fell just short. The Owls had a chance to win, but Vicaire’s three-point attempt with three seconds left was off the mark. Kim Collins scored 11 points and Vicaire netted 10 to lead UMPI.
The UMPI women are now 0-5 following Monday’s 69-52 loss to UMA. In defeat, the Fort Fairfield duo of Sydney Churchill and Amanda Hotham paced the Owl offense, with Churchill firing in 25 points and Hotham scoring 14 to go along with seven rebounds.
Hotham nets Player of the Week honor
University of Maine at Presque Isle forward Amanda Hotham has been selected the Association of Division III Independents women’s basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 22.
Hotham, a junior from Fort Fairfield, was named to the all-tournament team in the Pepsi Tip-Off as she recorded her first double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds against Morrisville State Nov. 22. The junior ended the week averaging 11.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game and went 7 of 8 from the foul line.
Men’s hoop update
Standings in the Caribou Men’s Basketball League as of Nov. 29 are as follows: Monstars (6-0), Warriors (4-1), Caribou Eye Care (4-2), McGillan’s Construction (3-3), Griffeth Ford (2-3), Sullivan’s Flooring (0-5) and Loring Job Corps (0-5).
Scores of games played from Nov. 16-23: Griffeth Ford 63, Loring Job Corps 57; Caribou Eye Care 79, McGillan’s Construction 70; McGillan’s Construction 65, Loring Job Corps 51; Caribou Eye Care 56, Griffeth Ford 36; and Monstars 72, Caribou Eye Care 66.
The upcoming schedule is as follows: Wednesday, Dec. 2: 6 p.m., Sullivan’s Flooring vs. Griffeth; 7 p.m., Loring Job Corps vs. Monstars; 8 p.m., McGillan’s Construction vs. Warriors.
Monday, Dec. 7: 6 p.m., Caribou Eye Care vs. Sullivan’s Flooring; 7 p.m., Warriors vs. Loring Job Corps; 8 p.m., McGillan’s vs. Griffeth Ford.
County Challenge running awards to be presented
The Aroostook Mûsterds Running Club will hold its annual awards gathering on Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Par and Grill Restaurant in Caribou.
The evening will begin with a social hour at 5 p.m. and will be followed by dinner ordered off the menu and presentation of awards.
In addition to County Challenge awards being presented, the Mûsterd Runner of the Year, as chosen by running peers within the club, will be recognized.
For further information, contact Chris Smith, Aroostook Mûsterds president, at 227-6308 or at christopher.smith@maine.edu.
Youth hockey event
Presque Isle Youth Hockey is sponsoring a Carbo Night Dinner and Auction on Friday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Presque Isle. The community is invited to join in on a spaghetti feed with the Presque Isle High School hockey team, wish the team luck on the 2015-16 season and help support youth hockey in the central Aroostook area.
The cost of the dinner is $5 per person and an auction will follow. All proceeds will benefit youth hockey.
