Another rainy day in Aroostook County resulted in very few sporting events for local soccer and golf squads Thursday.
In one of the few games played Thursday, Niko Naranja snapped a tie with his goal 6:24 into the second half as the Fort Kent Warriors defeated Presque Isle 3-2 at the Johnson Athletic Complex.
Fort Kent’s Noah Martin scored on a penalty kick to give his team the early lead before Gage LeTourneau and Griffin Guerrette answered with goals for Presque Isle. Martin knotted the score prior to intermission before Naranja’s game-winner.
The Warriors improved to 3-1 with the victory.
Reece Pelletier made some brilliant saves and was the winning goalkeeper and Jason Dumais handled the duties for the Wildcats (1-1).
Friday slate of soccer games sees Hodgdon travel to Woodland (2 p.m. girls/4 p.m. boys); Houlton hosting Calais (4 p.m. girls/6 p.m. boys); East Grand at Katahdin (boys/girls at 3:30 p.m.); Easton traveling to Central Aroostook (5 p.m. girls/7 p.m. boys); Brewer at Caribou (5 p.m. girls/7 p.m. boys).
In golf, Carlisle, Foxcroft and Sumner play at Penobscot Valley at 4 p.m. at the Barnes Brook Golf Course in Enfield; Houlton travels to Hermon for a 4 p.m. match that also includes Ellsworth; and Hodgdon plays at Southern Aroostook at 3:30 p.m. at VaJoWa Golf Course in Island Falls.
The Houlton football team is also back in action Friday as the Shires travel to Orono for a 7 p.m. game against the Red Riots. Houlton (1-0) is fresh off its 30-0 victory over Stearns Sept. 1, while Orono (0-1) is looking to get back on track after being shutout 32-0 by Washington Academy.
Saturday also features a busy day of sports action as Houlton hosts the Orono girls at noon in a rematch of last year’s Class C North championship game. Both squads are undefeated on the season with Orono sporting a 3-0 record with wins over Bucksport, Central and Lee Academy. Houlton is 2-0 thus far, with victories Madawaska and Lee Academy.
In other Saturday games, Southern Aroostook travels to Ashland (noon boys/2 p.m. girls); and MCI travels to Presque Isle (1 p.m. girls/3 p.m. boys).
The Wildcat cross country squad will host runners from Washburn, MSSM, Presque Isle, Houlton, Fort Kent, Madawaska, Greater Houlton Christian Academy, Ellsworth, John Bapst, Hermon, Old Town and Caribou in the Presque Isle Invitational at 1 p.m.
