Football meeting scheduled Thursday
Anyone in middle school or high school interested in playing football this fall for the Aroostook Huskies should attend a recruiting/parent night Thursday, June 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Folsom Hall in Room 105.
Plans for the upcoming season will be discussed, as well as answers to any questions parents or potential players have. For more information, call Taylor DeFelice at 227-9734 or Stu Wyckoff at 764-7651.
Volleyball camp offered at university
The University of Maine at Presque Isle has scheduled a volleyball camp June 23-27 at Gentile Hall.
The camp is offered to those in grades 6-12, male or female and regardless of skill level, and will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. each day, with a cost of $60 per person or $50 per person for a team of six or more players. Everybody signing up will receive a camp T-shirt.
The camp will cover all aspects of volleyball play, including setting, serving, blocking and hitting, as well as training in team play such as offenses and defenses, positioning and coverage for hits and blocks. Proceeds will go towards the UMPI volleyball program. Contact Mark Kornachuk, Owl volleyball coach and camp director, by phone at 999-9836 or email him at mark.kornachuk@gmail.com for more information.
Collins 5K race is Sunday in Caribou
The annual S.W. Collins Company 5K Road Race will be held Sunday, June 22 at the store in Caribou. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. A kids’ fun run starts at 9 a.m. and the 5K gets under way at 10 a.m. For more information, call Lea Stedt at 496-6723 or send an email to leas@swcollins.com.
Baseball trip slated this summer
The 14th annual Fantasy Baseball Trip is slated for July 29-Aug. 2, departing from the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville.
Organized by Vaughn Clark, who has 13 years experience running these trips, the schedule includes two Phillies-Mets games at Citi Field in New York City, a tour of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. and two Yankees-Red Sox games at Fenway Park in Boston.
The cost is $860, which includes a $160 deposit.
For more information, contact Clark at 872-0075 or 649-0084 or by email at theclarks@gwi.net.
White gains induction into MPA hall
A Caribou man is part of the inaugural class of inductees into the Maine Principals’ Association Hall of Excellence.
In association with Lifetouch School Portraits, the MPA announced the first class recently and the inductees were recognized at a ceremony held May 20 at the Augusta Civic Center.
Bob White has contributed significantly with distinction to Maine interscholastic activities for over 45 years. His legacy as an educator, soccer official and rules interpreter is well founded.
After graduating from Springfield College (Mass.) in 1956, he began what became an incredible journey. Beyond touching and mentoring the lives of many students in “The County,” he established his stamp on the sports scene, particularly soccer. He not only officiated a combination of over 1,000 soccer contests, he led as the state soccer rules interpreter for 30-plus years.
White has been recognized at the local, state and national levels. His contributions at the national level are many but his foresight to keep activity programs in schools was most notable. White has received many honors for his service to Maine youth and Maine interscholastics and in 2012 was inducted into the NFHS Hall of Fame.
