Flynn advances to state championships
The Presque Isle varsity golf team was in action Friday at the Penobscot Valley Conference championships, held at JaTo Highlands in Lincoln.
The Wildcats placed sixth to miss out in qualifying for the state championships, to take place Saturday at Natanis Golf Club in Vassalboro.
PI had a score of 401. Old Town, Mount Desert Island and Hermon were the top three teams.
However, Wildcat junior Hunter Flynn earned a trip to the individual state championships by carding an 88. He will play in that tourney, also at Natanis, on Oct. 17.
Other Wildcat competitors and their scores from Friday were: Seth Roy, 95; Gannon Therrien, 107; Jon Saucier, 111; and Libby Boone, 117.
AYBL season to begin for fifth- and sixth-graders
The Aroostook Youth Basketball League season gets underway Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 for Presque Isle fifth- and sixth-grade girls’ and boys’ teams.
Registration and the first practice is set for 6:30 p.m. that evening, with the girls meeting in the Presque Isle High School lower gym and the boys in the upper gym.
This is a travel league, with teams practicing on average once a week and playing in approximately 10 games during the fall and early winter.
For more information, email Kevin Sjoberg at sjobee@yahoo.com.
Jackson gains weekly honor
University of Maine-Presque Isle junior Sully Jackson of Wilton, Maine was chosen as the Association of Division III Independents men’s cross country Runner of the Week for the week ending on Sept. 27, 2015.
Jackson finished in 25th place at the Sept. 26, 2015 Bowdoin College Invitational out of a field of 138, ending the race with an 8K time of 28:06.3. It was a season- and career-best for the junior.
Fishing derby winners
Greenland Cove Campground on East Grand Lake served as headquarters for the annual fishing derby held Sept. 5-19.
Larry Willette of Westfield won for the largest bass. His fish weighed in at 4 lbs. and was 20 inches in length. Ricky Acott took second and Gage Willette, also of Westfield, was third. His weighed 2 lbs., 3 oz. and was 18 inches long.
There were two other categories, with Winston Shakel winning in the salmon division, followed by Ken Dutton and Alan Staples, who tied for second. Jim Tripp had the largest togue, with Kathy Lewis placing second and Justin Berube third.
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife hunting report
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife issued the following hunting report Friday:
At 7 a.m. on Thursday, it was 43 degrees in parts of Aroostook County, a marked contrast to the mid-70s that were prevalent for moose hunters earlier in the week. Even with the warm weather, there were steady numbers of moose being registered, including several over 1,000 pounds.
Thursday also marked the beginning what should be a good grouse season up north.
“It should be a better than average year,” said IFW wildlife biologist Rich Hoppe, who added that this is based primarily on drumming counts and brood counts done earlier in the year. “It may be spotty in some areas, but overall what we saw was that brood numbers were better than average.
“It’s also looking good for duck season up here. We’ve seen good production with a high number of broods and there’s a lot of food available. What we’ve seen in the past is that if the food is here, the ducks will stay put,” said Hoppe. “The recent rain has spread the ducks out, but once things dry out a bit, the duck hunting will pick up.
