Sports in brief . . .

Butch Shaw Award winners announced
    The Northern Maine Board of Approved Soccer Officials recently announced the 2008 winners of the annual “Butch” Shaw Award, presented to the outstanding soccer players in Aroostook County.     The award is named in the memory of Clyde “Butch” Shaw, an outstanding athlete, coach and official who passed away in 1985.
    The winners are selected by a vote of the Aroostook County soccer coaches.
    In Class B, Presque Isle’s Russ Mortland and Sarah Porter were the recipients.
    Madawaska’s Shawn Parker and Susan Lavertu captured the Class D awards.
    Class D had three award winners for both boys and girls. Brad Trask of Easton, Marshall Davis of Katahdin and Kurtis Daigle of Wisdom were the boys winners, while Courtney Churchill of Fort Fairfield, Melissa Duffy of Katahdin and Brittany Charette of Southern Aroostook were the girls winners.
Athletes of the week
    Soccer players Evan Richards and Kayla Legassie were named Presque Isle High School Varsity Club/Big Cheese Pizza athletes of the week for Nov. 3-8.
    Richards’ defensive efforts led the boys varsity soccer team to a 4-1 win over Camden Hills in the Eastern Maine Class B finals, while Legassie had two goals, including the game-winner, in the girls’ 3-2 win over Winslow for their first-ever title.
Senior bowl results
    The 14th annual Maine Soccer Coaches Senior Bowl was played Sunday at Hampden Academy, with the West girls and the East boys picking up victories.
    The West won the girls’ contest, 3-2. Sarah Porter of Presque Isle notched an assist in the loss.
    In the East boys’ 5-3 victory, Warren Zubrick contributed one of the goals and Eric Brown of Caribou shared some of the goalkeeping duties.
Novice hockey team splits opening games
    The Pepsi/Walmart novice hockey team played its first game of the season Nov. 8 in Woodstock, New Brunswick, coming though with a 10-5 victory.
    Heinz Schumacher was the winning goalie, facing 15 shots on net. Thomas Patenaude scored nine goals in the contest, while Eric Benson had the other. Devin Ireland, Torey Levesque, Kyra Schumacher, Jake Stevens and Bailey York chipped in with assists.
    On Saturday, the PI squad fell to Carleton II in Hartland, New Brunswick. Patenaude scored his team’s only goal off assists from  Levesque, Kyra Schumacher and York. Heinz Schumacher again handled the chores in goal, facing 24 shots.
    The team, for 7- and 8-year-olds, is made up of eight players and is always recruiting. The head coach is Pierre Patenaude and the assistants are Terry Levesque and Kevin Schumacher.
    The next game is at Carleton, New Brunswick on Friday, Nov. 22. The first home game is Nov. 23 at 9:45 a.m. at the Forum in Presque Isle.
Turkey Trot 5K slated for Nov. 29
    The 23rd annual  Cary Medical Center Turkey Trot 5K Road Race will be held at Caribou High School Nov. 29.
    Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the race begins at 10 a.m. The registration fee is $10 and includes a long-sleeved T-shirt to the first 65 to enter. There are awards in three age categories in addition to the overall race winners. The post-race ceremonies include the traditional turkey-topped pizza.
    Contact Dan Harrigan at 498-3226 for more information.
Kayak play timeoffered at PI pool
    The Presque Isle Indoor Pool is offering kayak play time beginning Thursday at 7 p.m. This hour of pool time is for those wanting to keep their kayak skills fresh or for those who want to learn more about kayaking.
    For more information on the kayak session, swim hours and classes, call 764-2545.