CARIBOU, Maine — Student-athletes from Caribou High School were recently recognized for their accomplishments this past winter. The following is a recap of the various awards presented March 3. A letter sweater, awarded to athletes with six varsity letters — three letters in one sport and three in others — or a total of seven varsity letters, was presented to Keith Draper.
Most Valuable Players — varsity cheering, Melanie Biggs; JV cheering, Kirsten Haney; Nordic ski, Riley McDuffie and Sarah Doak; boys’ varsity basketball, Dayne Savage; boys’ JV basketball, Tyler Dombroski; girls’ varsity basketball, Delaney Williams; girls’ junior varsity basketball,
Sam Lizotte; varsity swimming, Austin Scott and Olivia Engstrom; and wrestling, Matt Manter.
Varsity cheering (coach Brandi Makepeace-Cote) — certificates, Madelyn Malone and Hilary Jalbert; varsity letters, Maria Espinosa, Hannah MacDonald, Emma Theriault, Alice Perrissinotto and Ashley Cote; plaques, Laiken Tarbox and Irene Thibodeau; trophies, Chaya Karunasiri, Karina Patterson, Mariella Marte and Emma Jandreau; and jackets, Melanie Biggs and Mariesa Sarmiento.
JV cheering (coaches Jenny Blaisdell and Jamie St. Peter) — letters, Julia Harris, Kelsey St. Peter, Kirsten Haney, Mallory Patterson, Heaven Melanson, Heather Lamothe and Joanne Grant.
Nordic skiing (coach PJ Gorneault) — JV certificates, Elise Gudde, Maura Freme, Mackenzie Deveau, Dylan Coty and Dustin Coty; JV letters, Erin Kashian, Julia Page, Emma Belyea and Bryce Coffin; varsity letters, Kendra Furber, Madeline Gudde, Eileen Patton, Sirena Cyr, Katilyn Ring, Elijah Verhoff, Lukas Lagasse and Alex Murchison; plaques, Lauren Chapman, Tyler Strid, Riley McDuffie and Draper; trophies, Sarah Doak and Michael Marquis.
Varsity swimming (coach Erin Tateishi-Ouellette) — letters, Madison Yakel, Kristyn Maley and Conner Spencer; plaques, Austin Scott, Courtney Cote, Olivia Engstrom, Megan Duplessie, Andromeda Grondin, Laura Doucette and Alexis McLean.
Boys’ junior varsity basketball (coach Shawn Manter) — certificates, Nic Alfaro, Dylan Lamothe and Lance Lagasse; and letters, Emilio Garcia, Jordan Bevins, Tyler Dombroski, Gabe Massey, Gunnar Bondeson, Mitchell St. Peter, Matt Caron, Paul Hanson, Richard Newland and managers Kerrigan Manter, Lexie Theriault and Nick Levesque.
Boys’ varsity basketball (coaches Chris Casavant and Bill Casavant) — certificates, Michael Hunter, Ricky Sheldon, Dustin Bouchard, Austin Griffeth and Taylor Thibodeau; letters, Adam Collins and Colby Holdsworth; plaques, Donovan Savage and Kameron Manter; trophies, Dayne Savage, Cody Herbert, Derek Richardson and managers Sammy Camy and Briana Rossignol; and jacket, Matt Milliard.
Girls’ junior varsity basketball (coach Andrew Kirby) — certificates, Casey Dobson, Katie Clark and Raylee Shaw; and letters, Emily Susi, Sam Lizotte, Sara Boyer, Kaitlyn Nadeau, Shania Bell, Mollie Cummings, Simone Michaud, Megan Thornton and manager Sarah Berube.
Girls’ varsity basketball (coaches Ryan Deprey and Charles Harris) — certificates, Emilee Susi, Shania Bell and Simone Michaud; letters, Maddie Doucette, Morgan Outing, Allisa Irving, Rachel Soucy, Sam Lizotte, Maddy Staples, Jenna Boucher and managers Madison Doody, Molly Adams and Maggie Cyr; plaques, Bria Judd and Shyanne Barnes; trophy, Delaney Williams.
Varsity wrestling (coaches Chico Hernandez and Brendan Wood) — letters, Kyle Morris, Noah Cousins, Nolan Powers, Eric Simon and Colton Conley; plaques, Dustin DeMerchant and Axios Gerakaris; trophy, manager Daniel Powers; and jackets, Matt Manter, Jacob Bither and Rebecca King.