County Challenge running awards to be presented
The Aroostook Mûsterds Running Club will hold its annual awards gathering on Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Par and Grill Restaurant in Caribou.
This marks the 33rd consecutive year that area runners have been recognized by the club for County Challenge Series accomplishments. The seven County Challenge races are held in Houlton (Katahdin Trust Snow Run), Presque Isle (UMPI Spring Runoff and the Maine Running Festival Half-Marathon), Fort Fairfield (Potato Blossom 5-Miler) and Caribou (S.W. Collins 5K, Mûsterd Mile and the Caribou Labor Day 8K Road Race).
The evening will begin with a social hour at 5 p.m. and will be followed by dinner ordered off the menu and presentation of awards.
The club tracks participation and race success in male and female age groups as well as overall categories. Participation awards are handed out to those having run five of the seven series races. Additionally, the Mûsterds Runner of the Year, as chosen by running peers within the club, will be recognized. Although the Runner of the Year is chosen from club membership, series and participation awards go to runners regardless of affiliation.
For further information, contact Chris Smith, Aroostook Mûsterds president, at 227-6308 or at christopher.smith@maine.edu.
Viking 8th-graders win four more games
The eighth-grade boys’ basketball team at the Caribou Middle School downed Presque Isle, Central Aroostook, Fort Fairfield and Fort Kent in recent action to stay undefeated.
In the 46-19 victory over Presque Isle, Jacob Paul scored 13 points and Parker Deprey added 10 for the Vikings. Alex Bouchard and Jake Berkoski followed with seven and six, respectively. Joey Gregson and Benoit Levesque also turned in solid outings.
In a tough defensive game, Caribou stopped CA, 54-51. Berkoski led the way with 16 points, while Paul followed with 15. Deprey and Bouchard netted 11 each. Brandon Jalbert, Cullin Caverhill and Jay Belanger played well defensively for the Vikings.
The Vikings downed Fort Fairfield, 61-45, thanks to a full-court press the Tigers were unable to solve. Deprey fired in 19 points and Bouchard 16 to lead the charge. Berkoski chipped in with 10 and Paul had eight. Gregson and Levesque also added to the winning offense.
Bouchard had 19 points and played a strong all-around game, while Deprey had 17, Paul 12 and Berkoski 10. Cameron Ouellette, Levesque, Gregson and Belanger also contributed.
Men’s hoop update
Standings in the Caribou Men’s Basketball League as of Nov. 29 are as follows: Monstars (6-0), Warriors (4-1), Caribou Eye Care (4-2), McGillan’s Construction (3-3), Griffeth Ford (2-3), Sullivan’s Flooring (0-5) and Loring Job Corps (0-5).
Scores of games played from Nov. 16-23: Griffeth Ford 63, Loring Job Corps 57; Caribou Eye Care 79, McGillan’s Construction 70; McGillan’s Construction 65, Loring Job Corps 51; Caribou Eye Care 56, Griffeth Ford 36; and Monstars 72, Caribou Eye Care 66.
The upcoming schedule is as follows: Wednesday, Dec. 2: 6 p.m., Sullivan’s Flooring vs. Griffeth; 7 p.m., Loring Job Corps vs. Monstars; 8 p.m., McGillan’s Construction vs. Warriors.
Monday, Dec. 7: 6 p.m., Caribou Eye Care vs. Sullivan’s Flooring; 7 p.m., Warriors vs. Loring Job Corps; 8 p.m., McGillan’s vs. Griffeth Ford.
Caribou captures 11 medals at PVHS wrestling tourney
The Caribou wrestling team made the trip to Howland Nov. 21 to participate in the PVHS Preseason Tournament, with 11 athletes garnering medals.
Trevonte Caudill came in first in the 138 lb. division, while Lucas Doucette (152) and Dustin DeMerchant (220) both came in second.
Third-place medals went to Evan Michaud (120), Eric Simon (170) and Joey Cyr (182), while taking fourth in their respective divisions were Cory Jandreau (132), Devin Roy (152), Alton Pelletier (170), Isaiah Thayer (220) and Jarred Jordan (285).
“I thought we did pretty good,” said Caribou coach Chico Hernandez, “and maybe even exceeded our expectations.”
Hernandez noted that last year in the tourney, his team picked up just six medals and did not have a champion in any of the divisions.
Hotham nets Player of the Week honor
University of Maine at Presque Isle forward Amanda Hotham has been selected the Association of Division III Independents women’s basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 22.
Hotham, a junior from Fort Fairfield, was named to the all-tournament team in the Pepsi Tip-Off as she recorded her first double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds against Morrisville State Nov. 22. The junior ended the week averaging 11.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game and went 7 of 8 from the foul line.
