Young athletes from throughout Aroostook County will converge at Caribou High School Tuesday, June 26, for the annual Maine Recreation Parks Association track and field northern regionals.
Ten teams are competing in this year’s Caribou-Presque Isle Co-ed Softball League, which got underway May 30.
Several baseball players from the region will have their seasons extended after the Maine Baseball Coaches Association invited them to play in postseason all-star games later this week.
The Penobscot Valley Conference’s all-conference and all-academic teams for the spring sports season include several athletes from Caribou and Presque Isle.
Todd Albert has decided to dedicate more time to his growing family and other pursuits and is giving up the Caribou girls’ varsity soccer coaching position he has held for the past 17 years.
Monica McLaughlin and Evan Michaud represented Caribou High School at the New England Scholastic Track and Field Championships, held at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire, Saturday.
Seven champions were crowned at the Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit and Run northern sectionals, held June 3 at Central Aroostook Junior-Senior HIgh School’s baseball field.
The Fort Fairfield Tigers overcame a rocky start by senior right-hander Isaac Cyr and came from behind to score four times in the bottom of the fifth inning to defeat Katahdin of Stacyville 6-5 in the Class D North semifinal baseball game Saturday afternoon.
Trailing by a run entering the top of the seventh inning, the Katahdin Cougars plated seven runs off three Central Aroostook Panther relief pitchers to earn a 14-8 victory Thursday.
For the second year in a row, Caribou has decided to let a young and energetic coach take the reins of a varsity basketball program.
