Wildcat tennis teams eliminated from playoffs
The appearance of Wildcat teams in the high school tennis playoffs was short lived.
The appearance of Wildcat teams in the high school tennis playoffs was short lived.
The Vikings’ tennis team waltzed through the regular season, but could face a challenge in the upcoming Class B North playoffs due to an injury to one of its starters.
Caribou senior Gabrielle Marquis and sophomore Parker Deprey each advanced into the quarterfinals of the MPA Tennis Singles Championships before finally being eliminated.
Evan Desmond pulled off a double win in the 1,600-meter distances, Evan Michaud and Cory Jandreau placed one-two in the pole vault, and the 4×800 and 4×400 relay teams were victorious as the Viking boys won
The Presque Isle girls scored 25 points, good for sixth place out of 10 teams, while the Wildcat boys posted 22, placing them ninth, at the Penobscot Valley Conference Large School Track and Field Championships held in Brewer Friday.
The Caribou girls and Presque Isle boys captured titles in the league championship meet for middle school track and field, held Wednesday at the Johnson Athletic Complex.
Katie Zarrilli is the new girls’ soccer coach at Easton High School.
Monica Bearden is in the ninth year of her second go-around as the coach of the Presque Isle girls tennis team and her teams have consistently made it into the post-season, and this year is no exception.
The regular season started well and ended with some struggles, but the Presque Isle boys’ tennis team is still heading to the playoffs.
The female and male athletes of the year were announced at the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s annual athletic awards banquet May 2.