The University of Maine at Presque Isle men’s basketball team is looking forward to participating in the North Atlantic Conference tournament after qualifying in its first season in the league.
The first leg of the Aroostook League classical-style Nordic championships saw Fort Kent’s Miguel Sanclemente and Madawaska’s Isabelle Jandreau continue their winning ways.
Following two losses to Orono during the regular season, the Presque Isle Wildcats got a third chance to finally get a victory Tuesday — this time with a trip to the tournament on the line.
Aroostook County bragging rights in Nordic skiing will be on the line Tuesday and Thursday as championship meets are scheduled in both classical-style and freestyle racing.
The Big East Conference has released its list of final individual basketball statistics for girls, with Presque Isle and Caribou players making the top 10 in several categories.
The Carlisle swim team competed in the Penobscot Valley Conference championships at the University of Maine’s Wallace Pool Friday and Saturday.
The Ashland girls’ basketball team had gone nine years between tournament appearances before qualifying the past two seasons. The Hornets now are making their third consecutive trip to Bangor’s Cross Insurance Center next week, and can thank brilliant foul shooting and an improbable late-game comeback for getting them there.
Sophomore Angel Riopelle was Caribou’s lone qualifier for this Saturday’s Maine Principals Association Boys State Wrestling Tournament after placing fourth in the Class B North regionals held at Ellsworth Feb. 9.
A weekend sweep at home over both Hampden Academy and John Bapst has pushed the Presque Isle Wildcats’ hockey team into third place in the latest Heal Point standings in Class B North.
Ten of the 12 teams in The Star-Herald coverage area have reached the basketball postseason, with three guaranteed spots in the North regional tournament at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor and the other seven needing to get through the preliminary round to earn a bid.
