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Local athletes claim Butch Shaw award honors

The Butch Shaw award is presented annually to Aroostook County boys and girls from classes B, C and D who are outstanding soccer players and also exemplify the characteristics of respect and sportsmanship.

Optics options for favorite deer rifles

Half a dozen of us, clad in various combinations of wool and fluorescent orange, gathered for lunch recently.

County soccer players impact 24th Senior Bowl games

South teams won two games, the North captured one and the other ended in a tie during high school soccer action at the 24th annual Senior Bowl at Thomas College on Sunday.

3 County soccer players earn USCAA honors

Two local women, both freshmen, have earned All-American status for their play on the soccer field this past season, while a third, also a freshman, garnered honorable mention.

Road race planned in Caribou Nov. 24

The annual Caribou Turkey Trot 5K Road Race will begin at 10 a.m. at Caribou High School on Saturday, Nov. 24.

Local soccer players make regional all-star teams

The Maine Soccer Coaches’ regional all-star teams have been announced, with several players from Aroostook making it on either the Class B, C or D North squad.

UMPI Owl women to begin play in new conference

The University of Maine at Presque Isle women's basketball team enters its first season in the North Atlantic Conference with optimism about making significant improvements from a year ago.

FKOC will welcome winter with interactive murder mystery

The annual Welcome Winter Celebration at the Fort Kent Outdoor Center will include a unique interactive party game this year for those interested in solving a mystery while enjoying food, drinks and fun.

Local wrestling group to wrangle money for fire department

Aroostook Wrestling Excellence is going to bring Franco Varga and hall of fame professional wrestler Redemption to the Van Buren Community Center Nov. 10 to raise money for the Van Buren Fire Department.

Fort Kent girls blank Maranacook to claim first soccer state title

Senior winger Jacalyn Pelletier scored a first-half goal and the defense, led by sophomore goalkeeper Lyndsay Ouellette and junior sweeper Amanda Thibeault, made it stand up as the Fort Kent Community High School Warriors beat Maranacook of Readfield 1-0 in a thriller on a wet Saturday morning at Hampden Academy.

Waynflete defeats Fort Kent boys 3-1 in state Class C final

Fort Kent, seeking its first state championship since 2010, fell 3-1 in the state championship match for the second straight year and concluded its season at 14-3-1.

Warrior teams both win Class C North championships, headed to states

Maybe it was that extra workout they got when they helped scoop snow from the soccer field on Monday that helped the Fort Kent Community High School boys and girls soccer teams defeat their opponents in the Class C North Soccer Championships on Wednesday.

Duck hunting action abounds now

As I hunkered down among the brush and reeds, I could actually hear ducks gabbling in a back eddy of the stream about 15 feet away.

Warriors in need of snow scoops, volunteers to help clear field for regional championship games

Members of both the Warrior girls and boys soccer teams were getting in an extra workout Monday scooping snow from the University of Maine at Fort Kent soccer field where their Class C North championship games will be played Wednesday.

Owl soccer teams eliminated in semifinals

The Madawaska varsity soccer teams saw their seasons come to an end in the semifinal round of the Class D North playoffs.

Fort Kent edges Houlton in girls Class C semis

The Warriors advance to the regional championship for the first time since 2014.

Warrior boys take down Sumner in semifinal

The Warriors (13-2-1) will have home field advantage when they take on No. 2 Orono in the 2018 Class C North Championship on Wednesday.

Times and locations set for FK boys and girls semifinal soccer matches

The times and locations of semifinal soccer matches for the Fort Kent Community High School boys and girls soccer teams were finalized Friday.

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