Sports in brief . . .
The University of Maine at Presque Isle Owl soccer teams will host Unity College in their season-opening soccer contests Sunday at Park Family Field.
The men’s game will begin at 1 p.m., followed by the women’s game at 3 p.m.
Northern Lanes will hold organizational meetings for its bowling leagues next week.
The meeting for the women’s Tuesday night league will be Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 6:30 p.m. The men’s Monday and Wednesday night league meetings are Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 6:30 p.m., while the men’s Thursday night league meeting is set for Thursday, Sept. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
The Sunday Night mixed doubles league meeting will take place Sunday, Sept. 12 at 5 p.m.
The junior league will meet for the first time on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 10 a.m.
Open bowling hours from Sept. 7-25 are 6-9 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon-9 p.m. Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Northern Lanes also hosts birthday parties. For more information, call 764-1532 or 551-9601.
Randy Trask of Presque Isle collected the eighth hole-in-one at Presque Isle Country Club this year.
Trask accomplished the feat on Aug. 28 when his tee shot on the 146-yard eighth hole went in the hole. Trask used a six-iron for his first career ace, which was witnessed by Bill Ireland.
Presque Isle Country Club hosted the Aroostook-New Brunswick Tour on Aug. 18. Michael Hersey took the A Division low gross with a 65, followed by Herrick Hansen with a 70 and Phil Pelletier, Jr. with a 72.
Dave Bolster was low gross in the B Division with a 77. Dan Hotham was second with a 78 and Paul Wilson third with a 79.
In the C Division, Phil Pelletier, Sr. shot a 79 for low gross honors. Roger Ouellette was second with an 83, while Eric Brown followed in third, also with an 83.
Parent and Toddler and infant classes are fun and friendly, aimed at building water confidence and skills through nursery rhymes and play in the water. The Presque Isle Indoor Pool offers Parent and toddler/Infant classes on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m.
The advantages of learning through the parent and baby class are that the basic swimming skills are learnt before any fear of water can develop. With the emphasis on fun, the children learn that water and swimming is fun from a very early age.
By attending the parent and baby class, the children get used to the swimming environment with the comfort of having their parent in the water with them. By the time they move onto the preschool lessons, they are ready to move on without their parents. It is very noticeable that the children who have attended the parent and baby classes are much more advanced than those who start at a later age.
The pool also offers 3-year-old classes on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. or 6 p.m. These classes are an introduction to swimming for non-swimmers with emphasis on basic motor skills, face in the water, blowing bubbles, holding breath, going under water and jumping in the water.
The pool offers 4-5-year-old lessons for those unable to swim 10 yards on Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and Thursday at 3:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. These classes are designed to help students feel comfortable in the water safely. Children will learn how to enter and exit the pool safely, hold their breath, blow bubbles, and put their face in the water. They will learn how to float, glide and swim unassisted.
The pool also offers advanced or swimming three to five classes for those able to swim without assisted. These classes are Monday at 7 p.m., Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Call 764-2564 for more information.
