Sports in brief . . .
Norton gains latest PIHS Varsity Club honor
Ryley Norton has been named athlete of the week by the Presque Isle High School Varsity Club and Big Cheese Pizza.
Norton was recognized for the leadership he had displayed and the hard work he has put in during early-season workouts with the baseball team. He receives a large one-item pizza, courtesy of Big Cheese Pizza in Presque Isle.
Kayak roll clinic
The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Outdoor Program International will hold a kayak roll clinic on Friday, April 15 at 2 p.m. in UMPI’s Gentile Hall. Attendees will learn essential kayak roll skills with whitewater rafting guide and UMPI recreation student Josh Stahl. This event is free for UMPI students and Gentile Hall members. The cost to attend the clinic for non-students and non-members is $7. For more information about this event, contact Kim McCrea at 768-9401.
UMPI to hold wilderness first-aid course
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will host a Wilderness First Aid course Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17. Learn the basics in Wilderness First Aid through scenario-based learning and hands-on practice of essential skills for care and treatment of injuries and illnesses in the backcountry. For more information, contact Anja Whittington at 768-9537 or anja.whittington@umpi.edu.
Lifeguard class
The Presque Isle Indoor Pool is hosting the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Program April 18-22 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. each day.
The course teaches a preventive approach to lifeguarding as well as rescue and lifesaving techniques endorsed by the American Red Cross. This course includes certifications in CPR for the Professional Rescuer and Standard First-Aid. These additional courses are taught in conjunction with the lifeguarding course.
Pre-registration is required and the cost of the course is $200. Participants must be at least 15 years of age by April 22. For course prerequisites and requirements, or for registration information, call 764-2564.
Call the indoor pool for more information at 764-2564.
April vacation pool hours
The Presque Isle Indoor Pool will have special general swim hours during the April school vacation week April 16-23.
Hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1-2:45 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 7 -8:45 p.m.
The pool will be closed Easter Sunday.
Open wheel tour making stop in Caribou
The Atlantic Open Wheel Modified Tour has announced its 2011 racing schedule, with Spud Speedway in Caribou hosting series events June 18 and Aug. 27.
The AOW Modified Tour is an open-wheel modified stock car series which holds events in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Maine.
The complete 2011 schedule is as follows:
June 4, Petty International Raceway in Petitcodiac, New Brunswick; June 12, Centre for Speed in Shediac, New Brunswick; June 18, Spud Speedway; July 17, Centre for Speed in Shediac, New Brunswick; July 23, Lake Doucette Motor Speedway in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; Aug. 6, Petty International Raceway, Petitcodiac, New Brunswick; Aug. 14, Centre for Speed in Shediac, New Brunswick; Aug. 20, Blue Mountain Speedway in Bathurst, New Brunswick; Aug. 27, Spud Speedway; Sept. 5, Oyster Bed Speedway in Oyster Bed Bridge, PEI; Oct. 8, Centre for Speed in Shediac, New Brunswick.
For more information on the AOW Modifieds, go to www.aowtour.ca.
