District softball tourney
The ASA Class D district men’s slo-pitch softball tournament will be played June 17-19 in Caribou. The top teams from this event will advance to the Class D state championships.
Teams interested in participating should contact Mike Patenaude by June 11 at 227-4328 or 764-6613.
Golf tournament
The Caribou Friends of Scouting will hold its fourth annual four-person scramble golf tournament at Caribou Country Club June 11, with a rain date of June 12.
Registration is from 7-8 a.m. and the tourney begins at 8 a.m.
Call 493-3933 for more information.
Ace at Limestone CC
Clifton Thibodeau registered a hole-in-one at Limestone Country Club on Thursday, June 2.
Thibodeau used a three-wood for his ace on the 154-yard third hole. Charles Sczwoski witnessed the shot.
Tiger Basketball Camp
Larry Gardner, director of Tiger Basketball Camp, has announced that Randy Norsworthy, coach of the Washburn boys varsity team, and Ryan Deprey, coach of the Caribou girls, will be clinicians at this year’s camp.
“We are really excited to have both Randy and Ryan coming to put on clinics for the kids attending our camp. Both are well respected for their knowledge of the game and will certainly add to the learning experience of our campers by providing on-the-court demonstrations involving the players,” Gardner said.
A “skills challenge” has been added for the 21st annual camp. Gardner said players will go through a timed series of skills at the beginning of the week and then again at the end of the week to see how they have improved.
Also new at this year’s camp is the addition of Pizza Hut as a corporate sponsor. The restaurant will provide every boy and girl attending camp with a free pizza.
“It’s one more thing we’ve added to provide value to our program,” Gardner added.
University of Maine women’s players Samantha Wheeler and Rachel Burns will be working at the girls’ week of Tiger Basketball Camp from June 27-July 1, according to Gardner. The boys camp is the previous week from June 20-24.
For more information, call Gardner at 551-5001 or email him at lgardner@msad20.org.
Graves’ tourney is this weekend
Not only has Graves’ Institute of Self Defense reached a 20th anniversary milestone as the longest running martial arts event in Aroostook, for the last several years it’s the only Karate-Ju Jitsu competition north of Bangor.
Competitors from several mid-state Maine Ketsugo and Karate Association dojos, New Brunswick Kung Fu classes, and Canadian Karate schools will attend the Graves’ Summer Kick Off Karate and Ju-Jitsu Tournament at Houlton High School Saturday to vie skills with Aroostook martial arts practitioners.
More than 225 trophies and 100 medals will be awarded throughout the day to top placing competitors in point sparring, form kata, weapons kata, Ju-Jitsu pairs and power impactor divisions
Competition begins at 10:30 a.m. with multiple kids divisions, and all martial arts fans as well as folks who have never experienced one of these thrill-filled competitions are invited to attend.
Lifeguard course
The Presque Isle Indoor Pool will offer an American Red Cross Lifeguard Class June 11, 18 and 25 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. all three days.
Participants must be at least 15 years old and be able to swim 300 yards doing the front crawl and breaststroke without stopping. They must also be able to retrieve a 10-lb. brick from the deep end of the pool and tow it back in one minute and 40 seconds.
This course will provide certification in first aid, professional CPR/AED and lifeguard. The cost is $200.
Call 764-2564 for more information.
