All-conference athletes selected
The Penobscot Valley Conference has announced its all-conference teams for the fall sports season, and several Presque Isle athletes are included.
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GABE PLAYER made the PVC all-academic golf team.
Presque Isle golfers making the Class B boys’ all-conference squad were Adam Flynn, Mike Boone and Karson Eaton. Those representing other league schools were Ben Walls and Kyle McKim of MDI, Nick Garfield of Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln, Hazen Dauphinee and Garrett Libby of Old Town, Liam Porter and Tyler Thayer of Hermon, Colby Snell and Luke Olson of Foxcroft Academy; and Mitchell Stewart, Joe Archambault, Evan Pelkey and Colby Kohn, all of John Bapst.
Jenna Hallett of Presque Isle highlighted the girls’ all-conference team and was joined by Ali Prescott of Fort Kent, Morgan Kelley of MDI, Rica Barloso of Searsport and Sydnie Howard of Bucksport.
Presque Isle’s Flynn and Gabe Player were chosen for the all-academic team.
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JENNA HALLETT 
of the Presque Isle Wildcats, who won this year’s league title, made the PVC girls’ golf all-conference team.
The Class B girls’ soccer all-conference teams were also announced. Making the first team were Presque Isle’s Chandler Guerrette, Karlee Bernier and Megan Ireland. Others selected were Kaitlin Saulter of Hermon, who was also the player of the year, Jessica Allen and Amanda Allen, also for Hermon; Olivia Sleeper of Caribou, Opel Curless and Hannah Shaw of MDI, Kaiti Kinney of Ellsworth and Casey McGwire of John Bapst.
CHANDLER GUERRETTE 
was selected as a first-team all-conference soccer player in the Penobscot Valley Conference and was also named to the all-academic team.
Caribou’s Sarah Doak and Katelynn Tardie made the second team, along with Rachel Martin and Kelsey Maxim of Old Town, Claire Petersen and Mollie Roy of Hermon, Summer Cast of MDI, MacKenzie Hayman of John Bapst; and Katey Curtis, Emily Berry and Cristin Wright, all of Ellsworth.
Meredith Stewart of Presque Isle received honorable mention along with Sarah Hobbs of Foxcroft Academy, Kelsey Hesseltine of Old Town and Breana Riquier of Washington Academy.
Ralph Michaud of Presque Isle shared coach of the year honors with MDI’s Tom Savage. PI won the team championship and Hermon was runner-up.
On the boys’ side, first-team choices included Presque Isle’s Jonah Stephenson and Caribou’s Dean Walker, Nolan McDuffie and Matt Milliard. Others on the first team are player of the year Josh Bean, Jeff Weeks and Maks Grover, all of Ellsworth; Matt Melanson of Old Town, Audyn Curless of MDI, Nick Carle of Hermon and Adam Strang of John Bapst.
COLIN MCKAY, 
a sophomore defender, was selected as a second-team all-conference soccer player in the Penobscot Valley Conference.
PI’s Ben Nickerson and Colin McKay and Caribou’s Cody Herbert made the second team along with Jack Weeks and Steve Mahon of Ellsworth, Braden Sickles of John Bapst, Alex Pelletier and Jared Cox of Hermon, Chris Clemens of MDI, Garvey Melmed and Rodrigo Zertuchi of Old Town.
Sean Barbosa of Caribou, Dewey Sheehan of Washington Academy and Josiah Simko of John Bapst made honorable mention.
Caribou’s Scott Hunter and Ellsworth’s Brian Higgins were the co-coaches of the year. Ellsworth captured the team title and Caribou was the runner-up.
Representing PI on the all-academic soccer team are Emma Bartlett, Bernier, Dakota Fox, Thomas Freeman, Guerrette, Ireland, Brandon LeBlanc, Kate McKenna and Stewart.
MANDY GRAHAM was a PVC second teamer. 
In cross country, Caribou’s Robyn Larrabee, Nerissa Larrabee and Chelsea Bard; Aleta Looker of Ellsworth, Adrienne Carmack of John Bapst; and Maggie Painter, Waylon Henggeler, Olivia Erickson, Isabel Erickson and Caroline Driscoll, all of Mount Desert Island, made the large school girls’ first team.
Presque Isle’s Mandy Graham and Emily Colligan and Caribou’s Mackenzie Deveau and Chelsea Haney earned berths on the second team. Others were Adrianna Fish, Mark Kashkooli, Jade Decker and Amanda Richard, all of John Bapst, Rebecca Planchart of MDI and Meagan Zapsky of Hermon.
Members of the boys’ first team are Caribou’s Ron Lund and Brendan Cyr; Dan Curts, Robert Looker, Brayden Beardsley and Frank King, all of Ellsworth; Connor Wagner and Matt Spear of John Bapst, Jordan Harris of MDI and Alexander Peterson of Hermon.
The second team consisted of Ryan Washington of Caribou, Rylan Norris and Mike Tormey of John Bapst, Josh Zapsky of Hermon, Andrew Cox of Washington Academy, Kody Holmes of Ellsworth; and Will Richard, Ransom Burgess, Ralph Magnani and Ethan Craigo, all of MDI.
Wildcat cross country runners making the all-academic team were Amanda Bennett and Kayla Girardin.
