Sports in brief …

12 years ago

Snow Run slated for Saturday

    The Aroostook Musterds Running Club announces the first of its seven County Challenge Racing Series races, the 30th annual Wild Katahdin Trust Snow Run, will take place on Saturday beginning at the Millar Arena in Houlton.
Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The 5K walkers’ race begins at 10:45 a.m. and the 5K run begins at 11 a.m. The fee is $12 and the first 50 registrants will receive a long-sleeved T-shirt.
Contact Larry Tonzi, race director, at tonzimaine@gmail.com for further information.

C-Me-Ski Saturday in Limestone

    The 26th annual C-Me-Ski, sponsored by the Limestone Cross Country Ski Club and Friends of the National Wildlife Refuge, will be held Saturday at the National Wildlife Refuge in Limestone.
Registration begins at noon, with the youth race taking place at 1 p.m. and the adult race at 1:30 p.m.
The cost is free for youths and $10 for adults. The course is between 1/2 to two kilometers in length for youth up to age 13, seven kilometers for ages 13-18 and 21 kilometers for adults.
An awards ceremony will get under way at approximately 3 p.m. For more information, call 999-2451.

Baseball umpires’ clinic begins Feb. 25

    The Northern Maine Board of Approved Baseball Umpires will hold its annual clinic for prospective umpires at 5:30 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Feb. 25. The clinic will run for seven weeks at Northern Maine Community College in Room 109 of Andrews Hall.
For more information or to register, contact Bill Casavant at 551-5778 or 764-0810.
The cost of the clinic is $40, which covers a rule book, case book and the exam.