CARIBOU, Maine — Caribou High School sports participants were honored on June 9 for their efforts on the baseball and softball diamond, tennis courts and track this spring.
End of the year awards were also handed out and Delaney Williams was named Outstanding Senior Female Athlete, while Kameron Manter and Matthew Milliard shared the Outstanding Senior Male Athlete award. Williams participated in soccer, basketball and softball and managed the baseball team this spring, while Milliard and Manter both played soccer and basketball, with Milliard also playing baseball and Manter competing on the track and field team.
Clara Collins and Cody Herbert received the Jack Gardiner Memorial Scholarship, which takes athleticism, citizenship and leadership into account, while Allissa Irving and Matthew Manter were recipients of the Paul Soucie Award, which is for athletes best demonstrating fair play, hard work, commitment and leadership.
All three awards are voted on by the CHS coaching staff.
Seven athletes received the Dwight P. Hunter Athletic Achievement Award, given to seniors who participate in fall, winter and spring sports for all four years of their high school career. They were Kameron Manter, Matthew Manter, Herbert, Irving, Williams, Milliard and Tyler Strid.
Letter sweaters went to athletes earning three letters in one sport and a combination of three in others, or those earning a total of seven letters. Recipients were Kameron Manter, Matthew Manter, Jacob Bither, Sammy Camy, Chaya Karunasiri, Mariesa Sarmiento and Collins.
Spring athletes were recognized as follows:
Boys varsity track (coach Todd Alley) — junior varsity letters: Chris Adams, Anthony Bahe, Ashton Beaver, Jordan Bevins, Andrew Brown, Austin Brown, Matt Caron, Carter Cyr, Shane Furber, Lance Lagasse, Nick Levesque, Victor Mendez, Dan Powers, Nick Alfaro and Nick Pelletier; varsity letters: Bryce Coffin, Ben Ezzy, Emilio Garcia, manager Axios Gerakaris, Dominic Judd, Chathu Karunasiri, Riley McDuffie, Alex Murchison, Derek Richardson, manager Josh Verhoff and Nate Wall; plaques: Bither, Chance Hanning, Caleb Hunter, Alex Losieniecki, Tsion MacLeod, Richard Newland and Elijah Verhoff; trophies: Keith Draper, Austin Griffeth, Kameron Manter, Mitchell St. Peter, Strid and manager Kris Michaud; and jacket: Lucas Kinney.
Girls varsity track (coach Roy Alden) — JV letters: Molly Adams, Maggie Cyr, Erin Kashian and Felisha St. Pierre; varsity letters: Emma Belyea, Lauren Chapman, Sarah Draper, Maria Espinosa, Kendra Furber, Madeline Gudde, Sara Hamlin, Taylor Hartley, Sophia Maile, Simone Michaud, Julia Page and manager Johnna Grant; plaques: Camy, Kate Finnemore, Maura Freme, Elise Gudde, Chelsea Haney, Chaya Karunasiri, Jessika Kovach, Eileen Patton, Kaitlyn Ring and Emilee Susi; trophies: Sarah Doak, Irving, Nerrissa Larrabee and Robyn Larrabee.
Varsity baseball (coach Jim Thibodeau) — certificates: Dylan Conroy and Shane Landeen; letters: Connor Thibeault, Mason Huck, Michael Hunter, Dustin Bouchard, Tyler Dombroski and managers Emma Jandreau and Delaney Williams; plaque: Matthew Manter; trophies: Dylan Berkoski, Cody Herbert and Sean Sadler; and jackets: Milliard (already received in another sport) and Matt Curry.
Junior varsity baseball (coach Arik Jepson) — letters: Zachary Wright, Cole Jackson, Jacob Burby, Scott McCrossin, Justin Ouellette, Dustin DeMerchant, Zachary Whitten, Gunnar Bondeson, Trevor Seigle, Connor Plourde and Dylan LaMothe.
Boys varsity tennis (coach John Habeeb) —letters: Austin Scott and Austin Cheplic; plaques: Ethan Plourde, Brendan Cyr, Dustin Coty and Dylan Coty; trophy: Michael Marquis.
Girls varsity tennis (coach Habeeb) — certificates: Malari Page and Brittany Dickinson; letters: Taylor Belanger and Conner Spencer; plaques: Makayla Bouchard and Bria Judd; trophies: Erin Patton and Collins.
Varsity softball (coach Ryan Deprey) — letters: Megan Thornton, Rachel Soucy, Katie Pelletier, Maddie Doucette, Adrianna Bither, Danica Walker, Kerrigan Manter and Maddie Staples; plaques: Morgan Outing, Jenna Boucher, Cassidy Godin and managers Mariessa Sarmiento and Madison Doody.
Junior varsity softball (coach Stacy Bernier) — letters: Kaitlyn Nadeau, Jensen Jones, Raylee Shaw, Katelyn Clark, Emma Theriault, Stephanie Currie, Mollie Cummings, Michaela Schwartz, Casey Dobson and Susan Lewis.
Most Valuable Players — Patton (girls varsity tennis); Marquis (boys varsity tennis); Curry (varsity baseball); Outing (varsity softball); Bondeson (junior varsity baseball): Nadeau (junior varsity softball); Garcia (boys varsity track and field); and Michaud (girls varsity track and field).
