Sports in brief . . .
Presque Isle Youth Hockey is looking for adults interested in coaching or helping out with its six levels of youth hockey teams.
Those with an interest in getting involved should email aroostookhockey@yahoo.com.
The Northern Maine Board of Approved Soccer Officials will conduct a clinic for prospective soccer officials in the ski building at the Caribou High School athletic complex.
Bob Stedt, interpreter for the NMBASO, will be the clinician. The clinic will take place Saturday, Aug. 7 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Any person 18 years of age or older who is interested in officiating the game of soccer this fall on the middle school and junior varsity level in Aroostook County is urged to attend.
There is a fee of $35 and pre-registration is recommended.
For more information, or to register in advance, contact Bob Stedt at 896-5501, 896-5514 or 540-2550 or by email at rstedt@maine.rr.com.
SAD 1 has set tryout dates for the upcoming fall sports season.
Girls and boys cross country running tryouts will begin Aug. 9 at 3 p.m. at Presque Isle High School. Golf tryouts get under way Aug. 16 at 3 p.m. at Presque Isle Country Club. Fall cheering tryouts will begin Aug. 16 from 6-8 p.m. at the PIHS upper gymnasium.
For the middle school Blue and White teams, boys soccer tryouts begin Aug. 9 from 8-10 a.m. and girls soccer tryouts also begin Aug. 9 from 1-3 p.m. Both will be held at the Johnson Athletic Complex.
Girls and boys cross country running tryouts begin Aug. 23 from 3-4 p.m. at the Johnson Athletic Complex.
Everyone trying out for a sports team must be cleared by the SAD 1 Health Office. Call 764-8105 or 764-6507 for more information.
The Cornerstone Classic Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, Aug. 28 at Caribou Country Club.
This standard three-person 18-hole scramble will have a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Proceeds will benefit programs at Cornerstone Christian Academy in Presque Isle. For information about prizes, registration and more, call 769-9474.
Beginning this fall, Presque Isle High School will be charging admission for soccer games. The cost is $4 for adults and $2 for students. Season tickets are available for $30 and can be obtained through the PIHS athletic office. Hours are 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Aroostook Musterds Running Club will award a $500 scholarship to a student entering college who plans to continue his or her running career at the collegiate level.
For more information on how to apply, contact club president Chris Smith at 764-4816 or email him at smithbull50@hotmail.com.
Aroostook Valley Country Club in Fort Fairfield will host its final junior-adult golf night Aug. 5.
This is a nine-hole event with a meal and prizes to follow. Any golfer 18 years of age and younger is considered a junior golfer and therefore is eligible to play. The cost is $10 for juniors and $12 for adult members and $23 for adult non-members.
The match will begin at 4 p.m. Call AVCC for more information at 476-8083.
