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.
SAD 1 has set tryout dates for the upcoming fall sports season.
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 fourth annual KeyBank Charity Golf Scramble will take place Saturday, Aug. 21 at Presque Isle Country Club.
Proceeds from the three-person scramble will benefit several area charitable organizations and projects, including area animal shelters, school projects, Project Graduation, Women, Work & Community, youth hockey and the United Way of Aroostook.
Many prizes will be up for grabs, including a hole-in-one prize of a new car from Griffeth Honda-Ford-Lincoln-Mercury-Mitsubishi. A barbecue lunch will be provided to all golfers, courtesy of Star City IGA.
The shotgun start is at 10 a.m., with golfer registration beginning at 9 a.m. The team registration fee is $120. Call Steve St. Pierre at 764-9423 to register.
The fourth annual 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. The hole-in-one prize is $15,000 cash. Proceeds will benefit programs at Cornerstone Christian Academy in Presque Isle. For information about prizes, registration and more, call Paul Cormier at 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.
The Allan R. Shaw Memorial Tournament, which features a scramble format with male, female or mixed teams, will be held Saturday, Aug. 21 at the Aroostook Valley Country Club in Fort Fairfield. The event begins with registration at 10:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at noon. The entry fee is $50.
For more information, contact Tiffany Shaw-Bindoo at tbindoo05@yahoo.com or call (781) 381-0142.
The Presque Isle High School Varsity Club is pleased to bring back to Presque Isle the Boston-based rock and blues band Ernie and the Automatics. The Automatics will be live in concert on Friday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. in the PIHS Auditorium.
The band returns to Presque Isle in support of its new CD “Horse Shoes and Hand Grenades.”
Members of Ernie and the Automatics have sold over 30 million albums worldwide. The band features guitarist Barry Goudreau and drummer Sib Hashian, both former original members of the multi-platinum selling band Boston.
Local group Common Crossing will open the show.
Tickets are $15 each and now available at Bradley’s Citgo, the Aroostook Centre Mall and Aroostook Music.
