Qualifying youth will advance to this month’s regional competition in Old Town.
The Houlton Recreation Department sponsored a Junior Olympic Skills Competition recently. Youth placing first in their event qualified to move on to the Regional competition this month in Old Town.
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GOOD SKILLS – Demonstrating their abilities in the Houlton Parks and Recreation Department’s Junior Olympic Skills Competition are, from left, Isaac Cone, Nick Guiod and Destiny Russell for ages 12-13.
Qualifying to move onto the Regionals in each division are: Girls ages 8-9, Gabriella Guiod in the track, tennis and basketball events; boys ages 8-9, Elijah Older in track and tennis events and Daniel Moreno in basketball events; girls ages 10-11, Rylee Warman in track, basketball and tennis events; boys ages 10-11, John Thatcher in tennis; Zachary Guiod in basketball and Isaiha Littleton in track events; girls ages 12-13, Destiny Russell in track and basketball events and boys ages 12-13, Isaac Cone in track and tennis events and Nick Guiod in basketball events.
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QUALIFYING – Youth qualifying for the 9-10-year-old Junior Olympic Skills regional competition in Old Town in May are, from left, Gabriella Guiod, Daniel Moreno, Kody McCordic and Elijah Older. The Junior Olympics Skills Competition was sponsored by the Houlton Parks and Recreation Department.
Awards were presented in the following categories: boys ages 8-9, basketball, second place Elijah Older and third, Kody McCordic; tennis, second, Daniel Moreno and third, Kody McCordic; and track, second, Daniel Moreno. In the girls’ division, 10-11, tennis and basketball, second, Gabi Moreno; boys 10-11, track and tennis, second, Zachary Guiod; basketball, second, Isaiha Littleton; track, third, Kyle White; and boys ages 12-13, second, track and tennis, Nick Guiod and second, basketball, Isaac Cone.
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WINNERS – The 10-11-year-old winners of the Houlton Parks and Recreation Department’s Junior Olympic Skills Competition are, from left, front, Rylee Warman and Gabi Moreno; back, Zachary Guiod, Isaiha Littleton, Kyle White and John Thatcher. The winners qualified for the regional competition in Old Town.
