Sports briefs

by Staff Pioneer Times
15 years ago

Harvest hoop clinc
    Houlton varsity boys’ basketball coach Mike Fogarty will be holding the Shooting Shires Basketball Clinic over harvest break Sept. 27-30 at the Houlton High School gymnasium.
    Learn the fundamentals of footwork, ball handling, passing, rebounding, shooting and more.
    The clinic will run from 8-10 a.m. for boys and girls in grades 2, 3 and 4 and from 10 a.m. to noon for boys and girls in grades 5,6,7 and 8.
    Cost is $40 per participant. Please make checks payable to: Houlton High School.
    Aerobics class to start
    The Houlton Recreation Department will be offering a new eight-week session of Aerobics starting on September 13.  The class is held from 5-6 p.m. at the Gentle Memorial Building under the instruction of Cindy Hutchinson.
    Classes are held on Monday and Wednesday. The program consists of warm ups, aerobic phase, weights, mat work and cool down. Cost for the class is $40 for Houlton residents and $60 for non-Houlton residents. To register, call the Houlton Recreation Department at 532-1310 by September 10.
Harvest Classic bicycle race planned
    The third annual Harvest Classic bike tour/race will be held Sunday, Sept. 12 in Caribou. The event features a 20-mile tour and a 40-mile race. The challenging course takes riders through Carson, Perham and Woodland, but the event is for cyclists of all ages and abilities.
    The start time for both events is 8:30 a.m., with registration opening at 7:30 a.m. at the Caribou High School parking lot. The entry fee is $12 and proceeds go to the Northern Skiers Club.
    For more information, contact Dave Chamberlain by phone at 540-3866 or by e-mail at david.chamberlain@makefreshtracks.com.
Mad Lake Triathlon slated for Saturday
    The fifth annual Mad Lake Plod, Pedal, Paddle Triathlon will take place Saturday, Sept. 11 with a start time of 9:30 a.m. at Brent Jepson’s camp, located at the beginning of the South Shore Road on Madawaska Lake.
    A four-mile run, 13 miles on a bike and three miles of paddling make up the event. Teams or individuals are welcome to compete in either the road bike or mountain bike division. Participants will need their own kayak or canoe and life jacket.
    Contact Jepson at 492-2222 or 498-6166 or Jeff Dubis at jdubis@maine.edu for more information.