Local athletes compete in Hershey Track and Field Regional Meet

by Staff Pioneer Times
13 years ago

    CARIBOU — The Northern District Coordinator for the Hershey Youth Track and Field Program, Kathy Mazzuchelli, announced that several area athletes traveled to Brewer yesterday to participate in the Hershey Youth Track and Field Program State Finals.
    More than 283 boys and girls from 15 towns converged on the Caribou High School track to vie for the chance to travel to the State Finals of this national program.
Photograph courtesy of Kevin Sjoberg/Star Herald
SP-hershey-dc5-pt-26LEANS BACK — Logan Tribou of Houlton gives his all in the softball throw at last Tuesday’s Hershey Track and Field regional meet.
    The Hershey Track and Field Program is a program designed to encourage fitness through simple running, throwing and jumping activities. Mazzuchelli noted that annually, the Hershey Foods Corporation brings over 500 young athletes and chaperones to the National Finals of the program in Hershey, Pennsylvania in August.
    The youngsters that place first in their event at the state meet will be pooled with youngsters from other states and provinces in their region. The region will include Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
    Although some youngsters might not have the best times or distances in the region, Mazzuchelli noted that Hershey requires a minimum of five delegates from every state and Canadian province in North America be represented at the finals. Mazzuchelli noted that over the years several Aroostook County youths have had the opportunity to enjoy the experience of the North American Finals.
    The top four finishers from all the districts in Maine converged in Brewer June 26 to vie for the top spot in their event. Local results from the Northern Maine District Finals, hosted by the Caribou Parks and Recreation Department on June 19, were as follows:
Girls 9-10
    4 X 100-meter relay: first, Caribou I, 1:13.298; second, Houlton II, 1:15.49; third, Presque Isle, 1:16.993; fourth, Houlton I, 1:22.643.
Photograph courtesy of Kevin Sjoberg/Star Herald
SP-hershey-dc4-pt-26IN AIR — Sam Ellis of Houlton participates in the standing long jump at the Hershey Track and Field regional meet, which took place last Tuesday in Caribou.
    Standing long jump: first, Paige Espling, Caribou, 6 feet, 7 inches; second, Alyssa Abbotoni, Houlton, 5 feet, 6 inches; third, Rhylee Kinney, Presque Isle, 5 feet, 4 inches; fourth, Emma Drew, Houlton, 5 feet, 4 inches.
Boys 9-10
    100-meter dash: first, Parker Deprey, Caribou, 15.602; second, Zack Oleary, Mars Hill, 16.054; third, Jacob Carvell, Mars Hill, 16.07; fourth, Michael Beaton, Houlton, 16.291.
    4 X 100-meter relay: first, Caribou I, 1:11.08; second, Houlton, 1:12; third, Caribou II, 1:17; fourth, Presque Isle , 1:20.
    Standing long jump: first, Zack Oleary, Mars Hill, 6 feet, 2 inches; second, Brandon Roshto, Houlton, 6 feet, 1 inch; third, Bryan Anthony, Mars Hill, 6 feet; fourth, Holden Stoutamyer, Presque Isle, 6 feet.
Girls 11-12
    100-meter dash: first, Bailey Bellefleur, Fort Kent, 13.782 seconds; second, Kolleen Bouchard, Houlton, 14.481; third, Jaydyn Fox, Fort Fairfield, 14.614; fourth, Kassidy Levesque, Mars Hill, 15.06.
    4 X 100-meter relay: first, Presque Isle, 1:09.573; second, Houlton III, 1:10.208; third, Caribou I, 1:10.893; fourth, Caribou II, 1:12.061.
    Softball throw: first, Kolleen Bouchard, Houlton, 144 feet; second, Carolyn Mooers, Houlton, 120 feet, 7 inches; third, Rebecca Mooers, Houlton, 106 feet, 3 inches; fourth, Emily Adler, Caribou, 100 feet, 7 inches.
    Boys 11-12
    800-meter run: first, Evan Michaud, Caribou, 2:42; second, Sam Ellis, Houlton, 2:57; third, Corey Jandreau, Caribou, 3:02; fourth, Beau Learnard, Van Buren, 3:05.
    Softball throw: first, Jaren Winger, Presque Isle, 150 feet, 7 inches; second, Cole Winslow, Houlton, 136 feet, 7 inches; third, Taylor Campbell, Mars Hill, 133 feet, 8 inches; fourth, Scott Bray, Woodland, 128 feet, 6 inches.
    Standing long jump: first, Cole Winslow, Houlton, 6 feet, 8 inches; second, Josh Quist, Caribou, 6 feet, 6 inches; third, Niko Naranja, Fort Kent, 6 feet, 5 inches; fourth, Maxwell Ouellette, Fort Kent, 6 feet, 5 inches.
    Boys 13-14
    100-meter dash: first, Carson Doody, Woodland, 13.406 seconds; second, Apollo Grondin, Caribou, 14.301; third, Tyler Emerson, Fort Fairfield, 14.57; fourth, Dawson McLaughlin, Houlton, 15.353.
    Standing long jump: first, Jacob Bynion-Cullins, Fort Fairfield, 7 feet, 6 inches; second, Craig Gendreau, Madawaska, 7 feet, 4-1/2 inches; third, Jacob O’Berry, Presque Isle, 7 feet, 3-1/2 inches; fourth, Dawson McLaughlin, Houlton, 6 feet, 6 inches.Houlton Pioneer Times photograph/Gloria Austin
sp-hersheytrack-dc-pt-25TRACK AND FIELD — Participating in the Houlton Recreation Department’s Hershey Track and Field program are, from left, first row,  Brandon Rushto, Mikyla Howland, Emma Drew, Drew Seder, Makaila Morrill, Sydney Lorom, Olivia Henderson and Brianna Clossey; second row, Hannah Pierce, Nate DeLucca, Madison Grant, Kelsey Sewell, Lauren McGillicuddy, Jeremiah Ireland, Jeremy Stone, Saber Scott and Ethan Carver; third row, Sam Ellis, Rebecca Mooers, Michael Beaton, Emma Foster, Grace Johnson, Abbie Worthley, Teagan Ewings, Cameron Callnan, Logan Tribou and Joel Carmichael; back row, Sydney Ellis, Alex Maker, Carolyn Mooers, Josh Sutton, Trynity Plummer, Kolleen Bouchard, Abbie Schools, Emily Miller, Dawson McLaughlin, Cole Winslow and Dylan Jurson. Absent from the photograph are Alyssa Abbotoni and Elizabeth Phillips.