Orono edges Caribou in B North boys quarterfinal
The No. 4 Orono Red Riots kicked off their repeat bid for the state crown with a hard-fought 55-47 victory over No. 5 Caribou on Saturday
The No. 4 Orono Red Riots kicked off their repeat bid for the state crown with a hard-fought 55-47 victory over No. 5 Caribou on Saturday
Aroostook County is seeing lower than normal snowfall totals this year. Fort Kent has received about 56.5 inches of snow so far this season and the current snow depth is about 10 inches.
The 5th-seeded Vikings advanced to face No. 4 Orono in the quarterfinals of the tournament at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
The Hodgdon boys advance to the Class C North quarterfinal round in Bangor for the first time in seven years.
The ninth-seeded St. Agatha team will now face No. 1 Schenck in a quarterfinal match at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
Eighth-seeded Presque Isle advances to face No. 1 Ellsworth in the quarterfinals at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor at 1:30 p.m., Saturday.
The Hawks now travel to Bangor on Monday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m.to take on No. 3 Penobscot Valley (16-2) in the quarterfinals at the Cross Insurance Center.
An impressive 20 of 31 squads in the County (65 percent) qualified for the Maine Principals Association postseason this year, with 10 teams earning byes directly to the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
I can’t really remember how old I was when I discovered my dad’s fly-tying bench. Drawers held every size, shape and color of feathers imaginable.
The event features three-man teams competing against each other on Long Lake in St. Agatha, and it includes players from throughout Maine and across the border in New Brunswick.