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This group, representing the Caribou Rec Extreme (CRX) program, scaled Mt. Katahdin recently. Clockwise from left are program assistant Kristen Espling, Garrin Sadler, Edwin Walker, Sarah Doak, program director Neal Sleeper, Alec Espling, program assistant Chad McCarthy, Dylan Sadler, Eileen Patton, Erin Patton, Lauren Chapman and Morgan Outing. Seated in front are Austin Scott and Maura Freme.

Five hundred  boys and girls ages 9-14 came together in Hershey, Pa. Aug. 5-8 for the 33rd annual North American Finals of the Hershey Youth Track and Field Program. When the meet ended, six Maine youths walked away with hardware including three from Aroostook County. One of the Maine competitors even took first place.

It was a perfect weekend to play golf and because of that Cloukey’s Charity Challenge Golf Tournament was a huge success. Golfers converged on Limestone Country Club on July 17 and on Long Lake Country Club on July 18 to benefit Special Olympics.

The Caribou Middle School soccer team lost a pair of tough games this past week, falling to Fort Kent 6-2 Monday, Aug. 23 and losing to Presque Isle White 1-0 Friday.

The Caribou Co-ed Softball League ended its 2010 season Aug. 5, with Jade Palace defeating Caro Carpentry in the championship game.

Grades 1-2 soccer

Soccer for grade 1 and 2 begins Sept. 7 and meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15-4:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required.

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BARRELLING PAST — Deion Caudill of the Huskies stiff arms his way past a member of the St. John Valley Mustangs during Saturday’s Aroostook Football League jamboree at Sincock Field in Caribou. The daylong exhibition games featured all three AFL teams, as well as junior varsity teams, playing time-shortened games. The regular season starts Saturday. An early-season look at the Huskies will appear in an upcoming edition.

By Kevin Sjoberg 
Sports Reporter

LIMESTONE – The girls and boys soccer teams at Limestone-MSSM have welcomed many new faces to their rosters. The coaches say that success may not come immediately, but the future looks bright with underclassmen headlining the two squads.

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Amanda Allen of the Limestnoe-MSSM Eagles blasts a shot toward the net during her team’s Aug. 23 match against Hodgdon. Allen, one of the team’s captains, scored in her team’s victory over the Hawks. It is the only win so far for the Eagles, who enter the season with a very youthful squad under third-year head coach Brad Nadeau.

By Kevin Sjoberg
Sports Reporter

For the first time since 1993, Washburn is fielding a cross country team. The Beavers hosted Fort Kent and Greater Houlton Christian Academy in a meet last Tuesday, and runners from the host school landed first-place finishes.