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The Hermon Hawks baseball team travelled to Caribou on Saturday, for a double-header against the Vikings. Hermon made the drive to The County with a record of 4-3 in Class B North. Caribou started the day 2-6, coming off of an 8-6 victory over Fort Kent

The Caribou Vikings baseball team is very young this year with multiple freshmen and sophomores starting for Coach Josh Dillon's team. On Thursday the Vikings traveled to take on a Fort Kent Warriors team looking for more heal points to climb in the Class C North standings.

The Perth Andover RCMP, Perth Andover Fire Department and Ambulance New Brunswick responded to the crash scene after receiving a report of a person in distress.

The Fort Fairfield Tigers baseball team has quickly become one of the more interesting teams in the early stages of the high school baseball season. Due to low enrollment numbers and multiple injuries the Tigers have had to dip into a very talented pool of eighth graders to help the varsity team and a team that is building for the future, has been competitive early on.

Fire departments and agencies involved in the effort include Fort Fairfield Fire Rescue, Presque Isle Fire Department, Limestone Vol. Fire Department, Washburn Fire & Rescue, Maine Forest Rangers.

The Houlton Shires baseball team has returned to form after not being able to field a team in 2021 and they hosted the Presque Isle Wildcats on Tuesday afternoon. Presque Isle travelled to Houlton with a record of 1-7 and the Shires came into the game with a record of 3-1.

The Southern Aroostook Warriors baseball team hosted the Katahdin Cougars on Monday in a Class D North matchup. Both teams look to be in the mix when playoffs roll around in early June, and Monday's game could make the difference between hosting playoff games or travelling.

The Madawaska Owls traveled to play a close rival in St. Agatha, against the Wisdom Pioneers. Madawaska in the middle of a 10-day, 7 game stretch, that will test their pitching depth and strategy.

The Presque Isle Wildcats baseball and softball teams hosted John Bapst on Saturday, with both squads playing a double-header. Many teams have several games over the next two weeks which will test pitching depth

The Presque Isle Police Department continues to investigate a collision on South Main Street early Friday evening that claimed the life of a 25-year-old man.