MECHANIC FALLS – Pottle Hill will hold its 28th Annual Road Race Saturday, June 20 starting from town square in Mechanic Falls.
Known over the years as “New England’s Toughest 10K,” the event starts with a more tame, 1-mile Fun Run at 8:30 a.m., followed by the start of the 5K at 9 a.m. and the 10K at 9:15 a.m. The course is a hilly and scenic and mostly rural, well-marked, wheel-measured, split time with water stations along the course. Refreshments will be available after the race.
Registration fee is $18. Registration for the Fun Run is $4. Numerous prizes will be awarded, including cash to the winners of the 5K and 10K.
The annual road race is Pottle Hill’s primary fundraiser, with all proceeds dedicated to Pottle Hill and Pathways programs for persons limited by disabilities or by society. There are several levels of sponsorship, with sponsors displayed on banners, T-shirts, in the media and newsletters.
To sponsor the Pottle Hill Road Race, to register to run in the race, or to volunteer on race day (volunteers receive a T-shirt), please call Danielle Sheehan or Stephanie Bell at 753-1457 or email admin@pottlehill.org. Information about the race and Pottle Hill is available at www.pottlehill.org.
Cape Cod Classic tryouts at Kents Hill
KENTS HILL – Kents Hill School will host the Cape Cod Classic Field Hockey Showcase Tryouts for Team Maine on the Harold Alfond Athletic Fields from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 31.
Tryouts will be held for both the Super Sophs and the High School teams and will take place rain-or-shine in a round-robin scrimmage play format.
Now in its 15th year, the Cape Cod Classic is a well-established tournament and showcase for the top female high school field hockey players in New England. The Cape Cod Classic is held in July in Massachusetts. Each player receives high performance coaching, quality officiating, a tournament athletic training staff, team uniform and a tournament media guide.
NCAA coaches from colleges such as American International, Albany, Assumption, Babson, Boston College, Boston University, Brown, Bryant, Colby, Colgate, UConn, Cornell, Daniel Webster, Dartmouth, Fairfield, Franklin & Marshall, Georgetown, Harvard, Holy Cross, U. Iowa, James Madison, Maine, Manhattanville, UMass-Amherst, Merrimack. Middlebury, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Ohio, Penn State, Providence, Rhode Island, Randolph-Macon, Salem State, Skidmore, St. Anselm, St. Lawrence, St. Michael’s, Syracuse, Tufts, Wake Forest, Wheaton, William & Mary, Worcester State and Yale have attended the Cape Cod Classic in previous years.
For more information about the Cape Cod Classic, the Maine Team Tryouts and directions to Kents Hill, go to http://www.kentshill.org/community/aac.
CMCC cage rental
AUBURN – Central Maine Community College is providing rental of its baseball and softball batting cage. Softball coach Scott Lovejoy also is available for individual instruction. Cage rental prices begin at $16 per half hour and $25 per hour, with discounts offered for five sessions. Private lessons are $25 per half hour and $45 an hour, with discounts available for the purchase of three, five and 10 sessions.
Coaches also are available for drills and clinics. The batting cage is located on the softball field at CMCC. Call 795-1010 to make an appointment.
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