However, substance use and addiction took over and Herren nearly lost it all, before rebounding and turning over a new leaf. Chris Herren will be in Aroostook County later this fall speaking about his battles on and off of the court.
On Monday evening the Fort Fairfield Tigers hosted Class D North rival and neighbor, the Easton Bears. Fort Fairfield has a young and talented team looking to compete in the playoffs this year, and the veteran Easton team figures to be one of the top contenders.
Tuesday's matchup with Hodgdon was just the second game of the season for Fort Fairfield, having lost to one of the top teams in Class D, Wisdom/Van Buren. Hodgdon started the day with a record of 1-2.
The Northern Atlantic Conference (NAC) named their first weekly award winners of the 2022-23 season with two former Presque Isle Wildcats picking up honors. University of Maine-Presque Isle soccer had three players in total recognized for their outstanding performances.
The Presque Isle boys’ varsity soccer team hosted their first home game of the season on Tuesday evening against the defending Class C Northern Maine champions, the Fort Kent Warriors.
The weather impacted local high school games on Tuesday forcing a few postponements and ending one game early in the second half. Wednesday's schedule could also be impacted by the rain with plenty of time in the season for makeup games to be played.
The regular season schedule for high school soccer and golf teams will begin to pick up over the next two weeks with all schools back in session by next week.