More than 100 Unity College students will take part in the school’s Fishing for Scholarships Tournament on Aug. 1 at Lake Winnecook in Unity.

Students will have the chance to win a four-year tuition scholarship, or hundreds of other scholarship prizes. Two hundred tagged fish are worth thousands of dollars in scholarships.

No motor boats will be allowed, and all fishing is catch-and-release with no live bait allowed.

Students may bring one person to fish with them, bringing the total number of anglers above 200.

The tournament begins at 8:45 a.m., and an awards ceremony will take place at 5 p.m. at the amphitheater at Unity College.

Mountain bike race on tap

Mountain bike racing season has arrived in Maine, and local and regional athletes will converge on Essex Street Hill on Sunday for a fast-paced, challenging endurance event.

Races start at 9 a.m., and people of all ages can compete in different competitive categories.

Each rider is awarded points counting toward the state points series, which is organized by the Maine Mountain Bike Association.

For more information check www.mainemountainbike.com, or www.skiracksports.com, or call 945-6474.

Sanborn gains leadership post

Warden Service Col. Thomas Santaguida has announced that he has selected Sgt. Gregg Sanborn, 38, of Lincoln, to fill the position of deputy chief of the Maine Warden Service.

The deputy chief’s position, also known as game warden major, works directly under the game warden colonel, and is responsible for the oversight of all field law enforcement and search and rescue activities.

Sanborn begins his new job on Monday.

“I am confident that Gregg will perform the duties of game warden major very well,” Santaguida said. “As an experienced supervisor of law enforcement personnel and law enforcement activities, he has exceptional communication and organizational skills, and possesses many leadership qualities.”

Sanborn, a game warden for nearly 15 years, was awarded the Supervisor of the Year award in 2000 for his work as a sergeant. In addition to his duties as sergeant, Sanborn is an incident commander for the search and rescue team.

He began his career in the Warden Service as a district game warden in Kittery in 1990. He transferred to the Sebago Lake district in 1993 and patrolled there until he was promoted to sergeant in 1997. As a sergeant, he supervised sections of Washington County and in the Katahdin region.

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