SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine—A Southern Maine Community College plumbing student has taken top honors at the 2017 state plumbing apprentice 
competition.
Matt Hayes of Windham won the annual Maine Association of Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors apprentice contest, held March 24 at the Augusta Civic Center. The competition took place during the association’s annual industry trade show.
For the competition, students have to install all the pipes and fixtures for a bathroom. Hayes received a plaque, $500 in cash and assorted cordless power tools for his efforts.
Photo caption: SMCC plumbing student Matt Hayes (right) is congratulated by Plumbing Department Chair Aaron Ford after winning the Maine Association of Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors annual state plumbing apprentice competition.