5 years ago Foxcroft field hockey ready to contend in Class C The Foxcroft Academy field hockey team enjoyed a nice, four-year run in Class B North. Coach Stephanie Smith’s Ponies were seeded in the top three in the Heal Points standings and reached the regional semifinals in three of those four seasons. After a drop in enrollment, the Ponies find themselves in Class C this season.
5 years ago Football coach receives long-awaited second chance at his alma mater It wasn’t the result Paul Withee wanted Sept. 7 as the Madison-Carrabec football team fell to Dexter in its first game of the season. But for the veteran coach, much like many of the players on his youthful roster, the game marked the start of a new relationship.
5 years ago Early stoppages the rule at Collins Center MMA show Josh Harvey followed a familiar script as New England Fights made its mixed martial arts debut at the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono on Sept. 7. The undefeated NEF professional featherweight champion ended his non-title bout against Dominic Jones as quickly as possible.
5 years ago Senior-laden Dexter football team powers past Madison-Carrabec Eleven seniors on the Dexter football team have been playing together since their middle-school days. They’re hoping to cap off their high school careers in grand style this fall and got off to a good start Saturday afternoon, Sept. 7 with a 37-10 victory over Madison-Carrabec in a Class D clash at Tiger Field.
5 years ago Dexter survives PCHS in double overtime A mutual 2019 girls soccer opener between Dexter Regional High School and host Piscataquis Community High School on Sept. 6 went back and forth with the Dexter leading twice before PCHS tied play including 3-3 late in the second half to set up bonus play. After one extra session, Tiger junior Peyton Grant wasted little time in overtime No. 2 as she scored the game-winner at the 4:24-mark.
5 years ago A visit to the County will lift you up Aroostook County has always had an allure for me. Not just because of the great trout fishing, of which my family and I have partaken often over the years, but for many other reasons, too.
5 years ago Snorkling in Maine is like ‘going through the looking glass’ to find a fascinating new world Lobsters, giant fish, snapping turtles and sunken ships. Maine’s underwater world is filled with wonders, according to those who snorkel. A niche activity in the Northeast, snorkeling is fairly easy to learn. The equipment required -- a mask, snorkel and fins -- is inexpensive and low tech. And given the region’s numerous lakes, rivers and ocean coves, there are many places to explore.
5 years ago Athletic administrators rally after Orono’s departure to fill holes in football schedule Dow got a heads up about Orono’s situation when the Red Riots traveled to Bar Harbor on Aug. 26 for a preseason round robin with MDI and Washington Academy. He then began work with fellow athletic administrators Roy Pelotte of Dexter Regional High School and Dan O’Connell of John Bapst of Bangor to determine possible substitute games by matching teams around the state with byes on the same weekends.
5 years ago A look at the Little Ten Conference Joel Sankey is beginning his 26th year as a head football coach in the Little Ten Conference (Class D North), and as he sees roster sizes shrinking around the region he grows more concerned about the league’s future. “I just wonder how long the LTC is going to be around because of the numbers for a lot of teams,” the Bucksport High School coach said.
5 years ago What Maine parents need to know about concussions as fall sports season begins Here are a few concussion-related statistics to consider as the fall sports season moves into full swing this week.
5 years ago ‘No live fish as bait’ is now the default rule in northern Maine, but not much will really change Last week the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s advisory council approved a rule that sounds ominous, but will actually change very little for the state’s anglers. Simply stated, in the state’s north zone, the general fishing law will ban the use of live fish as bait.
5 years ago Orono pulls plug on varsity football for 2019 season One of the tradition-laden high school football programs in eastern Maine will take a year off from varsity play this fall. Orono High School, citing low numbers and a lack of linemen, will forego its 2019 Little Ten Conference schedule and instead pursue a slate of junior varsity games for this fall.
5 years ago I love fishing brooks and streams (except with bears) My love for fishing brooks and streams started when I was a kid catching small trout in a tiny brook in the woods up the hill behind my house in Winthrop. After we purchased our camp on Nesowadnehunk Lake on the edge of Baxter Park, I started fishing Nesowadnehunk Stream – and eventually fished the entire 23 miles of the stream to where it flows into the west branch of the Penobscot River. There are pools full of brook trout the entire length of that stream.
5 years ago New Maine fish & wildlife commissioner has some concerns Maine’s new fish and wildlife boss, Judy Camuso, who has been at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife helm since January, shared her views recently as a guest on my Sunday night statewide radio program Maine Outdoors (103.9, 101.3 and 95.1 FM).
5 years ago Fewer students means continued fewer Maine student-athletes Fewer kids are playing high school sports, both in Maine and around the nation, according to statistics released this week by the National Federation of State High School Associations.
5 years ago Undefeated Harvey gets new opponent for NEF 40 mixed martial arts card The main event for New England Fights’ mixed martial arts debut in Orono on Sept. 7 has been changed, with undefeated Josh Harvey -- a Dexter native -- now set to face Dominic Jones at a catchweight of 160 pounds.
5 years ago Bear meat doesn’t deserve its bad rap At this moment around the state, bear hunters and outfitters are erecting treestands and servicing their bait sites. The bear season opens officially the last week in August. Bears are about as plentiful as they have ever been. First-time bear hunters, and those they share their wild game with, invariably ask the question: “What does bear meat taste like?”