By Pete WarnerBDN Staff Isaiah Bess made Maine proud on March 23 as the talented guard from LaGrange and his Stonehill College teammates traveled to Frisco, Texas, where the fifth-seeded Skyhawks (24-8) faced fourth-seeded West Liberty University of West Virginia (30-3) in the NCAA Div.

By Ernie ClarkBDN Staff DEXTER — Mixed martial arts have established a strong foothold in central and eastern Maine, with such popular gyms as Young’s MMA in Bangor and Team Irish MMA Fitness Academy in Brewer producing many of the state’s top combatants.

PITTSFIELD — The SeDoMoCha Middle School wrestling team traveled to Warsaw Middle School on Wednesday, March 23 to compete in the Penquis League Championship.

HOWLAND — The Foxcroft Youth Wrestling and SeDoMoCha Middle School teams competed at the Hitchborn Youth Wrestling Tournament at Penobscot Valley High School on March 26.

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schedule subject to change Saturday, April 2—WRESTLING: New England youth championship at Cross Insurance Arena (Portland).

BANGOR — Greenville resident Miranda Drinkwater, a graduate of Greenville High School, was a member of the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) championship Husson University women’s basketball team during the 2015-16 season.

Editor’s note: Several sports personalities with Penquis-area ties have been named to the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2016, among them the late Ed Guiski of Dexter, former Penquis Valley of Milo player and coach Tony Hamlin, and former Foxcroft Academy stars Kevin Nelson and Dean Smith.

By Ernie ClarkStaff Writer GUILFORD — Just the mention of Aliza Jean Stutzman’s name brought a smile to Madison Chadbourne’s face.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — This past Saturday the Foxcroft Youth and SeDoMoCha Middle School wrestling teams competed at the Foxcroft Youth Wrestling Tournament at Foxcroft Academy with over 200 wrestlers from 15 different teams participating.

  David Stanhope, 52 of Exeter, ran in the 18th annual Kerrymen Pub5K in Saco on March 20.

BANGOR — Piscatauqis Community High School’s Ben Morrill represented his school one more time on the court by taking part in the 2016 Maine McDonald’s Senior All-Star C/D Boys basketball game March 12 at Husson University’s Newman Gym.

schedule subject to change Wednesday, March 23—WRESTLING: Penquis championship at Warsaw (Pittsfield) 4 p.

Editor’s note: Several sports personalities with Penquis-area ties have been named members of the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2016, among them the late Ed Guiski of Dexter, former Penquis Valley of Milo player and coach Tony Hamlin, and former Foxcroft Academy stars Kevin Nelson and Dean Smith.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GUILFORD — Last month Piscataquis Community High School senior Cahrey Harris had the opportunity to wrestle for her school one more time by joining some of the top female grapplers from across Maine and New England at the Queen of the Mat competition held at Biddeford High School.

GUILFORD — Basketball coaches from around central Maine will converge on the Piscataquis Community Secondary School gymnasium Saturday, March 19, for the second annual Coaches vs.

By Ernie ClarkStaff Writer DEXTER — Their professional football careers have taken Mike DeVito and Matt Mulligan in different directions for much of the last decade.

BANGOR — The Maine Association of Basketball Coaches (MABC) presented its Media Award to Ernie Clark of Dover-Foxcroft.