11 months ago Pair of second-half goals helps Madison defeat Penquis for inaugural 8-player championship AUGUSTA — History was guaranteed to be made when Penquis Valley High School and Madison Area Memorial High School met for the inaugural girls 8-player soccer championship on Saturday, Nov.
11 months ago PVC field hockey accolades The area’s three field hockey teams were well represented on the list of 2023 Penobscot Valley Conference honorees.
11 months ago Foxcroft tops John Bapst for third straight D North crown By Ernie Clark HAMPDEN — The 14 seniors on the Foxcroft Academy football team — already the owners of two state championship trophies — know the road to a gold ball is never without challenges.
11 months ago All-conference golf honorees Dexter Regional High School’s Ethan Doherty and Chase Farnsworth were both named to the Penobscot Valley Conference All-Conference Class C Team for golf.
11 months ago Cheering academic honors Three area cheer athletes were named to the Penobscot Valley Conference All-Academic Team.
11 months ago Maine Soccer Coaches Regional All-Star Team selections More than a dozen soccer players from the region were recently chosen for Maine Soccer Coaches Regional All-Star Teams.
11 months ago South teams sweep state field hockey championships By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff LEWISTON – It was a southern Maine sweep in the State Field Hockey championship games in Lewiston on Saturday, Nov.
11 months ago Winthrop scores late goal to defeat Dexter in Class C championship LEWISTON — Trailing 1-0 in the fourth quarter of the 2023 Class C field championship on the artificial turf at Lewiston High School’s Don Roux Field during the late afternoon of Saturday, Nov.
11 months ago FA’s Jarrett finishes 10th at state X-C championship BELFAST — Foxcroft Academy junior Runner Jarrett placed 10th among 110 runners at the 2023 boys Class C cross country championship Nov.
11 months ago It’s a moose hunt to remember By Pete Warner TAUNTON AND RAYNHAM ACADEMY GRANT, Maine — Chris Lander has heard the talk.
11 months ago Greenville boys move to 8-player Small School South championship GREENVILLE — The Greenville High School boys defeated Dirigo High School of Dixfield 5-0 in an 8-player Small School South semifinal on Nov.
11 months ago Penquis girls advance to regional final after double overtime win vs. Shead HAMPDEN — Throughout the inaugural regular season of 8-player soccer the Penquis Valley High School girls kept the opposition from getting the ball in the team’s net with tremendous success, earning 12 shutouts in 14 games and allowing just three goals in the other two games, which were also victories, to finish with a perfect 14-0 record and the top seed for the Small School North playoffs.
11 months ago Who’s right about access and the nuances of hunting etiquette By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Who’s right is not an argument I want to pursue when people have rifles loaded to hunt deer, but there is such a thing as hunting etiquette.
11 months ago Friends of Community Fitness raises over $33,000 at third annual Cycl-a-thon GUILFORD — Over 100 participants gathered at Friends of Community Fitness on Saturday, Oct.
12 months ago MPA postpones this weekend’s high school postseason games By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
12 months ago Lewiston shootings alter MPA sports schedule By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff In the wake of the deadly shootings in Lewiston, the Maine Principals Association has altered its schedule of state championship events.
12 months ago Foxcroft Academy’s dominant football team is pursuing a rare feat By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff The Foxcroft Academy Ponies have dominated northern Maine football in recent years, going a combined 29-1 since the start of 2021 and winning two consecutive Class D championships.
12 months ago New gate more than doubles distance of popular Piscataquis County hike By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Gates that block vehicle access to logging roads owned by Pine State Timber near Katahdin Iron Works have changed how people can get to a popular trail that goes to the peak of White Cap Mountain.