GUILFORD — The sports history of Piscataquis Community High School continues to grow with the induction of a pair of athletes, a long-time coach, a state championship team, and a contributor into the fifth class of the PCHS Athletic Hall of Fame.

By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff Week 5 of the Maine high school football season featured plenty of interesting matchups in northern Maine.

GUILFORD — For the second time in four days, the boys soccer teams from Piscataquis Community High School and Lee Academy faced off with the second match between the Class D North rivals being held on the Pirates’ field on the evening of Sept.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff I stood below the huge, sloping rock, looking almost straight up.

BELFAST — The Foxcroft Academy cross country team joined schools from throughout the state, New England, and Canada at the 2023 Maine XC Festival of Champions on Saturday, Sept.

HERMON — The Dexter Regional High School golf team earned top honors at the 2023 Penobscot Valley Conference Class C golf championship at Hermon Meadows Golf Club on Sept.

By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff The second half of the regular season is now among us, and teams are busy jostling to improve their playoff seeding come late October.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy dominated all three phases of the game vs.

Dow leads Tigers with three goals DEXTER — Heading into the Sept.

Photo courtesy of Eric Ogden PhotographyFOXCROFT CROSS COUNTRY — Front, from left, Runner Jarrett, Haejun Seo, Bao Tran, Pace Jarrett, and Nguyen Thao Pham.

Photo courtesy of Eric Ogden Photography DEXTER CHEERING — Team members are Bree Burgess, McKenzie Curtis, Madison LaGross, Shelby Sinclair, Lauren Thompson, Taylor Michaud, Abagail Trafton, Jayden Dami, Andrea Gilman, Kenzie Kimball, Fannie Patel, Izzie Roberts, Samantha Lovely, McKenzie Trafton, manager Kaylynn Loggans, coach Danille Mower, and head coach Kirstie Mower.

OLD TOWN — Foxcroft Academy junior Runner Jarrett ran to a 5th-place performance at the 73rd Old Town Sectional Invitational on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff The calendar says fall began in the early morning hours of Saturday, Sept.

Photo courtesy of Eric Ogden Photography PENQUIS BOYS SOCCER — Front, from left, Lucas Chai, Donovan McEwen, Sean Chenkin, Aidan Murano, Wyatt Romero, Peyton Herbest, and Austin Gallant.

Photo courtesy of Eric Ogden Photography PCHS FIELD HOCKEY — Front, from left, Audrey Chadbourne, Hannah Firth, Molly Goodwin, Olivia Goodwin, Sadie-Mae Kelley, Haylee Marshall, and Emery-Jo Chambers.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Field hockey season is in full swing and some well-established programs are off to a fast start.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom HALL OF FAMERS — The 2023 inductees into the Foxcroft Academy Athletic Hall of Fame were honored during halftime of the Homecoming football game on the evening of Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — With a 35-0 lead at the half Foxcroft Academy left little doubt before the final play about the outcome of the game and a milestone for head coach Danny White vs.