10 years ago Road race news On May 3 Michael Niles, 13 of Charleston, finished 19th out of a field 201 in the Erin’s Run 5K in Bangor.
10 years ago Track and field results The Foxcroft Academy boys track and field team was in action at home on May 2, and the Ponies used the home advantage by finishing in first place out of a field of seven teams with a score of 125 points.
10 years ago FIRST DAY LUCK FIRST DAY LUCK Contributed photo Mike Joslyn of Dover-Foxcroft shot this big ole tom on the first day of turkey hunting season.
10 years ago TAG, YOU’RE OUT TAG, YOU’RE OUT Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Dexter Regional High School junior Brandon Young is tagged out by Penquis Valley High School sophomore Dylan Nickerson in front of home plate during the bottom of the second inning of a May 2 game in Dexter.
11 years ago Pair of busy innings helps MDI take two from the Ponies By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Rain forecast for Saturday caused a scheduled date between the softball teams of Foxcroft Academy and Mount Desert Island High School to be moved up a day to April 25, with the Ponies and Trojans taking advantage of the great day for a ball game by playing two.
11 years ago SOFTBALL Game twoMDI 13, Foxcroft 6MDI 110 092 0 — 13FA 001 023 0 — 6 FA (2-2): Johnson 3-3 rbi run; Bickford 2-3 2 rbi; Higgins 2-4 run.
11 years ago SOFTBALL Game oneMDI 4, Foxcroft 2MDI 300 000 0 — 4FA 000 002 0 — 2 FA (2-1): Bickford 2-2 run; Richard 1-3 run.
11 years ago Foxcroft softball shuts out Pirates in 2014 opener DOVER-FOXCROFT — At Foxcroft Academy Brittany Adkins pitched a complete game, while striking out seven batters, as the Ponies defeated Piscataquis Community High School, 7-0, on April 22.
11 years ago Good turnout for 42nd annual Kiwanis Piscataquis Canoe Race By Mike LangeStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — The weather wasn’t the greatest for the 42nd annual Kiwanis Piscataquis Canoe Race as cloudy skies and occasional raindrops blanketed the Penquis region.
11 years ago Road race news Gary Larson, 69 of Dover-Foxcroft, ran in the 85th annual Patriots’ Day 5-Miler on April 21 in Portland.
11 years ago Track and field results The Foxcroft Academy boys outdoor track and field team began the 2014 season by taking part in an 8-team meet at Bucksport on April 25.
11 years ago RED SOX SPEAKER RED SOX SPEAKER Photo courtesy of Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Shea Hillenbrand was the recent speaker at the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club’s weekly meeting at Foxcroft Academy.
11 years ago D-F Kiwanis’ Piscataquis River Race scheduled for this Saturday DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 42nd annual Piscataquis River Race, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft, is scheduled to run Saturday, April 26.