By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff OLD TOWN — From Aroostook County to Blue Hill, all of eastern Maine convened in Old Town on Friday, May 24 for the Penobscot Valley Conference small school track championships.

Photo courtesy of Eric Ogden Photography FOXCROFT BASEBALL — Front, from left, Aiden Harvey, Griffin Caruso, Jack Caruso, Dominic Redmond, Landon Ladd, Jack Day, Maddox Weidman, Ryan McLellan, and Garrett Rogers.

Photo courtesy of Eric Ogden Photography DEXTER BASEBALL — Front, from left, Chase Farnsworth, Trevor Picariello, Josh Medeiros, Jacoby Pratt, Jacob Ponte, Gabe Cupero, and Jamie Williams.

Photo courtesy of Eric Ogden PhotographyPCHS BASEBALL  — Team members include Brady Ball, Ethan Brown, Scott Chadbourne, Brady Gaw, Alex Hall, Ben Higgins, Noah Kain, Chase Lander, Caleb Littlefield, Brandon Reed, Gaige Tracy, Tanner Tracy, coach Chad Graffam, and head coach Brian Gaw.

BREWER — Athletes from four area high schools took part in the 2024 Penobscot Valley Conference junior varsity outdoor track and field championship on May 21 at the Brewer Community School.

OLD TOWN — Outdoor track and field teams from Piscataquis Community Middle School, Ridge View Community School, and SeDoMoCha Middle School concluded the 2024 season with other schools from around the region at the Almquist Middle School Invitational on Monday, May 20 at Old Town High School.

Photo courtesy of Eric Ogden Photography PENQUIS BASEBALL — From left, Mchael Coburn, Aidan Murano, Caiden Fowles, Gage Yenchochic, Logan Fowles, Austin Gallant, Dylan McKenzie, Tyler Grant, Topher McGuinness, Brenan Grant, Brodie Lovejoy, Peyton Hebrest, and Liam Atkinson.

CHESUNCOOK LAKE — The Natural Resource Education Center at Moosehead’s Chesuncook Lake Salmon Derby will be held Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A new $60,000 bridge on an ATV trail near Strong was destroyed, and needs to be rebuilt.

OLD TOWN — The Piscataquis Community High School outdoor track team concluded the regular season with a Penobscot Valley Conference meet at Old Town High School on May 18.

ORONO — The Foxcroft Academy boys track team finished second in the team’s final Penobscot Valley Conference regular season meet on May 17 at Orono High School.

The Three Rivers Kiwanis held its annual Sebec Canoe/Kayak Race Saturday, May 11 with paddlers traveling eight miles from Sebec Village to the Milo boat landing.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Approximately 72,294 people applied for a moose permit according to preliminary numbers released by the state on May 16.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy, serving as the managing partner of the Piscataquis County Ice Arena for the Libra Foundation, is pleased to announce the promotion of Lucas Butler to the position of director of PCIA.

By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff The northern Maine high school baseball season is officially halfway done, and clear playoff contenders are emerging.

By Ron Chase  Kyle Duckworth has led an April Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society whitewater trip on Kingsbury Stream near Abbot for about two decades.

By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff ORONO — Foxcroft Academy’s baseball team fired on all cylinders against Orono on Monday, May 13, mercy ruling the Red Riots 12-0 in five innings, while holding them hitless.

DEXTER — Trailing 3-1 in the top of the seventh of a May 10 game at Dexter Regional High School, the Piscataquis Community High School baseball team was down to its final out with the bases empty.