By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Most of the time, when it comes to fisheries and wildlife matters, I defer to professionally trained biologists who’ve spent their careers learning how to best manage our state’s fish and wildlife species.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School girls basketball coach Jody Grant is trying to look at the positive side of things.

By Larry Mahoney Bangor Daily News Staff EAST CORINTH — Central High School girls basketball coach Jamie Russell took a lighthearted look at his accomplishment of reaching the 400-win plateau after his team’s 48-36 victory over Foxcroft Academy of Dover-Foxcroft on Feb.

GUILFORD — Thanks to the generosity of Herring Brothers Meats and Gordon Contracting, the Piscataquis Community High School track will have lights and a repaved running area.

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff On the rocky, snow-encrusted summit of Katahdin, Maine’s tallest mountain, two men wrestled into dress shirts, suit jackets and ties on Feb.

Interested in trying ice fishing for the first time? Has it been a while since you have set a trap? Free Fishing License Week, Feb.

By Bob Mallard Sea-run brook trout, or salters, are best described as diadromous, fish that move between freshwater and saltwater.

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By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Sleeping in a tent while surrounded by snow and ice may sound miserable to those who haven’t tried it.

Foxcroft Academy athletes took part at several event-specific sites in Dover-Foxcroft as well as in Brewer during the most recent Eastern Maine Indoor Track and Field League competition — there are no team scores this season.

By Rhonda Arey SHIRLEY — We didn’t get as much snow as predicted in the last storm but every little bit helps.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff When it comes to assessing skill position players, their productivity is at the top of the list of requirements for University of Maine head football coach Nick Charlton.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A key step was taken toward the construction of Foxcroft Academy’s fieldhouse as the Dover-Foxcroft Planning Board formally approved the project during a Feb.

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is home to countless outdoor destinations for recreationists to enjoy.

By Ernie Clark Bangor Daily News Staff Prospects for a high school wrestling season remain unlikely, but the Maine Principals’ Association wrestling committee this week delayed a final decision.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff What has been a frustrating time for many high school football players around the state — especially those in this year’s senior class — has been a lesson in patience for Logan Martin.

By Stephen Seeback fisheries resource technician An ice fishing excursion to the Moosehead Lake region would not be complete without trying your luck on Maine’s largest lake.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — Ava Rayfield arrived at Foxcroft Academy four years ago as an already talented field hockey player.