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Maine schools to limit or prohibit spectators for high school athletic events

Fan attendance at high school games in Maine this fall is going to be limited.

Broadcasters expanding live streaming to help Maine fans watch high school games during pandemic

With high school sports limited to 100 people at the game site due to state restrictions designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, there aren’t going to be many fans at contests this fall.

Moosehead Lake region fall flow updates

West Branch below Seboomook: Insufficient storage in the lake so there will be no flow release for fishing this year.

Penquis soccer teams are back on the field

MILO — The season will look different than years past with rule adjustments and a reduced schedule, but the Penquis Valley High School boys and girls soccer teams will be playing in 2020.

Differing emotions guide Foxcroft student-athletes through early practices

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The practice fields surrounding Foxcroft Academy were busy Monday as the school’s fall sports teams began tryouts.

What hunters need to know to bag a Maine turkey this fall

In the springtime, as many as 18,000 hunters in Maine take part in a thrilling turkey hunt that involves trying to call in lovesick male turkeys during the mating season.

With college gone remote, two teens hit the road for a gap year fishing adventure instead

According to their original plan, Luke Konson and Daniel Balserak would have spent last weekend as wide-eyed freshmen enjoying their first month at Clemson University in South Carolina.

Virtual basketball official classes start next month

Interested in becoming a certified basketball official in the greater Eastern Maine area? IAABO Board 111 will be offering virtual classes beginning Sunday, Oct.

Fall fishing hot spots abound in Maine

Although the fall fishing action rarely compares with springtime, the fish do start moving and feeding this time of the year as the autumn nights bring water temperatures back into comfortable ranges for our favorite game fish.

Rum Pond Loop Trail Hiking & Stewardship Day Sept. 26

Please join Moosehead Trails on Saturday, Sept.

Here’s how you can catch more fish this fall

For some anglers, fishing season “ends” in early summer, as the water warms up and trout and landlocked salmon seek thermal refuge in colder, deeper and harder-to-access water.

Practices start Monday for Maine high school sports teams, except in York County

The Maine Principals’ Association, after a week of discussions with several state agencies and education groups, on Thursday released its revised guidance for a return to competitive interscholastic athletics during the fall season.

MPA to OK some fall sports but push football and volleyball to spring

High school sports will be played in Maine this fall.

How Maine deer hunters can hone their skills before the season starts

The evenings have begun to cool down, and deer season isn’t far away.

SAD 4 board approves fall high school sports season

GUILFORD — The decision is ultimately up to the Maine Principals’ Association, but if the organization gives the go-ahead for fall high school sports then Piscataquis Community Secondary School teams will be on the field as the SAD 4 school board gave its approval to the season during a Sept.

Baxter State Park offers many spectacular mountain hikes beside Katahdin

Each summer, hikers flock to Katahdin, the tallest mountain in Maine.

These are the best Maine deer guns

Recently on my statewide Sunday night talk radio program, Maine Outdoors (on the Blueberry Broadcasting Network), I chatted by phone with John Floyd.

Big Spencer Mountain Trail Stewardship Day Sept. 16

On Wednesday, Sept.

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