5 years ago Foxcroft boys defeat MCI at home As the season whines down every game becomes crucial for a playoff spot. In an October 5 matchup of Class B North teams, the sixth-ranked MCI Huskies of Pittsfield came to play the upset minded No. 9 Ponies. Foxcroft came out on full force and met the challenge, coming out with a 6-1 win.
5 years ago Almasi finishes 32nd at Maine Marathon Brett Almasi, 39 of Dover-Foxcroft and a member of the social studies faculty at Foxcroft Academy, placed 32nd at the 28th Gorham Savings Bank Maine Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 6 in Cumberland County.
5 years ago Dexter and FA run at Festival of Champions The Dexter Regional High School and Foxcroft Academy cross country teams ran with some of the top teams from Maine and beyond at the 2019 Maine Cross Country Festival of Champions on Oct. 5 at Troy Howard Middle School.
5 years ago The Rutting Moon signals peak deer hunting Next to being in the woods during the deer season, I most enjoy reading books about how to hunt these wary animals. In fact, the stand beside my bed is a repository for dozens of books, most of which promise to show me the way to bag that trophy buck. As the nights cool and November draws near, my bed-stand collection gets more and more attention.
5 years ago The history of Maine’s moose hunt and the moose permit lottery Come September, many Mainers expect to see a steady parade of pickup trucks heading into the northern forest as hunters take part in the state’s moose hunt. That’s not always been the case, however.
5 years ago Three second-half goals give PCHS win over Penquis When the Piscataquis Community High School and Penquis Valley High School boys soccer teams played on Sept. 24 in Milo the final score was a 2-2 tie. The rematch in Guilford on Thursday, Oct. 3 featured a different result as the host Pirates scored all three of the game’s goals in the last 18-plus minutes of the second half to win 3-0.
5 years ago Making the best of a birdless, fishless cast-and-blast trip On Saturday, Sept. 28 a buddy and I loaded way too much gear into his truck, set far too few actual goals, and headed for Greenville and points west in search of birds, or trout, or moose.
5 years ago North Traveler Mountain is one of the most challenging hikes in Baxter State Park Difficulty: Strenuous. The hike is 5.6 miles, out and back, and features long stretches of steady climbing, a few steep scrambles and very uneven, rocky footing. The hike does not include much hand-over-foot climbing.
5 years ago Reclassification prompts change in football state championship game rotation One byproduct of the reclassification within Maine’s high school football ranks will be a change in the rotation for the state championship game to be played at the University of Maine next month.
5 years ago Ponies win vs. Hermon The Foxcroft Academy boys soccer team defeated Hermon 5-2 on Sept. 30. In a matchup of Class B North teams, both squads came to battle.
5 years ago Storylines new, old mark midpoint of high school football season As the second half of the high school football season kicks off in all but Class A this weekend, plenty of storylines both on and off the field have spurred interest in the sport around the state.
5 years ago Wilson receives Red Sox Service Scholarship BOSTON — Recent Piscataquis Community High School graduate Zachary Wilson, who is attending the University of Southern Maine, was recognized as a Red Sox Service Scholarship recipient during a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park before the Red Sox-Tampa Bay Rays game on July 30.
5 years ago PCHS Athletic Hall of Fame inductees Piscataquis Community High School celebrated the second induction into the PCHS Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming on Saturday, Sept. 21.
5 years ago Dexter and Foxcroft run in Old Town The Dexter Regional High School and Foxcroft Academy cross country teams were among more than a dozen programs competing in the 70th Old Town Sectional Invitational on Sept. 28
5 years ago Pony boys soccer defeats Dexter The Foxcroft Academy boys soccer team defeated Dexter Regional High School 8-0 on Sept. 25.
5 years ago Fall turkey hunt features big changes Traditionally in Maine, the two big fall hunts have been partridge in October and deer in November. That still may be the case, but with so many wild turkeys roaming the Maine woods fall hunters looking for some added hunt challenges might want to give fall turkeys a go. As most sportsmen and back country roamers have begun to realize, turkeys are thriving everywhere in Maine with a staying power that even amazes wildlife biologists.
5 years ago Foxcroft rolls past Hermon to remain undefeated After being held scoreless in the opening half, Foxcroft Academy scored four times in the second to defeat Hermon High School 4-0 in an interclass field hockey game on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The contest was pushed back 24 hours due to rainy weather.
5 years ago Dexter football wins at Houlton Houlton's Troy Hipsley tries to avoid a tackle by Dexter's Tyler Chapman (22) and Cam Allen (7) during a Sept. 20 football game in Aroostook County. The visiting Tigers won 28-7.