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Foxcroft girls fall at home to Caribou

By Stuart Hedstrom, Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT – Both Foxcroft Academy and Caribou High School girls teams ended up with respective season-low points for totals during a late afternoon Big East Conference/Class B North contest on Jan.

Reed wins pair of jumping events

ORONO – Foxcroft Academy senior Jacob Reed finished in/tied for first place in a pair of jumping events during a fifth weekend Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Jan.

2021 was one of the worst years for Maine moose hunters

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Despite the availability of more permits, overall hunter success was down slightly during the traditional portion of the 2021 Maine moose hunt.

High school track athletes are setting records despite wearing masks

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff While last winter’s statewide high school indoor track season was wiped out by COVID-19 and the lack of available field house space, the competition continued with a different look in eastern Maine.

Foxcroft Academy girls basketball strategy: ‘It’s organized chaos’

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Levi Ladd didn’t plan to leave Maine Central Institute.

Two girls basketball teams have crammed schedules due to postponements

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Two high school girls basketball teams will likely enter the postseason as either the fittest, or the most fatigued.

Hunter shakes off illness to shoot 215-pound ‘COVID buck

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Chris Richards grew up in Dixfield immersed in Maine’s hunting and fishing culture.

Cheerleading will return to in-person competition at regional and state meets

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff After being held virtually last year to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regional and state cheerleading competitions will try to return to normal this season.

Foxcroft Academy boys pull away from shorthanded Dexter

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER – Filip Brkic didn’t play many minutes Monday evening as the second-ranked boys basketball teams in Class B North and Class C North squared off at Guiski Gymnasium in Dexter.

Indoor track news

ORONO – The Foxcroft Academy and Dexter Regional High School indoor track and field teams were in action at the fourth Penobscot Valley Conference-Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet weekend of the season Jan.

Shirley Bog Trail Busters trail report

SHIRLEY – The snowstorm predicted for this past weekend did not amount to enough new snow to utilize the big groomer.

Early lead helps Penquis top PCHS

MILO – Penquis Valley High School jumped out to an early lead, 9-3 before being up 12-5 after the first quarter and as much as 22-7 in the opening half, on the way to a 52-24 victory over Piscataquis Community High School during a Class C North matchup between the regional rivals on Jan.

Foxcroft Academy players named to Big East honor roll

Three Foxcroft Academy basketball players have been named to the Big East Conference honor roll.

Maine’s 2022 fishing laws now available online

Being a responsible user of the Maine outdoors means staying informed of, and complying with, the current laws and rules.

8-player football, open tournaments and other Maine high school sports trends to watch in 2022

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff COVID-19’s continuing presence has left the short-term future of many facets of life frustratingly uncertain nearly two years after its emergence.

Indoor track results

ORONO – The Foxcroft Academy and Dexter Regional High School indoor track and field teams returned to the New Balance Field House at the University of Maine for the third Penobscot Valley Conference-Eastern Maine Indoor Track league meet session of 2021-22 on Dec.

Can-Am International Sled Dog Races will return in March after COVID hiatus

Milo’s Portalatin to race at 100 miles By Jessica Potila, St.

MDI pulls away from Foxcroft during the fourth quarter

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Twice during the fourth quarter of a girls Big East Conference game between Foxcroft Academy and Mount Desert island High School on Dec.

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