GORHAM — University of Southern Maine freshman Hayden Strout, a resident of Charleston and 2025 Foxcroft Academy graduate, has been named the Maine College Baseball & Softball Association Rookie of the Week, USM announced.

Three players from Foxcroft Foxcroft Academy and another from Dexter Regional High School football team have been selected for the 2026 Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, scheduled for Saturday, July 18 at Lewiston High School.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A referendum to ban transgender athletes from girls sports teams has qualified for Maine’s November ballot.

GUILFORD — Community Fitness is calling all heroes to action! On Saturday, April 4 at 2 p.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has set the number of moose permits for each wildlife management district for the 2026 hunt.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Following four seasons and leading her team to the 2025 Class C championship in her final game, Foxcroft Academy head field hockey coach Davan Walker has stepped down.

Nearly a dozen basketball players from the regional received postseason recognition from the Penobscot Valley Conference for the 2025-26 season.

DEXTER — SAD 46 has launched a $250,000 field lighting project, making the announcement on Feb.

Area indoor track and field stars have been recognized by the Eastern Maine Indoor Track League/Penobscot Valley Conference for their performances during the 2025-26 season.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Lawrence High School of Fairfield’s Maddie Provost, Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln’s Addison Cyr, Penobscot Valley of Howland’s Brooklynn Raymond and Wisdom of St.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor Some of Maine high school basketball’s best players this year are also some of the youngest.

Contributed photoPROUD GRANDMOTHER — Caden LaPlante, a freshman at Lawrence High School in Fairfield, is the grandson of Minnie McCormick, a daily swimmer at the Piscataquis Area Community Center.

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Fire Department’s fifth annual Moosehead Lake Ice Fishing Derby is set for this weekend, running on Friday, Feb.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The fifth annual Piscataquis Radar Runs start at 10 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy Athletic Administrator Jaclyn Tourtelotte is pleased to announce the hiring of Addyson Herrick as the school’s new softball coach, doing so in an announcement on the school Facebook page.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife recently released its 2025 moose harvest report, providing a comprehensive look at the state’s herd through detailed registration and age data.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor BANGOR — It wasn’t always pretty, but the Mattanawcook Academy did enough to get the victory on Saturday night Feb.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor Foreign exchange students.