By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Drones, the tiny flying machines first used in the military and now by civilians for everything from crop dusting to animal watching, have found their way into Maine’s hunting arena.

A number of athletes representing all five of the region’s high schools received postseason honors from the Penobscot Valley Conference for the 2024 fall season.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff The Thanksgiving snow across the state is a reminder that the high school winter sports season is upon us with athletes vying for state championships in seven sports.

More than a half dozen members of the Dexter Regional High School football team received 2024 honors from the Little Ten Conference.

LEWISTON — Three touchdowns in as many trips to the red zone during the first half helped Wells High School jump out to a 21-0 lead and defeat Foxcroft Academy 34-0 in a battle of the unbeaten North and South top seeds for the Class D high school football state championship Saturday afternoon, Nov.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The first leg of an 84-mile mountain bike trail was built near Monson in Piscataquis County over the summer.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The gun rights group that filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Maine law requiring a 72-hour waiting period after purchasing a gun hopes the case makes it all the way to the U.

HAMPDEN — A pair of third quarter touchdowns helped Foxcroft Academy break the game open and roll to a 27-7 win over Winslow High School in the Class D North football championship Saturday, Nov.

MILO — Late last month Milo and Brownville officials held a public hearing on the possibility of merging the two neighboring communities’ recreation departments into a new Penquis Recreation Program.

A dozen Foxcroft Academy football players were named to the 2024 Big 11 Conference all-conference team.

HERMON — Madison Area Memorial High School senior Raegan Cowan set an all-time Maine high school soccer single-season record this year by scoring 68 goals.

Seven area golfers were named to the Penobscot Valley Conference Class C All-Conference team.

HERMON — There was an air of familiarity to the 2024 8-player boys soccer state championship on the turf at Pottle Field at Hermon High School Saturday, Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the Class D North championship set to take place at Hampden Academy, top seed Foxcroft Academy was going to have its last 2024 game at Oakes Field be a semifinal vs.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Cheverus High School of Portland, Belfast and Winthrop/Maranacook captured state field hockey championships at Edward Little High School in Auburn on Saturday, Nov.

Eighteen players, eight girls and 10 boys, from around the region have been named to Maine Soccer Coaches Regional All-Star Teams.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff There has been a dramatic changing of the guard when it comes to the regional championships in schoolboy and schoolgirl soccer this fall.

By Ernie Clark, Special to the Bangor Daily News HERMON — Two first-half goals by Reese Doucette and a stellar second-half effort on defense lifted top-ranked Fort Kent past previously undefeated Foxcroft Academy 2-1 at the Pottle Sports Complex on Wednesday evening, Nov.