21 hours ago

Foxcroft basketball games at Caribou to benefit Down Syndrome awareness

The Caribou High School basketball and cheering teams will be raising funds for this year’s World Down Syndrome Day when the Vikings host Foxcroft Academy on Monday.

2 days ago

Maine adds new state championship wrestling format

Team dual-meet state championships will be added to Maine high school wrestling’s postseason agenda this winter. The top four teams in the North and South regions of each class will square off in a succession of head-to-head matches involving all 14 weight classes, with quarterfinals and semifinals leading to state championship matches.

2 days ago

High school cheerleading teams gearing up for regional, state championship competitions

The Classes B, C and D South and Class A North regional meets will be held in Augusta while the Classes B and C North and D North/South will take place at the Cross Insurance Center. In Bangor, the Class B North competition will begin at 9 a.m. to be followed by D North/South at 11:15 and the C North at 1:45.

3 days ago

White, Kates named head coaches for Lobster Bowl

Danny White of Foxcroft Academy and Chris Kates of Lisbon have been named head coaches for the 2020 Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic high school football all-star game by the event’s board of governors.

5 days ago

Broomball tournament aims to sweep away cancer

The Foxcroft Academy Key Club and American Cancer Society are partnering to invite you to “sweep away cancer” at a broomball tournament being held at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26th at the Piscataquis County Ice Arena in Dover-Foxcroft (thepcia.com).

5 days ago

Only one Maine hunter has bagged the Super Ten

It has been said before in this space, but applies once more. When it comes to hunting big game there are hunters, and then there are hunters. Most of us are of the former, we enjoy the hunt but we don’t live to hunt; the latter are among the minority, they live to hunt and they stand out in the hunting community because of their dedication, perseverance and singular accomplishments in the field.

5 days ago

Expected rapid growth of 8-player division means new alignment for Maine high school football

A new framework has been recommended for the rapidly expanding eight-player movement in high school football around the state. The lingering question is, just how many more schools are on the verge of making the switch from 11-player football to the eight-player version, which debuted in Maine last year?

6 days ago

Here’s how you can catch more fish through the ice

As winter gets colder and the ice on local lakes and ponds gets thicker, more of us will waddle out there, drill a few holes and try to catch some fish. Wouldn’t you love it if you knew how to catch even more?

6 days ago

FA’s Reed finishes second in high jump 

Foxcroft Academy sophomore Jacob Reed tied for second in the high jump during an Eastern Maine Indoor Track League/Penobscot Valley Conference meet on Jan. 11 at the University of Maine.

1 week ago

Moosehead Lake fishing report — shore spawning brook trout

I remember early in my career Roger AuClair, the regional fisheries biologist for the Moosehead Lake region at that time, told us a story about shore-spawning brook trout in the big lake. Roger knew a gentleman from Rockwood that was a caretaker for some camps, and he was also a trapper.

1 week ago

How to pick a trail that’s great for snowshoeing

I recently received two emails from readers looking for great places to snowshoe in Maine. They were looking for trail suggestions, and boy did I have a lot to say. Too much to say, really. So I decided to write a whole advice column on the topic.

2 weeks ago

Three Rivers Kiwanis bestows Robshaw and Rolfe with Book Awards

The Three Rivers Milo-Brownville Kiwanis Club is pleased to give Book Awards in the amount of $500 to a pair of Penquis Valley High School graduates who apply for in the spring and complete their first semester of college.

2 weeks ago

Harlem Wizards coming to Dexter Jan. 14 

The world famous Harlem Wizards will be coming to Dexter Regional High School at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14 in Guiski Gymnasium. This is going to be an entertaining family-friendly evening of tricks, hoops and alley-oops! The Wizards will be playing against some favorite high school and Ridge View Community School staff and coaches. 

2 weeks ago

Dexter wrestling wins 2020 Nokomis Warrior Clash 

1. Dexter 135.5, 2. Mattanawcook Acad. 128, 3. Skowhegan 114, 4. Oxford Hills 109, 5. Nokomis 91.5, 6. Dirigo 53, 7. Deering 51, 8. Mt. Blue 47, 9. Westbrook/Gorham 42, 10. Mt. View 37.5, 11. Madison 32, 12. Foxcroft Acad. 31, 13. MCI 28, 14. Hermon 18, 15. Monmouth Acad. 18 and Fort Kent 16

2 weeks ago

Hunting ‘Big Dodge’ the moose

Aroostook County guide and outfitter Nathan Theriault had a pretty good idea where Big Dodge liked to hang out, especially when the rut was on. The season before one of Nathan’s clients got a shot at the big bull, but failed to put him down.

2 weeks ago

Foxcroft Academy dismisses boys basketball coach

Foxcroft Academy boys varsity basketball coach Tyler Erickson was dismissed from that post Friday, Jan. 3, according to Head of School Arnold Shorey.

2 weeks ago

MPA suspends championship play for Unified basketball citing overemphasis on competitiveness

A record 61 Unified basketball teams representing 67 Maine high schools were free to hold their first preseason practices Thursday, Jan. 2. But how the season should conclude for those teams, which blend student-athletes who have intellectual disabilities with non-varsity partners, is being re-evaluated.

2 weeks ago

Dexter powerlifters bring home multiple awards from world championships

Team Iron Will, a powerlifting team from Dexter, recently traveled to the WABDL World Championships in Las Vegas. The team is comprised of four lifters that train together at Iron Will gym in Dexter. The gym is located in the old Dexter Shoe building. The group grabbed international attention with 11 first-place trophies, three best lifter awards and seven second-place medals.