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Pony boys win at Hermon

Every game at the end of the season becomes crucial for teams battling to get into the playoffs. An Oct. 11 contest at Hermon HIgh School was no exception for the Foxcroft Academy boys soccer team looking to make the postseason this year. The Ponies sit in ninth place in the Class B North standings, where only the top 10 teams make the playoffs.

Dexter runs at Pendale Invitational

The Dexter Regional High School cross country concluded the regular season by taking part in the Pendale Invitational on Oct. 12 at Hermon High School. The Tiger boys scored 59 points to finish third of three teams, just behind the 56 points for Presque Isle High School. Host Hermon came in first with 18 points.

Two lengthy football streaks ended

On a more regional level, the Dexter Tigers ended a 31-year, 25-game losing streak against neighboring rival Foxcroft Academy on Saturday, outlasting the visiting Ponies 27-21 in overtime.

Dexter defeats Foxcroft in overtime for first win over Ponies in 31 years

A quarterback sneak and interception in the endzone helped give Dexter Regional High School a 27-21 overtime victory vs. Foxcroft in a Class D North/Little Ten Conference contest on the afternoon Oct. 12. The win is the first for the Tigers over the team’s neighbor to the north since the Reagan administration.

Four Ponies run at Red Riot Challenge

In the last competition before Saturday’s Penobscot Valley Conference championships in Searsport, four members of the Foxcroft Academy cross country team ran in three separate races at the Red Riot Challenge on Oct. 12 at Orono High School. Each race covered 2.48 miles

It’s October in Maine — time to hit a dirt road in search of adventure

Come Monday morning, Oct. 14 another herd of hunters, along with their friends and family members, will embark on special hunts as the second major week of moose season gets underway across the state.

WHOU awarded multi-year MPA streaming contract

Northern Maine Media Inc., the home of WHOU 100.1 FM, has been awarded the exclusive contract from the Maine Principals’ Association to video stream the five state football finals and the 60 games of the basketball regional semifinals and finals. All broadcasts can be seen live, online at www.whoufm.com.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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