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FA’s Donahue takes top honors in three events

OLD TOWN — Three of the area’s outdoor track & field teams concluded the 2025 regular season with a Penobscot Valley Conference meet at Old Town High School on May 24.

Friends of Sangerville Fire Department Fishing Derby

SANGERVILLE — The Friends of Sangerville Fire Department 2025 Fishing Derby will be this weekend, from 7 a.

The tush push is still illegal in Maine high school football

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Staff The Philadelphia Eagles will be able to continue their successful short yardage play, known as the “tush push,” after NFL owners rejected a proposal to ban the much-debated maneuver.

Angler ‘could barely stand up in the boat because of the waves’

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Rick and Nancy Labbe are avid anglers who spend a lot of time fishing on Moosehead Lake.

Penquis’ Decker wins shot put

HAMPDEN — Brooklyn Decker of Penquis Valley High School earned top honors in the shot put at a May 22 Penobscot Valley Conference track meet at Hampden Academy, helping the Patriots score 37 points to finish fifth among a field of six teams.

PCMS track runs in Old Town

OLD TOWN — The Piscataquis Community Middle School outdoor track team took part in a Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet at Old Town High School on May 21.

Registration open for Northern Light CA Dean Hospital’s Whitman Memorial Golf Tournament

GREENVILLE — Registration is now open for the Forrest G.

SeDoMoCha track runs at Hermon

HERMON — The SeDoMoCha Middle School outdoor track & field team took part in an Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet at Hermon High School on May 20, the first ever home meet for Hermon Middle School at the new track facility.

Ridge View track results

ELLSWORTH — The Ridge View Community School outdoor track & field team took part in an Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet on May 19 at Ellsworth High School.

Dexter grad Hersey among Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees

PORTLAND —The Maine Sports Hall of Fame has announced its 2025 honorees.

Foxcroft track has seven first-place performances

ORONO — The Foxcroft Academy boys outdoor track & field team scored 147 points to finish second among a field of six teams at a May 15 Penobscot Valley Conference meet at Orono High School.

Dexter girls and boys finish third at Hermon

HERMON — The Dexter Regional High School girls outdoor track & field team scored 35 points to finish third among five schools at a Penobscot Valley Conference meet at Hermon High School on May 15 — the first ever home meet for Hermon.

Hill wins national championship with SMCC softball

DUBOIS, Pennsylvania — Olivia Hill of Dover-Foxcroft, a 2023 graduate of Foxcroft Academy, was a captain of the Southern Maine Community College softball team that captured its first-ever United States Collegiate Athletic Association national championship with a commanding 10-0 victory over Florida National University in the title game of the 2025 USCAA Small College World Series on May 15.

PCMS, RVCS track results

The Piscataquis Community Middle School and Ridge View Community School outdoor track & field teams took part in an Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet at Orono High School on May 13.

SeDoMoCha MS track results

HAMPDEN — The SeDoMoCha Middle School outdoor track & field team took part in a Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet at Hampden Academy on May 12.

Sebec River Canoe and Kayak Race results

Three Rivers Kiwanis’ annual Sebec River Canoe and Kayak Race took place on Saturday, May 10 with paddlers traveling from Sebec Village to Veterans Park in Milo.

FA’s Donahue wins three events

BREWER — The Foxcroft Academy boys outdoor track & field team scored 83 points to finish fourth among seven schools during a Penobscot Valley Conference meet at the Brewer Community School on Monday.

Pound remembered as one of the ‘true giants’ of Maine basketball

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Staff Despite standing only 5-foot-9, Steve Pound was a towering figure in the Maine basketball community.

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