Foxcroft Academy senior Jenna Clukey recorded a pair of top six finishes in two freestyle races at the Class B swimming championship on Feb. 19 at Bowdoin College.

The Cross Insurance Center has been like a home away from home for the Houlton High School girls basketball team. On Feb. 20 the top-seeded Shiretowners improved to 10-0 in regional play at the facility with a resounding 65-26 Class C North quarterfinal victory over No. 8 Piscataquis Community High School of Guilford.

The Dexter Tigers’ mix of seniors with tourney experience and freshmen with loads of talent provided just the right blend for their Class C North quarterfinal on the morning of Feb. 20.

Junior Zac Wilson of Piscataquis Community High School has been on a mission all year long, to win a state wrestling championship. This journey started immediately after his season ended too early at last year’s regional tournament where Wilson reached the 160-pound consolation semifinal round.

Wells ended up repeating as state champions (winning the crown for the fourth time in school history) as the Warriors scored 121 points to Foxcroft’s 105.5. Following in third place was Mount View High School of Thorndike at 73 points and tied for fourth place was Dexter and Medomak Valley High School of Waldoboro with 72.5 points apiece.

Greenville boys defeat Rangeley in the Class D South quarterfinals, advancing to Wednesday's semifinal round.

Several members of the Foxcroft Academy boys and girls basketball teams received postseason recognition from the Big East Conference.

For the boys basketball team at Piscataquis Community High School, they also reflect a chance to move on to the Cross Insurance Center after the seventh-seeded Pirates made 12 of 14 free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter to hold off No. 10 Bucksport 59-55 in a Class C North preliminary-round game Feb. 14.

The No. 5 Warriors defeated No. 12 Dexter 68-47 in a Class C North prelim on Feb. 14 to earn a quarterfinal date against No. 4 Central Aroostook of Mars Hill on Tuesday, Feb. 20 in Bangor.

Houlton (18-0 during the regular season) easily beat a depleted Dexter squad 42-13 for the league title. The league championship pits the top two PVC teams in Class C.

Foxcroft Academy senior Jenna Clukey captured the 100-yard freestyle title at the Penobscot Valley Conference (PVC) championship on Feb. 10 at the University of Maine. Clukey swam the 100 free in 55.19 seconds.

The Foxcroft Academy wrestling team has been a force in the eastern/northern region for the last 20 years. Now the Ponies have won three straight Class B North titles -- and six of the last eight regional crowns as well as 11 in 17 years under head coach Luis Ayala -- after finishing in first place at the 2018 competition on Feb. 10 at Mount View High School. The Ponies earned 191.5 points, over 80 more than runner-up Dexter Regional High School with 109 points.

GUILFORD — High-scoring Piscataquis Community High School senior guard Bryce Gilbert will continue his studies and athletic career at the University of Maine at Fort Kent beginning next fall.

Change is constant when managing fish and managers must be able to react. We need to adjust regulations, stocking, and/or other management techniques to keep on top of it. Most importantly, we must monitor the fishery, especially after making a change, to determine the effectiveness of the management strategy.

Barbara Spizuoco of Ripley wasn’t having much success fishing on Feb. 2, and had decided to change things up a bit. She never got the chance.

The Foxcroft Academy wrestling team and head coach Luis Ayala visited the Statehouse on Feb. 6. During the visit to Augusta, Ayala was honored before the House of Representatives with a legislative sentiment recognizing his accomplishment of being awarded the distinction of U.S. Cellular Most Valuable Coach.

A 1,000-point scorer at Milo High School and a Milo native who would go on to become a coach, teacher and administrator as well as the long-time director of the Eastern Maine high school tournament are among the class of 22 players, coaches and contributors who will join the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame in August.

Developing quality depth has been at the core of a generation of wrestling success at Foxcroft Academy. But the Ponies may have taken that skill to a new level Saturday, Feb. 3 while capturing their third consecutive Penobscot Valley Conference championship at Sereyko Gymnasium on the campus of Penobscot Valley High School. The Ponies also won the conference title for the fifth time in six years.