DOVER-FOXCROFT — A sole point yielded in the first quarter and five field goals surrendered all game helped the Foxcroft Academy girls earn a 36-21 victory over Dexter Regional during a Class B North/Class C North interclass contest between the Route 7 rivals on the evening of Feb.

GREENVILLE JUNCTION — Piscataquis Community Secondary School seventh- and eighth-graders recently embarked on an adventure at Squaw Mountain.

ORONO — The Foxcroft Academy girls and boys indoor track and field teams each concluded the regular season with a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Feb.

GUILFORD — A 19-8 first quarter advantage and a 14-point effort by junior Bryce Gilbert in the opening eight minutes helped propel Piscataquis Community High School to a 60-39 victory vs.

BUCKSPORT — The area’s three high school wrestling teams were among those competing in the Bucksport (High School) Invitational Classic on Jan.

ORONO — The Foxcroft Academy girls and boys indoor track and field teams each finished eighth in a field of eight schools at a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Jan.

Photo courtesy of KC’s Country Store YOUTH DEER CONTEST WINNER — Madison Gilbert, 14 of Parkman, is the winner of the 2016 youth deer contest at KC’s Country Store in Parkman.

BANGOR — Penquis Valley High School School and University of Maine star Wally Russell, who also coached in the area for more than two decades, is among 19 inductees who will be part of the fourth induction class of the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame.

GUILFORD — While the four teams from Piscataquis Community High School and Greenville High School competed intensely on the court, the two programs worked as one during the fourth annual “Fill the Gym For Childhood Cancer” event to benefit the Aliza Jean Family Cancer Foundation (http://www.

ORONO — The Foxcroft Academy boys and girls indoor track and field teams each finished eighth in a field of eight schools at a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Jan.

BANGOR — The Foxcroft Academy swim team took to the pool at Husson University on Jan.

GUILFORD — Trailing 31-21 in the third quarter, Piscataquis Community High School used an 11-0 run to get back into a Jan.

ORONO — The Foxcroft Academy boys indoor track and field team finished seventh in a field of eight schools at a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Jan.

DEXTER — A 10-0 run to open the game and shutout effort for the entire second quarter helped the Dexter Regional High School boys roll to a 52-21 victory over Stearns High School of Millinocket during a Class C North contest on Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Concussions are not just a problem for professional athletes; it’s not just a college sports thing either.

BANGOR — The Forest Society of Maine has teamed up with the Appalachian Mountain Club and the Open Space Institute to acquire and conserve 4,358 acres of forestland surrounding Silver Lake and 12 miles of the West Branch of the Pleasant River.

ORONO — Both the Foxcroft Academy boys and girls indoor track and field teams finished fifth in a field of five schools during a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Jan.

Contributed photo CATCH OF THE OPENING DAY — Justin Limoges of Dexter caught this record breaking salmon Jan.