By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor What a time to be alive, and to be a Maine basketball fan.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The Maine Bowhunters Association recently announced plans to shut down due to shrinking membership and participation, which it linked to growing popularity of crossbows in the state.

LEWISTON — Foxcroft Academy’s Silas Topolski was on the field and Izzie Roberts of Dexter Regional High School cheered on the sideline for the 2025 Maine Shrine Lobster Classic on Saturday afternoon, July 19 at Lewiston High School’s Don Roux Field.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Perhaps you read V.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy Pony Pride 3.

By Tom Roth As the dog days of summer roll in, anglers take to the water in the early morning hours to beat the heat.

Four area residents took part in the 44th annual Walter Hunt Memorial 3K mid-morning on the Fourth of July, running from Brewer to Bangor.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff While the number of homes for sale in Maine is growing, real estate agents from across the state aren’t seeing that trend extend to rustic waterfront camps.

GUILFORD — Friends of Community Fitness is proud to announce the successful completion of a member-driven fundraising campaign that raised $84,355 to establish an  endowment fund.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Recent Foxcroft Academy graduate Hayden Strout was the top senior baseball player in the state of Maine this past season as he is the Dr.

By Ernie Clark My first chance to see Cooper Flagg in action was at his initial high school basketball practice.

Outdoor track & field athletes from the area’s four high schools have been selected for the 2025 Penobscot Valley Conference Small School All-Conference team.

Players from the three area high school tennis programs were represented on the Penobscot Valley Conference 2025 all-conference team.

Area baseball and softball players were recently honored for their performances during the 2025 season by the Penobscot Valley Conference.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Brandon Bishop remembers vividly the first time he saw a dead moose infested with thousands of ticks.

BANGOR — Second-seeded Washington Academy of East Machias scored the only run of the entire game in the first inning to defeat the No.

By Pete Warner It took a few extra minutes, but I rolled out of bed shortly after turning off my 4:15 a.

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut — Foxcroft Academy junior Conner Donahue, the 2025 Class C boys long jump champion, took part in the event at the New England outdoor track & field championship at Veterans Stadium in Willowbrook Park on June 14.