NEWPORT — The SeDoMoCha Middle School and Ridge View Community School teams took part in an Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet May 18 at Nokomis Regional High School.

LEWISTON — The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic has announced a new partnership with Maine Public to broadcast the 2026 Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic on July 18 from Don Roux Field in Lewiston.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Area Community Center, 48 Park St.

GUILFORD — The Dexter Regional High School softball team scored eight times in the top of the third to retake the lead during a game at Piscataquis Community High School on May 15.

The Three Rivers Kiwanis held its 20th annual Sebec Canoe/Kayak Race Saturday, May 9 with paddlers traveling eight miles from Sebec Village to the Milo boat landing.

ELLSWORTH — The Piscataquis Community High School girls outdoor track and field team scored 54 points to place fourth among seven schools at  Penobscot Valley Conference met at Ellsworth High School on May 14.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff University of Maine women’s basketball power forward Adrianna Smith and hockey defenseman Brandon Holt had remarkable playing careers, but they were also exceptional students and contributors to the local community.

NEWPORT — The Piscataquis Community Middle School, Ridge View Community School and SeDoMoCha Middle School teams took part in an Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet at Nokomis Regional High School on May 11.

SANGERVILLE — The Two Knights Brewing & Kennedy Kustoms 5K Race fundraising event will support Friends of Community Fitness and will be hosted at Two Knights Brewing, 136 McPhetres Road in Sangerville, on Saturday, May 16.

GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community High School boys soccer coach Trey Gilbert has stepped down after a decade leading the Pirates.

HAMPDEN — The Piscataquis Community High School girls track and field team ended the day with a score of 38 points to place third among five schools during a Penobscot Valley Conference meet at Hampden Academy on May 8.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy is pleased to announce the hiring of Taylor Dow-Smith ’09, via a May 8 post on the school Facebook page, as the new events coordinator at the Jim Robinson Field House.

HAMPDEN — The Piscataquis Community Middle School, Ridge View Community School and SeDoMoCha Middle School teams took part in an Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet at Hampden Academy on May 4.

GORHAM – Freshman Hayden Strout, a resident of Charleston and 2026 Foxcroft Academy graduate, of the nationally-ranked University of Southern Maine Huskies’ baseball team has been recognized by the Little East Conference with a weekly accolade following a standout performance.

A viral video of a freestyle canoeist sent to him during the pandemic led Sam Dunning to write a mockumentary comedy movie script about a group of disparate competitors at a fictional national competition set on Moosehead Lake.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School SCHOLAR-ATHLETES — Congratulations to Dexter Regional High School seniors Annabelle Peakes and Damiair Miller, who the Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association has recognized for their academic and athletic excellence.

BAR HARBOR — The Penquis Valley High School outdoor track & team traveled to Mount Desert Island High School for a Penobscot Valley Conference meet on May 2.

HAMPDEN — The Piscataquis Community High School girls outdoor track & field team scored 96 points to finish third among four schools at a May 1 Penobscot Valley Conference meet at Hampden Academy.