BALANCING ACT Observer photo/Mike Lange Clayton Preble of Penquis gains control of a rebound early in Friday night’s game at PCHS.

THE CHASE IS ON Observer photo/Mike Lange Jordan Durant of Penquis brings the ball down court while being pursued by Tasha Pratt (20) and Megan Peach (32) of Dexter.

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Smith’s torrid shooting leads Ponies to win at Presque Isle     Hunter Smith exploded for 38 points to lead the Foxcroft Academy boys basketball team to a 71-50 win at Presque Isle on Saturday.

Staff Report     GREENVILLE — The 8th Annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby is set for Jan.

    ORONO — The Foxcroft Academy boys indoor track and field team finished fourth out of five teams, scoring 28 points, during an Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Jan.

By Debi Baker     The Shirley Bog Trail Busters are still clearing and cutting trails.

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FOUR-ARM FIGHT Observer photo/Mike Lange  Kam Hines of Orono battles with Dexter forward Bailey Spack under the boards during Friday night’s game at Guiski Gymnasium.

By Tim ObreyMoosehead Lake regional fisheries biologist     The warm weather at Christmas time put the brakes on the ice making process but there are still plenty of opportunities to catch fish through the ice in the Moosehead Lake region.

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By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy boys opened the new year by hosting winless John Bapst Memorial High School of Bangor, a team that entered the Jan.

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B East boys basketball 14.

    Welcome to the 2015 ice fishing season.

    ORONO — The Foxcroft Academy boys indoor track team finished sixth out of seven schools at an Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Jan.

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