Team depth propels cross country to first outright win in six years    Competing on its home course for the first and only time this season on Friday afternoon, the boys’ cross country team did not disappoint, outlasting Hermon, Central, John Bapst, and Lee Academy to capture the school’s first meet victory since 2008.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Foxcroft Academy’s Ryan Cary fends off Tristan French of Piscataquis Community High School during a primetime game at Oakes Field in Dover-Foxcroft on Thursday, Sept.

   In the Moosehead Lake Region, it’s prime time for fishing.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Late in the first quarter, Foxcroft Academy found itself trailing 8-7 following  a high shotgun snap into the end zone for a safety during a Sept.

football standingsthrough Sept.

Foxcroft 46, Camden Hills 16 C     8       0        0       8    —  16F      7      12      14    13   —  46    First qtr: C — Pascal 4 yds (kick wide); F — Smith 60 yds from C.

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THREE’S COMPANY Observer photo/Mike Lange Charlie Warman (3) of Greenville brings the ball downfield between Richmond defenders Tyler Soucy (10) and Nate Kendrick (22).

 Heal Point standingsthrough Sept.

BEST FOOT FORWARD Observer photo/Mike Lange Greenville’s Courtney Mann (10) fights Meranda Martin of Richmond (left) for possession in Saturday’s contest, won by Richmond 4-0.

   DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy Boys soccer team played the 2014 home opener against Caribou High School on Saturday, Sept.

Boys soccer team off to hot start    Coach Luis Ayala’s soccer team is off to a tremendous start, ripping off wins over John Bapst and Caribou to open the 2014 campaign.

Observer photo/Mike Lange     TIGER TRAP — Shayne Fogg of Dexter tries to squeeze between PCHS Pirate defenders Sarah Taylor (left) and Jade Lamb (9) in Friday’s contest at Guilford.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — With a small roster of a little more than a dozen players to start the  season, depth loomed as a potential concern for the 2014 edition of the Penquis Valley High School boys soccer team.

Lee 5, Penquis 0 LEE    2          3        —         5PEN      0        0        —         0     First half: L — Stevic; L — Sahin.

    ELLSWORTH — The Foxcroft Academy cross country team began the new season by running in the Ellsworth Invitational on Sept.

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