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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Contributed photo Seventeen-year-old Whitney Kain, of Abbot and a senior at Piscataquis Community Secondary School, got a bear while hunting with her grandfather David Kain, also of Abbot, on Aug.

    Coach Stephanie Smith’s field hockey team, which bested North Yarmouth Academy 1-0 in November to win the Class C state championship, is on a mission to repeat last year’s magical run.

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By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy looked to already be in midseason form when the team hosted Class D Orono High School on the evening of Saturday, Aug.

Foxcroft 53, Orono 10O     2        0      8      0   —  10F    14      20    12      7  —   53       First qtr: F — Boyer 15 yds (Church kick); O — Safety; F — C.

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Observer photo/Mike Lange Morgan Gray (7) of Dexter tries to outrun Hall-Dale defenders Nicole Pelletier (3) and Natalie St.

    Michelle Tuttle, 40 of Exeter, ran in the Blueberry Cove Half Marathon on Aug.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom The Foxcroft Academy football team runs onto the field prior to kickoff of a preseason game vs.

From DRHS to ESPN By Kim BrawnSpecial to the Observer     Do you believe in destiny?    Gavin Cote’s life so far makes a pretty good case for it.

    Bear hunting season got underway on Monday, Aug.

    MILO — On Thursday, Aug.

Contributed photos     JIMMY FUND TOURNAMENT — The seventh annual Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament at Foxcroft Golf Club on Aug.