By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Field hockey season is in full swing and some well-established programs are off to a fast start.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom HALL OF FAMERS — The 2023 inductees into the Foxcroft Academy Athletic Hall of Fame were honored during halftime of the Homecoming football game on the evening of Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — With a 35-0 lead at the half Foxcroft Academy left little doubt before the final play about the outcome of the game and a milestone for head coach Danny White vs.

MILO — The switch from 11- to 8-player soccer could not have worked out any better for the Penquis Valley High School girls so far.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Hunters who want a better chance of hot ruffed grouse action in the fall often head to the North Maine Woods and Aroostook County, where birds are usually more plentiful.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff The most significant obstacle for many Mainers who want to hunt or pursue other traditional outdoor activities is knowing how to get started.

By Julia Bayly With thousands of miles of snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle trails in Maine crossing privately owned acres, the potential for friction between landowners and recreational riders is always there.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff There is nothing quite like the excitement and anticipation of the first day of any hunting season.

By Aislinn Sarnacki We were hiking through a cloud on Katahdin, Maine’s tallest mountain.

GUILFORD — Friends of Community Fitness has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation to support opening a new fitness studio and adding equipment.

By Stuart Hedstrom, Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy girls soccer scored the game’s lone goal less than eight minutes into play, and held Dexter Regional High School scoreless for all 80 minutes — including a stop on a penalty shot late in the second half — to earn a 1-0 Class C North victory on the afternoon of Friday, Sept.

BUCKSPORT — Foxcroft Academy junior Runner Jarrett ran to a fourth-place performance at the Bucksport Invitational on Sept.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff If you happen to look out the window on Saturday and see someone decked out in camouflage and carrying a bow while walking along a nearby woodline, don’t be alarmed.

DEXTER — A pair of touchdowns in the third quarter pulled Ellsworth High School to within two of host Dexter Regional High School, 30-28, during a mutual 8-man football Small School North opener on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy was more than ready for the 2023 opener vs.

ELLSWORTH — The Foxcroft Academy cross country team ran in the Ellsworth Invitational on Sept.

WALDOBORO — Foxcroft Academy cross country took part in Medomak Valley High School’s Panther Preseason 2-Miler on Saturday, Aug.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Chase Lander of Guilford is a busy young man.