PLAYER OF THE YEAR Contributed photo Hannah Graham of Caribou received the Player of the Year Award for girls basketball at the Big East Conference awards ceremony held at Old Town High School on March 1.

    GREENVILLE JCT — West Cove Ice Racing night race results for March 8:     Four cylinder class: first, Bill Benson; second, Dudley Robinson; and third, Mark Elliott.

TOURNEY CHAMPS Contributed photo The grade 5-6 Foxcroft girls travel team added to its collection of hardware by winning the Warsaw Basketball Tournament over the weekend in Pittsfield.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department held its annual ice fishing derby March 1-2 on Sebec Lake with the following results:     Togue first Corey Murphy 5.

    Five senior high school basketball players with ties to the area will be taking part in the 2014 Maine McDonald’s All-Star Games March 8 at Newman Gymnasium at Husson University in Bangor, which brings together the top members of the Class of 2014 from across the state to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Maine.

AMONG THE STATE’S BESS(T) Observer file photo  Former Penquis Valley High School basketball star Isaiah Bess, who transferred to Hampden Academy for his senior season where he helped the Broncos win the Class A East championship, is one of three finalists for the 2014 Maine Mr.

TOURNAMENT CHAMPS The grade 5-6 Foxcroft girls travel team took part in the Glenburn Rec Department’s tournament Feb.

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    Seven basketball players from the region received post-season recognition from the Penobscot Valley Conference.

    ORONO — Two members of the University of Maine women’s swim team, sophomore Amber Murray of Dover-Foxcroft and junior Kayla Merchant of Sebec, were recently honored by the university for their academic achievements.

    University of Southern Maine junior Emily Panciera, a resident of Monson and 2011 graduate of Foxcroft Academy, ran at a pair of New England indoor track championships.

    GREENVILLE JCT — West Cove Ice Racing results for Feb.

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    Two indoor track athletes from the region were named to the 2013-14 PVC-EMITL All-Academic Senior Team.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     BANGOR — A new state champion in boys Class C will be crowned in 2014 as Houlton High School defeated defending champ Penquis Valley High School, 60-44, in a Class C East semifinal on the afternoon of Feb.

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    Two former teammates at Penquis Valley High School have been named as semifinalists for the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches’ Mr.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer     BANGOR — During the 2013-14 regular season, the Presque Isle High School girls had a 75-35 home victory vs.