DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis announced that the 42nd annual Piscataquis River Race will be held on Saturday, April 27.

    VERONA ISLAND — Four runners from the area took part in the second annual Bridge the Gap 5K on April 7.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — From the final buzzer of basketball season to the first pitch of baseball seemingly leaves a major void in the athletic schedule.

    MILO — The annual Three Rivers Kiwanis Sebec River Canoe & Kayak Race annually draws racers from across the state and their custom boats.

    Tuesday, April 9—PRESEASON BASEBALL: PCHS vs.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Saturday, April 27 from noon to 3 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy senior Don Boyer and junior Ryan Wang both were recognized by the Maine Track and Cross Country Coaches Association by being named to the 2013 Indoor All-State Team.

    LAMOINE — The spring road race season got underway on March 30 with the eighth annual Flat-Top 5K.

Observer photo/Bill Pearson     DOUBLE DUTY — Radio and television play-by-play man Toby Nelson, right, alongside his broadcast partner, former Waterville High School boys basketball coach Ken Lindlof, were the announcers for MPBN’s broadcast of the 2013 Class C  Boys State Championship game between Penquis and Boothbay Region last month.

Photo courtesy of the PRYMCA    MAINE’S BEST IN THE POOL — Local swimmers participating in the Winter Champs meet earlier in the month in Brunswick included, from left, Clay Carroll, Julia Annis, Avery Carroll, Gabie Johnson and Molly Foley.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The SeDoMoCha Middle School wrestling placed first in a meet with 11 other participants on March 16.

    ORONO — Amber Murray, a resident of Dover-Foxcroft and freshman on the University of Maine women’s swim team, has been named a Rising Star for her academic performance during her first semester of college.

    ORONO — The University of Maine announced that 250 student-athletes were honored and recognized for their success in the classroom at the Scholar-Athlete Recognition ceremony on March 25.

Schedule subject to change     Wednesday, March 27—WRESTLING: SeDoMoCha vs.

By Tim Obrey  Regional Fisheries Biologist     The fishing on Moosehead Lake continues to impress.

By Matthew LaRocheAllagash Wilderness Waterway Superintendent     The key to any good trip is planning.

    FORT KENT — Ashley Ames, a 2005 graduate of Dexter Regional High School, will be one of four new members inducted into the University of Maine at Fort Kent Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 23.

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