By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Brandon Bishop remembers vividly the first time he saw a dead moose infested with thousands of ticks.

BANGOR — Second-seeded Washington Academy of East Machias scored the only run of the entire game in the first inning to defeat the No.

By Pete Warner It took a few extra minutes, but I rolled out of bed shortly after turning off my 4:15 a.

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut — Foxcroft Academy junior Conner Donahue, the 2025 Class C boys long jump champion, took part in the event at the New England outdoor track & field championship at Veterans Stadium in Willowbrook Park on June 14.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Baseball Coaches Association has announced the 10 finalists for the 2025 Dr.

GREENVILLE — Registration is now open for Bike and Boat, Northern Light CA Dean Hospital’s family-friendly cycle and cruise adventure that supports healthcare in the Moosehead Lake Region.

LEWISTON — The Piscataquis Community High School girls tennis team fell in the Class C championship and the Foxcroft Academy boys tennis team lost in the Class B championship on Wednesday, June 11 at Bates College.

OAKLAND — Foxcroft Academy junior Conner Donahue won the long jump at the 2025 Class C outdoor track & field championship on June 10 at Messalonskee High School, helping the Ponies finish in 12th place among 38 schools with a score of 20 points.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff You now have full access to Baxter State Park.

HAMPDEN — The Foxcroft Academy boys tennis team won the Class B North championship and the Piscataquis Community High School girls tennis team won the Class C North championship on Saturday, June 7 at the Armstrong Tennis Center.

Despite the hottest conditions of the year so far, area agencies took part in the 2025 Law Enforcement Torch Run to carry the Flame of Hope on June 5.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Runners can earn their whoopie pies by taking part in the Piscataquis Area Community Center’s 3K and children’s 1K road races on Saturday, June 14 as part of the annual Maine Whoopie Pie Festival.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine high school state championships for outdoor track are being delayed due to another round of bad weather forecasted for this weekend.

HAMPDEN — Local grade 9 athletes were among those taking part in the 2025 Penobscot Valley Conference outdoor track & field championship on June 3 at Hampden Academy.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Rovers ATV Club is looking to have more roads in Dover-Foxcroft open to ATV traffic to provide access to additional businesses and in turn draw more riders to town.

ORONO — The Foxcroft Academy boys finished in fifth place at the 2025 Penobscot Valley Conference small school outdoor track and field championship on Saturday, May 31 at Orono High School.

CORINTH — Foxcroft Academy baseball used the long ball and nearly seven innings of no-hit ball to win 14-1 at Central High School of Corinth in a Class C North game on Monday afternoon to kick off a scheduled stretch of three games in four days during the final week of the regular season.

HERMON — Athletes from three area middle schools concluded the 2025 season at the Almquist Invitational on May 28 at Hermon High School.