By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor Some of Maine high school basketball’s best players this year are also some of the youngest.

Contributed photoPROUD GRANDMOTHER — Caden LaPlante, a freshman at Lawrence High School in Fairfield, is the grandson of Minnie McCormick, a daily swimmer at the Piscataquis Area Community Center.

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Fire Department’s fifth annual Moosehead Lake Ice Fishing Derby is set for this weekend, running on Friday, Feb.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The fifth annual Piscataquis Radar Runs start at 10 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy Athletic Administrator Jaclyn Tourtelotte is pleased to announce the hiring of Addyson Herrick as the school’s new softball coach, doing so in an announcement on the school Facebook page.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife recently released its 2025 moose harvest report, providing a comprehensive look at the state’s herd through detailed registration and age data.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor BANGOR — It wasn’t always pretty, but the Mattanawcook Academy did enough to get the victory on Saturday night Feb.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor Foreign exchange students.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — Foxcroft Academy sophomore Nola Mason got in foul trouble in the second quarter  and acknowledged that “I couldn’t really do much.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — Freshman guard Quinn Corrigan’s two last-second free throws capped a miraculous comeback and gave Caribou High School an overtime victory over Biddeford in the State Class B championship game a year ago.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor BANGOR — Things didn’t look good for the Washington Academy boys basketball team heading into the fourth quarter on Tuesday.

LEWISTON — Piscataquis Community High School sophomore Ava Edes finished second in the high jump at the 2026 Class B indoor track and field championships on Monday at Bates College.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Anglers are invited to Sebec Lake for the 15th annual Dover-Foxcroft Firefighters Association Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, Feb.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor BANGOR — The Foxcroft Academy Ponies worked hard to earn a quarterfinal win over Calais High School in the girls Class C North basketball tournament on Monday night.

LINCOLN — The Dexter Regional High School wrestling team finished in 10th place at the 2026 Class B championship on Feb.

Wrestlers from Dexter Regional High School, Foxcroft Academy and Piscataquis Community High School were represented on the Penobscot Valley Conference all-conference team.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — When the Piscataquis County Ice Arena opened its doors in 2019, young hockey players had the opportunity to lace up their skates and pick up a stick as they learned the sport through the Penquis Youth Hockey Association.

Four area cheerleaders received postseason recognition from the Penobscot Valley Conference.