DUBOIS, Pennsylvania — Olivia Hill of Dover-Foxcroft, a 2023 graduate of Foxcroft Academy, was a captain of the Southern Maine Community College softball team that captured its first-ever United States Collegiate Athletic Association national championship with a commanding 10-0 victory over Florida National University in the title game of the 2025 USCAA Small College World Series on May 15.

The Piscataquis Community Middle School and Ridge View Community School outdoor track & field teams took part in an Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet at Orono High School on May 13.

HAMPDEN — The SeDoMoCha Middle School outdoor track & field team took part in a Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet at Hampden Academy on May 12.

Three Rivers Kiwanis’ annual Sebec River Canoe and Kayak Race took place on Saturday, May 10 with paddlers traveling from Sebec Village to Veterans Park in Milo.

BREWER — The Foxcroft Academy boys outdoor track & field team scored 83 points to finish fourth among seven schools during a Penobscot Valley Conference meet at the Brewer Community School on Monday.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Staff Despite standing only 5-foot-9, Steve Pound was a towering figure in the Maine basketball community.

BANGOR — The boys and girls outdoor track & field teams from Dexter Regional High School both finished the day in third place at a Penobscot Valley Conference meet hosted by Bangor High School at Cameron Stadium on May 9.

OLD TOWN — The Penquis Valley High School outdoor track & field team took part in a Penobscot Valley Conference meet at Old Town High School on May 9.

ELLSWORTH — The Piscataquis Community High School girls outdoor track & field team scored 43 points to place third among a field of four schools at a Penobscot Valley Conference meet at Ellsworth High School on May 8.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Alton Wilson of Fryeburg goes fishing on Moosehead during the first week in May every year with his brother Delly Wilson Sr.

NEWPORT — The Piscataquis Community Middle School, Ridge View Community School and SeDoMoCha Middle School outdoor track & field teams all took part in an Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet on May 7 at Nokomis Regional High School.

MILO — The Dexter Regional High School softball team broke open a 4-0 lead at Penquis Valley High School with five runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to top the Patriots 14-0 in five innings during a Class C North contest on Monday afternoon.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff ROCKWOOD — Camden Jewell of Skowhegan, who turned 17 on May 2, almost lost two rods and his big fish.

ORONO — The Piscataquis Community High School and Penquis Valley High School outdoor track & field teams took part in a Penobscot Valley Conference meet on May 2 at Orono High School.

NEWPORT — The area’s three middle school track teams began the 2025 with a meet at Nokomis Regional High School on April 29.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft held its 51st annual Piscataquis River Race on the morning of Saturday, April 26 with paddlers braving rain and chilly temperatures to travel approximately 9.

Three Rivers Kiwanis’ annual Sebec River Canoe and Kayak Race will be held on Saturday, May 10.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A state biologist said hunters looking for spring turkeys are more likely to find them in the woods, thanks to the amount of acorns and other edibles there.