By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Most of Maine barely has any snow to enjoy the outdoors — and adding insult to injury is the limited amount of safe ice on many of the state’s lakes and ponds forcing the cancellation of local ice fishing derbies.

MILO — The Penquis Valley High School girls and boys basketball teams split an interclass doubleheader vs.

ORONO — Foxcroft Academy took to the track in a rescheduled Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet Tuesday evening at the University of Maine.

DEXTER — For the safety of all involved, the fishing portion of the Dexter Fish & Game Association’s annual Ice Fishing Derby that had been scheduled for this weekend has been canceled due to poor ice conditions on Lake Wassookeag.

By Larry Mahoney and Adam Robinson, Bangor Daily News Staff During a boys basketball game at Calais High School, a player on the opposing team who had donated blood earlier in the day passed out on the court.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 helped ignite a surge of people heading into the Maine outdoors — and that trend continued in 2022.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Ice anglers are excited about getting out on Maine’s frozen lakes and ponds, but make sure you check conditions before venturing out this month.

Foxcroft Academy’s Jadon Richard and Annie Raynes have been named to the Big East Conference Week 3 honor roll.

ORONO — Following cancellations of the first two meets of the season due to weather conditions, the Foxcroft Academy indoor track and field team opened the 2022-23 season with a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet at the University of Maine on Dec.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Caribou High School girls and boys basketball teams both came away with victories over Foxcroft Academy on Thursday, Dec.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff The effects of chemical contamination of Maine’s fish and wildlife, the impact of the revamped antlerless deer permit system and winter tick mortality among moose are three of the key areas outdoor enthusiasts should follow as we head into 2023.

Foxcroft Academy’s Caden Crocker and Annie Raynes have been named to the Big East Conference Week 2 honor roll.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff A Readfield couple’s lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on Sunday hunting as part of Maine’s landmark right-to-food amendment appears to be headed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

By Adam Robinson, Bangor Daily News Staff Over the past year, Maine’s high school athletes have included a once-in-a-lifetime basketball player, a national-contending cross country runner, a back-to-back Miss Maine Basketball and Softball winner, and more.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Last year, the Massabesic High School girls basketball team from Waterboro made it to the Class AA South semifinals.

ORONO — Researchers from the University of Maine and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are working together to develop new resources that will support current and future management strategies for wild turkey populations in the state.

GREENVILLE — On Feb.

Foxcroft Academy’s Halle Page and Jadon Richard have been named to the Big East Conference Week 1 honor roll.