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Friends of Community Fitness January events

Intro to Gymnastics at Friends of Community Fitness in Guilford.

Mainers already venturing onto ‘hard water’ for early ice fishing despite risks

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Winter has not officially arrived, but Mainers who enjoy fishing on hard water are already at it.

What we know about how 8-player soccer in Maine would work

By Adam Robinson, Bangor Daily News Staff Eight-player soccer has been set into motion by the Maine Principals’ Association, pending a vote in April.

Baxter State Park is struggling to find its next leader

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff When Eben Sypitkowski stepped down in February as the director of Baxter State Park, the state immediately began a national search for his successor.

Maine will add a new division for 8-player high school soccer in 2023

By Adam Robinson, Bangor Daily News Staff Starting next fall, Maine high schools struggling to field a soccer team may have the opportunity to play a smaller version of the sport.

Houlton splits with Foxcroft Academy in season openers

By Joseph Cyr, Houlton Pioneer Times HOULTON — The Houlton boys and girls varsity squads hosted Foxcroft Academy Saturday, Dec.

PCHS girls and boys earn wins over Greenville

GUILFORD — Playing back to back, the Piscataquis Community High School girls and boys basketball teams each won the 2022-23 home openers vs.

Solo hiking in winter is wonderful but can turn deadly

By Aislinn Sarnacki With ice cleats strapped to my boots, I hiked up an icy, snowy mountain in the Moosehead Region a couple of days ago.

Bear hunting in Maine is growing in popularity

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff More people hunted black bears in Maine again this year and the result was another sizable harvest.

3 classes will likely crown new North girls basketball regional champs this season

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Southern Aroostook, en route to winning its third Class D state title in four seasons, outscored its four playoff opponents by an average of 42 points last season.

10 North boys basketball players to watch this season

By Adam Robinson, Bangor Daily News Staff Teigan Pelletier, Jr.

These Maine boys basketball teams hope to win North crowns after big departures

By Adam Robinson, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine high school basketball is around the corner once again with a different feel.

If you don’t have your deer yet, give muzzleloader hunting a try

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Regular firearms season ended Saturday — after what has already been a record harvest of white-tails — but those who still haven’t filled their tags can continue their efforts during the muzzleloader season.

Got your deer yet? These historic Maine hunters did

Maine’s deer hunting season set a new record

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Hunters broke the record for the most deer killed in Maine in a single year with two weeks of expanded archery and muzzleloader hunting remaining in the season.

What happens when 2 hunters shoot the same deer?

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff I have a friend who visits Aroostook County for an annual deer hunting trip with family and friends.

Crocker named Campbell Conference Player of the Year

A number of members of the 2022 Class D champion Foxcroft Academy football team earned postseason recognition from the Campbell Conference (which consists of the eight Class D schools).

Maine Field Hockey Association honors

The Maine Field Hockey Association is pleased to announce this year’s All-State and All-Academic teams, which include a half dozen players from the region.

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