By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff For the first time in seven years, the volunteers who maintain the Appalachian Trail in Maine will soon have a modern, comfortable and permanent place to spend their days off.

MILO – The Penquis Valley High girls held visiting Searsport District High School scoreless for the entire fourth quarter – after an 11-point outburst in the third – to preserve the team’s slim lead during a mutual opener between the Class C North programs on Dec.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Nearly half of her roster is freshmen.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Hunters who have spent considerable time in the woods chasing white-tails undoubtedly have done their share of deer dragging — even if it was helping out a family member or friend.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily New Staff Stearns of Millnocket has another Alley.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The last time the Class C North boys basketball tournament was held, it produced some of the closest big-game results in recent history.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff The big woods in northern Maine aren’t known to hold a lot of deer, but they certainly are home to some good-sized bucks.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Austin Seavey hasn’t always been the biggest kid on the football field.

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff This season’s first snow was a sparkling surprise, sneaking in overnight and covering the landscape with a fluffy white blanket.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff GUILFORD – First-year Piscataquis Community High School of Guilford girls basketball coach Diane Rollins admits that coaching is in her blood.

A number of members of the 8-man Small School champion Dexter Regional High School football team earned postseason recognition from the Little Ten Conference.

A week-plus after winning the Class D championship, members of the Foxcroft Academy football team received Class D postseason honors.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff It has been another highly successful year for deer hunters in Maine.

Adults up, chicks down, but what does it all mean? As Maine Audubon releases the data from its 2021 Annual Loon Count, it underscores the importance of long-term studies and highlights the need to look beyond the one-day count to understand the data.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff I admit it.

The discovery of “forever chemicals” in deer in central Maine and the subsequent guidance to not eat the meat raises serious questions about whether it is safe to consume venison killed in areas of the state where high levels of the chemicals have been detected or are suspected to exist.

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

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — The Foxcroft Academy football team has thrived on balance throughout the 2021 season and used its best on both offense and defense during the fourth quarter Friday night, Nov.