GREENVILLE – Greenville’s Wilderness Sled Dog Race Committee is accepting design ideas for a new logo, and entries will be entered into a contest.

By Leighton Wass There’s no question that fly fishing’s premier method for taking squaretails (brook trout) is with a floating fly line and the fly box classic, a dry fly.

With temperatures all across the lower half of the state expected to reach into the 90s through the weekend, it’s official: most of Maine is in a wicked heat wave.

By Tim Obrey, Moosehead Lake Region regional fisheries supervisor Invasives.

SHIRLEY – Dove Tail Bat Company, a Maine-based manufacturer of baseball bats, was once again the bat of choice for reigning Home Run Derby champion Pete Alonso as he took part in the 2022 event on Monday evening at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

SACO – The South team won 2-1 over the North in the 2022 McNally Senior All-Star Game at Thornton Academy on Saturday, July 16 as part of the Maine Field Hockey Association’s 13th annual Maine Field Hockey Festival.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff LEWISTON – Leavitt Area High School’s Hunter Hayes raced 90 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter after stripping the ball from an opposing ball carrier, and that proved to be decisive as the West Football Team rallied for a wild 40-35 win in the 31st annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl at Don Roux Field at Lewiston High School on Saturday, July 16.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Andrew Levensalor knew when he first stepped foot on the Dexter Regional High School football field as a freshman that he wanted to eventually be a football coach.

Pete Alonso has won the last two derbies using Dove Tail Bats SHIRLEY – Dove Tail Bat Company, a Maine-based manufacturer of baseball bats, will once again be the bat of choice for reigning Home Run Derby champion Pete Alonso.

Grand opening and Chamber ribbon cutting on July 23 SANGERVILLE – Starting July 15 Black Stream Disc Golf LLC of Sangerville will open to the public, offering a new recreational activity in the region.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Thomas Horton and Max Clark are going to get a valuable tune-up on Saturday.

By Moosehead Lake Region Regional Fisheries Supervisor Tim Obrey The fishing in Maine’s largest lake has been pretty good in 2022.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff The 1975 Old Town-Orono American Legion baseball team, in just its second year of existence, won the state tournament and came very close to winning the Northeast Regional Tournament.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Bill Huot of Topsham has enjoyed plenty of thrills as an angler.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff He was a beloved institution at Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford.

SACO – The Maine Field Hockey Association’s 13th annual Maine Field Hockey Festival will take place on Saturday, July 16 at Thornton Academy in Saco.

More than $45,000 in Maine Community Foundation grants will help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Piscataquis County.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR – The new artificial turf surface and the surrounding eight-lane track at Cameron Stadium allowed Bangor to host the Class D state championship football game last fall and the state Class A boys and girls track meet this spring.