By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff KOKADJO — Bear hunters are a pretty patient bunch.

WALDOBORO — The Foxcroft Academy boys and girls cross country teams kicked off 2021 with the Panther Preseason 2-Miler at Medomak Valley High School on Aug.

HERMON — Foxcroft Academy had possession of the football 10 times during an exhibition game at Class C Hermon High School on Aug.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff ORONO — Brooke Sulinski always wanted to play field hockey at the University of Maine, and the former Old Town High School star has had an impressive career with the Black Bears.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff With just six players available in the aftermath of its controlled scrimmage against Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island on Monday, Washington Academy of East Machias has canceled its 2021 varsity football season.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Dexter Regional High School won’t field a boys varsity soccer team this fall, citing low participation numbers.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s no secret among hunters that Maine is a great place to hunt black bears.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The scoreboard was shut off, the chain crew was missing and special teams were something for another day.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff If you have been out and about this summer, you likely have enjoyed the abundance of wild blueberries, raspberries and blackberries.

By David Sharp, The Associated Press Harvey Sutton, or “Little Man,” as he is known on the Appalachian Trail, won’t have long to bask in the glory of hiking its full length.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Principals’ Association will return to an open tournament format this fall for varsity soccer, field hockey, and volleyball that will allow all schools to participate in the postseason.

DEXTER — The fifth Millside Fitness Bun Run 5K was held on the morning of Saturday, Aug.

By Susan Worcester  It always amazes me how we think we know the story but then someone comes along and says, “No, that’s not quite the way it happened.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Former Dexter Regional High School standout point guard Peyton Grant, a Bangor Daily News All-Maine State Schoolgirl Basketball third team selection two years ago, has decided to attend New Hampton School, a prep school in New Hampton, New Hampshire.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Maybe this has happened to you.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff It is going to be more convenient and less expensive for Maine hunters who are successful during the 2021 fall wild turkey season.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Most Maine schools can begin their fall sports practices on Monday, but what the season will look like for student-athletes amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases is still unknown.

GUILFORD — A “Safe Return to School Plan” is now in place for when classes resume at the two SAD 4 institutions on Wednesday, Sept.