DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy is pleased to announce the hiring of Taylor Dow-Smith ’09, via a May 8 post on the school Facebook page, as the new events coordinator at the Jim Robinson Field House.

HAMPDEN — The Piscataquis Community Middle School, Ridge View Community School and SeDoMoCha Middle School teams took part in an Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet at Hampden Academy on May 4.

GORHAM – Freshman Hayden Strout, a resident of Charleston and 2026 Foxcroft Academy graduate, of the nationally-ranked University of Southern Maine Huskies’ baseball team has been recognized by the Little East Conference with a weekly accolade following a standout performance.

A viral video of a freestyle canoeist sent to him during the pandemic led Sam Dunning to write a mockumentary comedy movie script about a group of disparate competitors at a fictional national competition set on Moosehead Lake.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School SCHOLAR-ATHLETES — Congratulations to Dexter Regional High School seniors Annabelle Peakes and Damiair Miller, who the Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association has recognized for their academic and athletic excellence.

BAR HARBOR — The Penquis Valley High School outdoor track & team traveled to Mount Desert Island High School for a Penobscot Valley Conference meet on May 2.

HAMPDEN — The Piscataquis Community High School girls outdoor track & field team scored 96 points to finish third among four schools at a May 1 Penobscot Valley Conference meet at Hampden Academy.

DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School scored 16 runs, with the final nine coming in the Tigers’ last trip to the plate in the bottom of the fourth, to defeat Penquis Valley High School 16-1 in a Class C/D North interclass baseball matchup on May 1.

OLD TOWN — Three members of the Ridge View Community School outdoor track & field team had first-place finishes during an April 29 Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet at Old Town High School.

Three Rivers Kiwanis presents the 20th annual Sebec River Canoe and Kayak Race on Saturday, May 9.

HAMPDEN — The Piscataquis Community Middle School and SeDoMoCha Middle School outdoor track & field teams began the season with an Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet on Monday at Hampden Academy.

GREENVILLE — The second annual Moosehead Marathon, including 26.

DOVER-FOXCROFT —  The Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft held its 52nd annual Piscataquis River Race on the morning of Saturday, April 25 with paddlers traveling approximately 9.

OLD TOWN — Penquis Valley High School’s Brooklyn Decker earned top honors in the girls shot put in the Patriot outdoor track & field team’s first meet of the season on April 25 at Old Town High School.

BREWER — The Dexter Regional High School, Foxcroft Academy and Piscataquis Community High School outdoor track & field teams opened the 2026 season with a Penobscot Valley Conference meet on April 22 at the Brewer Community School.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Staff Shed hunter Drew Maciel recently found two dead moose while searching for antlers this month.

By Benjamin Kail, Bangor Daily News Staff Secretary of State Shenna Bellows argued that a referendum aiming to ban transgender girls from girls’ school sports has enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, but the margin is tight with more challenges pending.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 52nd annual Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft Piscataquis River Race is set for the morning of Saturday, April 25 from Guilford to Dover-Foxcroft.