By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic won’t be quite the same this year, but game officials hope a revised event in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will provide its participants a sense of closure to their high school football careers.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine anglers enjoy sharing their fishing stories.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Penquis Youth Hockey Association is looking forward to a more normal hockey season than last year and is excited to get started in planning for the 2021-22 season.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The prospect of a return to high school sports as usual this fall revives a question that’s been posed during the best of times in recent years.

Players from across the region were honored by the Penobscot Valley Conference for their play during the 2021 season.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The Ultimate Fighting Championship was the first major sports franchise to resume operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, initially with fanless shows based mainly in Las Vegas and on an island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Throughout the month of June anglers of all abilities are encouraged to cast for Fishing Across Maine, a fundraiser for Wayside Food Programs and to help end food insecurity across the state.

By V.

By Matt Berg, Bangor Daily News Staff Seven months after taking up hiking, a legally blind Portland woman accomplished a feat that challenges even the most experienced: hiking Mount Katahdin.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff STANDISH — It’s not always how many hits a team gets, rather when they get them that matters most.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff BREWER — Cheyenne Beem has had a lot on her mind this week.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff NEWPORT — Ryan Martin is turning in his whistle as head coach of the Nokomis Regional High School boys varsity basketball team to join the Newport school’s administrative team.

Father’s Day Weekend, June 19-20, is a free fishing weekend! On these days, any person who registers online (except those whose license has been suspended or revoked) may fish without a license.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Rain in parts of Maine has forced the Maine Principals’ Association to postpone Tuesday’s scheduled baseball and softball regional championship games.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Tim Lander couldn’t understand why his text message notification tone kept going off.

Please join Moosehead Trails volunteers and Bureau of Parks and Lands staff for a fun day of hiking and trail maintenance in the scenic Little Moose Unit, just south of Moosehead Lake.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff When the conversation turned to football, Steve Vanidestine couldn’t resist smiling about the expected return of the sport this fall.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Sugarloaf Mountain’s efforts to develop itself as a major mountain biking destination has gained a boost with the announcement that it will host one of two American stops on the 2022 Enduro World Series tour.