Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT — Penquis’ Zak Mills and Nathan Richards of Dexter both dive for a loose ball during a January 2018 contest in Dexter.

Following several seasons in Class D South, Piscataquis Community High School baseball, softball and soccer teams would move back to Class C North.

By Betta Stothart If you’re fired up about the outdoors, there are lots of outrageously cool sights in Maine to explore.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff As cheer squads around the state videotape their routines this week to submit for the 2021 state championship competition, times have been announced for the livestream of the virtual meet on Saturday, March 27.

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Canoes and kayaks are two of the most popular watercraft for recreational paddlers.

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Gas canisters used to fuel camp stoves can be a big challenge to get rid of in Maine once they’re empty.

For the past three years a group of dedicated Greenville residents has  been working diligently on the region becoming a major mountain bike destination area.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy boys swim team members swam in the home pool at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA with times compiled along with those from other schools across the region via a virtual meet to determine the 2021 Penobscot Valley Conference championship.

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By Pete Warner Bangor Daily News Staff At long last, high school athletes in Maine can expect a more normal sports experience this spring.

By John Holyoke Bangor Daily News Staff Recently we published an opinion piece by Jared Bornstein, who is working with sponsors of a bill that would, if passed, allow people to hunt on private property in Maine on Sundays, so long as the hunter had written permission from the landowner.

GUILFORD — The athletic field at Piscataquis Community High School will have a replaced track circling the soccer field, thanks to the generosity of Gordon Contracting.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The Dexter Regional High School boys and girls basketball teams completed their 2021 seasons Tuesday by winning the outright Penobscot Valley Conference Penquis-Penobscot pod championships.

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By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Last Friday’s Penobscot Valley Conference Penquis pod basketball championships weren’t merely a chance to win a title for several student-athletes at Dexter Regional High School.

Hermon, Central of Corinth and Penobscot Valley of Howland made history on Monday, March 8 when they became the first virtual champions of the Penobscot Valley Conference for 2021.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — It may lack the gravitas of the traditional high school basketball tournament, but the Dexter Tigers are both the kings and queens of the Penobscot Valley Conference’s Penquis pod.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The state’s pending relaxation of mass-gathering guidelines may bode well for allowing fans at high school games and for opening up more normal competitions in some sports.