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.

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BREWER — The Foxcroft Academy boys scored points in four events during the 2021 Class C Outdoor Track & Field Championship at the Brewer Community School on June 5.

BREWER — Foxcroft Academy had four first-place performances at the 2021 Penobscot Valley Conference Freshman Outdoor Track & Field Championship at the Brewer Community School on June 1.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Disabled Veterans’ Controlled Moose Hunt lottery.

HomeToGo, the world’s largest vacation rental search engine, today released its 2021 State Park Index, ranking the most extraordinary parks in America for adventure travelers and solitude seekers.

OLD TOWN — The Foxcroft Academy boys scored 58 points at the 2021 Penobscot Valley Conference Small School Outdoor Track & Field Championship on May 29 at Old Town High School.

BREWER — Greenville High School’s Lindsey Chandler and Jessica Cobb both won a pair of events at the Penobscot Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Junior Varsity Championship at the Brewer Community School on May 27.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff While standards for mask wearing, gathering size and social distancing have been relaxed in recent days, at least one thing won’t change as the state high school baseball and softball playoffs approach.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Ten influential sports and education figures from around the state comprise the eighth class of the Maine Principals’ Association’s Hall of Excellence inducted during a virtual ceremony May 27.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Principals’ Association announced a reopening of all interscholastic activities in the state late Wednesday afternoon.

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By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff LEWISTON — Caleb Fockens’ bid to become the first player north of Augusta to capture the state schoolboy tennis singles championship in 15 years fell just short Monday afternoon.

At Dover-Foxcroft May 21  Foxcroft Academy boys 134, Greenville 13, Penquis Valley 10, Piscataquis Community 8 100m: 1, Jesse Drury, FA, 11.

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff While Maine’s lakes, rivers and streams are home to some great freshwater fishing, they are also contaminated with dangerous levels of toxic mercury.

SHIRLEY – Dove Tail Bats announced an exclusive agreement with ProXR to produce the world’s first metal bat using ProXR’s handle design.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff New baseball markets mean new revenue streams for Dove Tail Bats.