One of the topics of discussion among the 33 athletic directors at Thursday’s Penobscot Valley Conference meetings was the possibility of having playoff games involving schools in close proximity to each other following their 10-game regular season schedule for soccer and field hockey teams.

Photo courtesy of Erica Dale800-POUNDER — Erica Dale shot this bull moose in Zone 6 (in Aroostook County) on Oct.

Difficulty: Very strenuous.

Unfortunately, one of the best kept secrets about the workings of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is the Advisory Council.

CORINTH — The Foxcroft Academy boys and girls cross country teams both won the squads’ second meet of the young season to remain undefeated on Saturday, Oct.

As the days shorten and the weather cools, many people who enjoy canoeing, kayaking and other paddle sports may be looking to extend their season into the fall.

The Moosehead Lake Pinnacle Pursuit is a hiking challenge in Moosehead Lake in which hikers who complete all six hikes can become a registered member of the Moosehead Pinnacle Pursuit.

In the monthly outdoor magazine, the Northwoods Sporting Journal a few months ago, personal reports of cougar or mountain lion sightings in Maine were solicited.

One element of a normal high school football season is the quest by some athletes to boost their chances of playing the sport in college.

High school cross country officials are inching closer to a format for this year’s postseason competition within Maine’s coronavirus-related mass-gathering limits.

CORINTH — Senior midfielder Ainsley Ade converted a second-half penalty kick on Friday afternoon, Sept.

On Monday, Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy runners had first-place performances in both the boys and girls races to help the Ponies sweep the 2020 opening cross country meet on Sept.

Jim Leonard may on Tuesday morning have been the first athletic administrator in the state to email high school fall sports schedules out to the media.

One of the best things about a Maine moose hunt is the fact that those adventures typically happen miles from paved roads, in some of the state’s wildest places.

Hiking is an excellent way to view Maine’s fall foliage in all its glory.

Here’s something a lot of student-athletes might not have expected to read this year — the fall high school sports season is about to begin.

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has jumped on the no-lead-bullets bandwagon.