This past Sunday I had a ton of chores to do around the house. So I went fishing. My wife and I loaded some poles and warm water fishing gear into the boat and headed to Worthley Pond in Poland. The choice of pond was perfect for my circumstances. My wife prefers catching to fishing […]

The Loon Echo Land Trust will be sponsoring a “Hike n’ Bike Trek” on Sept. 20 at the Shawnee Peak Ski Area in Bridgton. The event will benefit the Loon Echo Land Trust, an organization dedicated to protecting mountains, fields and forests for recreation. The “hike trek” is a six-mile hike along Pleasant Mountain’s ridge. […]

I was watching the outdoor channel on television the other day. I am amazed by the lack of training and actual babying of very youthful hunters by their fathers or guides on these shows. The program I was watching was a father and his very young son in an elevated deer blind or “shooting house.” […]

Fishing on the region’s largest lake – Sebago Lake – continues to be productive for both salmon and togue, and angler use remains fairly high. Adult salmon are making a strong showing in the catch, but a higher proportion of sublegal salmon are being caught. Some outstanding catches of lake trout also are being reported […]

Fishing on the region’s largest lake – Sebago Lake – continues to be productive for both salmon and togue, and angler use remains fairly high. Adult salmon are making a strong showing in the catch, but a higher proportion of sublegal salmon are being caught. Some outstanding catches of lake trout also are being reported […]

A fine season for the Gray-New Gloucester softball team came to an end in the Western Maine Class B semifinals on Saturday on the road against Fryeburg Academy. The No. 4 Patriots fell to the top-seeded Raiders 5-0. Fryeburg junior pitcher Hannah Hill, recently named the Gatorade Maine softball player of the year, limited Gray-New […]

BE sb connie grovo: Bonny Eagle’s Connie Grove makes contact with a pitch during last Thursday’s Western Maine Class A softball quarterfinal against South Portland. South Portland won 2-0. Staff photo by Tom Minervino BE sb lashawna Jackson: Bonny Eagle’s LaShawna Jackson leans back to avoid being hit by an inside pitch during last Thursday’s […]

The Lake Region softball team’s season ended last Thursday with a tough loss on the road to Maranacook in the Class B Western quarterfinals. The No. 7 Lakers (10-8) gave the No. 2-seeded Black Bears all they could handle during the contest, but in the end, the Lakers came out on the short end of […]

The Lake Region baseball team left several losing seasons in its wake in 2008, registering 10 regular-season wins and earning a Western Maine Class B playoff berth. And the No. 11 Lakers were three outs from taking their season a step further when they traveled to No. 6 Falmouth for a prelim game on Tuesday. […]

The Lake Region baseball team left several losing seasons in its wake in 2008, registering 10 regular-season wins and earning a Western Maine Class B playoff berth. And the No. 11 Lakers were three outs from taking their season a step further when they traveled to No. 6 Falmouth for a prelim game on Tuesday. […]