Applications are currently being accepted for three Maine Community Foundation’s scholarships that support Washington County students.

by Phil Stuart

The Lubec Junior High School girls have been a dominant force in the Downeast area for a number of years, and they don’t seem to be slowing down.

On March 14 and 15, Shawn Tinker and Jordy Tinker’s Hornets journeyed over to Baileyville to play in the annual Downeast Federal Credit Union tourney coordinated by Mike Boies and the Woodland Recreation Department.

The tournament opened with the usual Woodland/Calais match-up and the Dragons, under Coach Sheridan Smith, prevailed by a score of 31-22.

by Phil Stuart

The Machias High School Bulldogs basketball team waited a long time before they had an opportunity to play for a regional championship or a state title. The Bulldog boys never played on the Bangor auditorium floor until 1969, other than a preseason game or a game against the Bangor Junior Varsity. Since then, like most other schools, they have had their ups and downs.

Currently they have three state championships in boys’ basketball which puts them third Downeast behind Jonesport-Beals and Calais.

by Phil Stuart

Since 1956, the Bangor Daily News has been selecting high school boys basketball players for their allstate team, considered to be the top five talented players in the Pine Tree State. The newspaper also selects a second and a third team of five players each plus a list of 20 or more considered to be in the honorable mention category.

For the first time since 2005, no Washington County player was listed among the top 35 or 40 players in the state of Maine.

by  V. Paul Reynolds

The New England Outdoor Writers Association (NEOWA) is a large group of outdoor writers and photographers that promotes wildlife conservation and professionalism in outdoor communication. Each year, NEOWA awards significant scholarships to a wildlife major from all six of New England’s land grant universities. The hope is that these wildlife majors will go on to reach out to the public and tell the story of wildlife conservation and the important role that sportsmen and sportswomen play in wildlife management and funding.

by Sarah Craighead Dedmon

One day after news broke that Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy will be the 21st president of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias (UMM), she was  enjoying an afternoon reception with UMM personnel and students in Machias. Ferrini-Mundy will begin her term as president of both campuses on July 1.

by Sarah Craighead Dedmon

Riverside Inn owner Cynthia McDonough attended a concert at the University of Maine at Machias sponsored by the local charity Little Hands of Hope. She said she was moved after hearing Kristen Johnson speak about the orphans her charity cares for in Africa. Two weeks later the pair were at another fundraiser together, this time as co-hosts.