The Bangor Daily News has teamed up with Bangor radio station WZON (620 AM) for their seventh WZON/Bangor Daily News Maine Sports Story of the Year.

Votes may be cast by visiting Web sites: bangornews.com or zoneradio.com. The results will be published in the Bangor Daily News on Jan. 1 and aired by WZON.

Here are the seven candidates, which are not listed in any order of preference.

. The University of Maine hockey team rallies in the NCAA playoffs and again advances to the national championship game where it is beaten by Denver.

. Mount Ararat high school pitcher Mark Rogers becomes the highest drafted high school athlete ever from Maine, signing a $2 million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.

. Portland’s Ian Crocker wins gold, silver and bronze medals in swimming during the Athens Summer Olympics, becoming Maine’s most-decorated Olympian.

. The University of Maine football team scores its first-ever victory over a Division I-A opponent, defeating Mississippi State in the heart of SEC country.

. Newburgh race car driver Ricky Craven decides to step out of his Nextel NASCAR ride with PPI Motorsports and moves to the NASCAR Truck Series with Rousch Racing.

. Portland’s Nova Seafood baseball team wins the American Legion national baseball championship.

. The Maine Principals’ Association votes for sweeping changes in the high school basketball tournament for 2006. The Class A tourney will be played during the February school vacation week while the Eastern A tourney moves from Bangor to Augusta and Western B from Augusta to Portland.