Long trips covering great distances and many miles are not unusual for students at Maine Maritime Academy, but usually those trips are taken by boat or ship. While most of their fellow students were returning home for Thanksgiving break, the Mariners’ men’s and women’s basketball… Read More
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The University of Southern Maine will honor former women’s basketball coach Gary Fifield during halftime of Saturday’s 1 p.m. Little East Conference game against Keene State College. There will be a special presentation honoring Fifield at center court of Hill Gymnasium at approximately 1:30 p.m.,… Read More
Thanksgiving is a time of reflection for many Americans who, even in these difficult economic times, are glad to live here in the United States. For most, the holiday is a chance for families to spend the day together and share a dinner table jammed… Read More
Aroostook County ball is synonymous with the fast-break and transition game, so it should be no surprise a player from Fort Kent High School has fit in nicely with the run-and-gun Saint Joseph’s College Monks. Still, the sight of the 6-foot-7, 275-pound Mitch Ouellet on… Read More
The University of Maine women’s hockey team is looking forward to playing at The Colisee in Lewiston tonight as the Black Bears will take on Vermont in Hockey East action. “It’s pretty exciting,” said junior center Jenna Ouellette. “It’s always nice to play at home. Read More
When University of Maine men’s basketball coach Ted Woodward signed guard Gerald McLemore last year, he knew he was getting a guard capable of stepping right into the rotation and making an instant impact. While that has borne out, what Woodward didn’t know was that… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team doesn’t have anybody among the nation’s top 50 scorers. But the 6-3 Black Bears have been able to win five straight games behind their team defense, special teams and ability to score timely goals. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Bears need strong finish to season Game against New Hampshire will decide UMaine’s postseason future
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The Husson University Eagles, coming off their first-ever NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Tournament win, will hit the road again with the nation’s No. 1-ranked team awaiting them. New England Small College Athletic Conference champion Williams College, 16-0-1, will host the Eagles on Sunday at… Read More
The University of Maine baseball team has signed four players to National Letters of Intent for the 2009 season. The quartet includes catcher/first baseman Francis Whitten of Westborough, Mass., shortstop Mike Fransoso of Portsmouth, N.H., outfielder and pitching prospect Carlos Ramirez of Trumbull, Conn., and… Read More
The ability to respond to adversity is one of those intangible qualities that separates championship teams from middle-of-the-pack teams. The University of Maine football team continues to demonstrate resilience and the ability to respond to challenges by opponents as it continues its climb in the… Read More
The Husson College men’s and women’s soccer teams will both be in action this week. The men’s team, despite losing to Castleton State in penalty kicks in the North Atlantic Conference final and failing to claim an NCAA Tournament bid, earned a berth in the… Read More
University of Maine center forward Kelly Newton has been chosen the America East Rookie of the Year as chosen by the league’s coaches. Newton, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, is the Bears’ leading scorer with eight goals and seven assists for 23 points. She… Read More
ORONO – Stephanie Gardiner and Kelly Newton have played field hockey together since eighth grade. They decided to travel more than 3,000 miles to remain teammates and it is paying dividends for the University of Maine field hockey team. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
There is a unique excitement that comes with being in the hunt for the postseason. That feeling is palpable among the members of the University of Maine football team, which finds itself one of the many teams still in contention for the NCAA playoffs. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
The University of Maine women’s basketball team has pretty much dropped off the radar of coaches in the America East Conference. Coach Cindy Blodgett’s Black Bears were picked to finish eighth in the nine-team league in the America East preseason coaches poll released Thursday. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
It has been a memorable fall at Husson University. The men’s and women’s soccer teams and the women’s volleyball teams all earned the top seed for their respective North Atlantic Conference Tournaments by going undefeated in league play. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
When Erica Dorso decided to transfer to Husson College from the University of Maine because she wanted “something smaller,” she never anticipated becoming Husson’s all-time field hockey scoring leader. But that is exactly what has transpired. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
When Jessica Wolfenden steps onto the floor to warm up for her team’s volleyball match against New Hampshire today, there will be more on the line for her than just a victory and conference bragging rights. The University of Maine setter and outside hitter, along… Read More
Jim Bower watched in frustration during most of the 2007 football season as his Maine Maritime Academy teammates played their New England Football Conference schedule. After a productive start, including two 100-yard performances, the rugged fullback from South Paris was lost for the season because… Read More
The members of the Northeastern University defensive staff must be shaking their heads after watching film to prepare for Saturday’s Colonial Athletic Association game against UMaine. The Black Bears produced yet another incarnation of their offense Saturday night and ground out a 41-40 double-overtime victory… Read More
Former University of Maine men’s hockey coach assistant coach Campbell Blair, now the top assistant at the University of Alaska-Anchorage, admitted he was really looking forward to Friday night’s game against the Black Bears in the Alaskan Goal Rush Tournament in Fairbanks, Alaska. “This will… Read More
A lot of things have changed in the six years that have elapsed since the Husson University football program’s modern history began. Husson College is now Husson University, the Braves have become the Eagles, and the season win totals have increased year by year. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine football team is back in game preparation mode this week after having a bye last weekend. The Black Bears (2-3 overall, 0-2 Colonial Athletic Association) hit the road for the fourth time in six games Saturday to face perennial… Read More
The University of Maine men’s soccer team won three games last season after winning just two in the previous two seasons combined. That included an 0-17 season in 2006. Just eight games into this season, second-year coach Pat Laughlin and his Black Bears already have… Read More
Husson University’s golf program is off to its best start in program history, as the Eagles have won their first seven tournaments this fall. This weekend, Husson will host the Husson Invitational at Penobscot Valley Country Club in Orono. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ORONO – Vanessa Vani has been the Maine women’s hockey team’s leading scorer the past two years after being the fourth-leading point-getter her freshman year. Genevieve Turgeon owns the school record for career saves (1973), games played (70) and saves in a season (907). She… Read More
In 2007, Jared Turcotte won the Fitzpatrick Trophy as the top senior football player in the state of Maine. Saturday night, the former Lewiston High School star had a breakout performance for the University of Maine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
There will be a cozy atmosphere at Ritchie Field for a unique Homecoming football game between Maine Maritime Academy and Bridgewater State University Saturday in Castine. The bleachers that were leveled by 200-year-old elm trees which were blown down on top of them during a… Read More
Last November, the Bowdoin College field hockey team became the first team in school history to win a national championship when the Polar Bears annexed the NCAA Division III crown with a 4-3 victory over rival Middlebury College (Vt.) in Collegeville, Pa. That triumph capped… Read More
The new video scoreboard at center ice at the University of Maine’s Alfond Arena is in place and has spawned two smaller scoreboards that will be at displayed at each end. That’s because of an NCAA rule that requires a scoreboard be at least 25… Read More
Lewiston’s Laura Martel, the University of Maine women’s soccer team-leading goal scorer with three this season, has been lost for the season with a knee injury. She will be a medical redshirt, according to Maine coach Scott Atherley. She will have two years of eligibility… Read More
The University of Maine-Fort Kent men’s soccer team had a record-setting year last fall by winning 21 games, collecting its first-ever NAIA Tournament victory and denting the NAIA national top 25 poll. They eventually lost to No. 4 Ohio Dominican 7-0 in the Sweet 16… Read More
Prior to Saturday night’s victory over Stony Brook, it had been almost three years since a University of Maine quarterback had thrown for four touchdowns in a game. Sophomore Adam Farkes accomplished the feat in only 30 minutes of first-half action. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Catherria Turner has been named the new assistant coach for the University of Maine women’s basketball team, head coach Cindy Blodgett announced Monday. Turner, who played basketball at Oklahoma State, comes to Maine after serving as an assistant coach at Simpson College (Iowa) since 2007. Read More
Nineteen freshmen and sophomores will dot the University of Maine’s 27-man hockey roster this season. They are undergoing dry land training as well as getting limited on-ice practice time in preparation for their Oct. 17 opener at the Alaskan Gold Rush Tournament where they will… Read More
Cindy Blodgett is a firm believer that playing tough competition helps a basketball team reach its full potential. The University of Maine’s 2008-09 nonconference schedule provides a testy start as the Black Bears tip off the season in Durham, N.C., against former UMaine coach Joanne… Read More
Jack Cosgrove had some choice words for University of Maine quarterback Adam Farkes on the visitors’ sideline during the first half of Saturday’s game at Monmouth. The Black Bears’ head coach had hoped to motivate his sophomore signal caller, who had struggled with his passing… Read More
Former Dexter High School defender Brandi Alton, along with Allison Hill of Cape Elizabeth and Melissa Rivet of Bridgton have been selected as captains for the University of Southern Maine field hockey team for the upcoming season. “Brandi, Allison and Melissa are excellent choices as… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine men’s ice hockey head coach Tim Whitehead announced Friday that Bob Corkum has been named Associate Head Coach. Corkum replaces Guy Perron, who left earlier this summer to accept a position with the Colorado Avalanche. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Bob Corkum will soon be named to replace his former University of Maine teammate Guy Perron as a full-time assistant coach at Maine, according to a story in U.S. Hockey Report/Amateur Hockey News. Corkum has spent the last two seasons as the associate head coach… Read More
She may stand just 5-foot-2, but she more than compensates for her lack of size with her vision, skill and tenacity. This will be the last go-round for University of Maine senior midfielder Kim Stephenson of Hampden. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Rachel Foster will attend the University of Maine this fall as a student in its Honors College as part of a seven-year curriculum that will help her become a doctor of osteopathic medicine. Foster graduated from Houlton High School in June having led the Shiretowners… Read More
ORONO – Katie Clark Herbine, a former member of the University of Maine women’s basketball team which made four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, has returned to the Black Bears as the associate athletic director for compliance and senior woman administrator, UMaine athletic director Blake James announced recently. Read More
University of Maine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead said he is hoping to name a replacement for associate head coach/recruiting coordinator Guy Perron within two weeks. Perron announced last week he has taken a position as a scout with the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Burgundy Biletski, who served as an assistant field hockey coach at NCAA Division III Sewanee University (Tenn.) last year and helped the team go from four wins the previous season to 10 in 2007, will be an assistant coach at the University of Maine this fall. Read More
The University of Maine track and field program has announced the commitments of eight incoming student-athletes, including several local athletes who have enjoyed outstanding high school careers. Joining coach Mark Lech’s Black Bears in the fall will be Riley Masters and Jennie Lucy of Bangor,… Read More
The University of Maine’s upgrade of three outdoor athletic facilities is on schedule, according to Will Biberstein, the school’s assistant athletic director of internal operations. “Right now, everything appears to be in good shape. Obviously, there’s a chance cold weather could hamper it, but we… Read More
Terry Cummings fondly recalls his playing days at the University of Maine-Presque Isle. As the head men’s basketball coach of the Owls, he hopes to help restore the program to its former level of success. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Former University of Maine track and field standout Viktoriya Rybalko has qualified to represent her native Ukraine in the upcoming Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rybalko, who won UMaine’s Dean Smith Award in 2003, qualified with a mark of 22 feet, 6 inches in the long… Read More
Swift-skating offensive defenseman Kevin Gagne has become the third University of Maine recruit to renege on his verbal commitment in favor of playing Major Junior hockey. Gagne, a native of Edmunston, New Brunswick, recently signed a five-year deal with the Saint John Sea Dogs of… Read More
Curt Smith is gone, Billy Cather is on the fence and George Tager is on the way. That’s the latest news about the University of Maine baseball team, which has added a player to the roster since the Major League Baseball draft. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Brandon Francisco, a highly skilled forward for the York Simcoe Express bantam team in the Ontario Minor Hockey Association, has verbally committed to attend the University of Maine on a hockey scholarship. The 15-year-old Francisco, a left shot right winger, will come to Maine in… Read More
The Cape Cod Baseball League is the summer home for many of the country’s top college prospects. This year, the University of Maine has sent four players to the prestigious wooden bat league for its 114th season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Bill Casavant arrived in Presque Isle back in 1967 when he enrolled at the Aroostook State Teachers College. The Holyoke, Mass., native has been a fixture on the area sports scene ever since. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
University of Maine freshman center Keif Orsini and defenseman Mike Banwell have both had successful shoulder surgeries recently and should be ready for next season, according to Maine hockey coach Tim Whitehead. Banwell had his surgery three weeks ago and Orsini had his procedure within… Read More
Krystal (Fogler) Laviguer, who coached Husson College’s first-ever women’s swim team two years ago, and had been the director of the Bangor-based school’s Swan (fitness) Center and pool, has left the institution to pursue other opportunities. Laviguer had turned the coaching reins over to Butch… Read More
With most students having headed home for the summer, construction work has begun on the University of Maine’s outdoor athletic facilities. Employees from Sargent Corp. in Old Town were busy Tuesday leveling the gravel at the site of the new field hockey field. The work… Read More
The scholarship era has begun in the NAIA’s Sunrise Conference. The University of Maine-Machias announced Wednesday it has signed its first scholarship athlete. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
Home games against Union College, Niagara University and Bentley College are among the highlights of the University of Maine men’s hockey teams’ nonleague schedule for the 2008-09 season. The schedule also includes trips to Fredericton, New Brunswick, and Fairbanks, Alaska, a Portland date with the… Read More
Four University of Maine seniors will be playing their final collegiate baseball games during this week’s season-ending America East series at Binghamton. The quartet, who were all recruited by former coach Paul Kostacopoulos, will complete their careers without fanfare as the Black Bears (19-26-1) have… Read More
Saint Joseph’s College and the University of Southern Maine are only about seven miles apart. This spring, there has been a lot of outstanding baseball played within a very small radius in the Standish-Gorham area. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Every coach likes their first-year players to contribute. But Husson College’s freshmen have not only contributed, they’ve played a vital role in the Eagles march to the championship round of the North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BREWER – One of them is from Maine’s largest city, Portland. The other is from the rural setting of Glenburn. The one from Portland is a freshman lefthander. The Glenburn native is a senior righthander. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Both the University of Maine and Husson College varsity softball teams will be involved in their most crucial weekend series of the season. The Husson Eagles are hosting the semifinal and final rounds of the North Atlantic Conference tournament and the Black Bears are fighting… Read More
Stefanie Pemper helped transform Bowdoin College into one of the premier Division III women’s basketball programs in the country during the last 10 seasons. Now, she is taking her coaching talents from Brunswick to the Division I level. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
It can be a tough transition going from high school football star to college redshirt. Often players need the year to prepare themselves for the rigors of the Division I game. Saturday’s Jeff Cole Memorial Spring Scrimmage gave several University of Maine freshmen the opportunity… Read More
The University of Maine baseball team finds itself in an unusual and uncomfortable position halfway through the America East Conference season. Stony Brook departed Sunday having taken three of four games from the Black Bears in Orono, leaving coach Steve Trimper’s ballclub in last place… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s hockey team has landed another recruit from the Rothesay Netherwood School in New Brunswick. Darcy Ashley, who can play center or wing and had 160 points in 46 games for the Riverhawks, will join teammate Kevin Gagne in… Read More
The University of Maine-Fort Kent and the University of Maine-Machias, along with their Sunrise Conference partners, will be allowed to offer a limited number of athletic scholarships next season. They previously hadn’t been allowed to offer athletic aid. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
The University of Maine athletic department has announced that its soccer programs have added five student-athletes for the 2008 season. The Black Bear men have received commitments from four players, while the women’s team has landed one player. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Joe Reilly, who for the last 11 seasons has been the head men’s basketball coach at Bates College in Lewiston, has accepted the same position at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. Reilly replaces Jay Johnson, who held the post last season on an interim basis. Read More
It was a disappointing weekend for the University of Maine baseball team. The Black Bears opened their America East schedule by dropping three of four games to Albany. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
WATERVILLE – Jeffrey Ramsdell hit a two-run home run while David deKay had a two-run double in the second game Sunday as the University of Maine-Presque Isle beat Colby College 8-5 to earn a doubleheader split. The Mules won the first game 13-1. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
University of Southern Maine men’s track and field coach Scott Hutchinson and senior pole vaulter Adam Haggerty of Hermon have garnered prestigious postseason recognition for the indoor season. Hutchinson, in his third year at the school, was named the Little East Conference’s Coach of the… Read More
So how has the record-setting snowfall in Aroostook County impacted the baseball and softball teams at the University of Maine-Presque Isle? Not much, according to UMPI sports information director and women’s basketball coach Tracy Guerrette. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
As the result of a cooperative effort between the University of Maine and Husson College baseball programs and the respective field maintenance personnel, there will be college baseball this weekend at the John Winkin Complex on the Husson campus in Bangor. Players and coaches from… Read More
They have lost undrafted free agents Dustin Penner, Teddy Purcell and Andrew Sweetland after they played just one year at the University of Maine. So University of Maine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead and his staff will continue their recent trend to recruit younger players. Read More
His addition won’t address the University of Maine men’s basketball team’s need for a true point guard, but Svetoslav Chetinov will fill another gap for the Black Bears. The Bulgaria native and Maine Central Institute Postgrad center, rated the 43rd best prospect in New England… Read More
It isn’t often you’ll see a team from Maine Maritime Academy in Castine matched up against the likes of the University of Southern California – and emerge victorious. That’s exactly what happened last weekend in San Pedro, Calif., where the Mariners’ sailing team won the… Read More
Biddeford’s Emily Rousseau, whose productive freshman season was cut short by a knee injury sustained on Feb. 13, has decided to leave the University of Maine women’s basketball program along with sophomore center Sandra Vaitkute and freshman guard Magdala Johnson. “They are all really good… Read More
Although the University of Maine men finished ninth in Hockey East and failed to qualify for the conference tournament, the league’s coaches honored junior goalie Ben Bishop by selecting him to the All-Hockey East second team. “That’s really cool,” said Bishop from Peoria, Ill., where… Read More
The Husson College baseball team had its ups and downs on its recently-concluded spring trip to Florida, but interim head coach Jason Harvey felt his team progressed and played its best baseball at the end of the trip. “That’s definitely a plus,” said Harvey, who… Read More
University of Maine senior Bryan Grier was charged Tuesday with felony theft and misdemeanor reckless conduct and robbery after an alleged carjacking in Portsmouth, N.H. According to the Portsmouth Herald, the 23-year-old Grier was arraigned in Portsmouth District Court. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Coach Steve Trimper isn’t thrilled with the 5-11 record his University of Maine baseball team brought back to Orono after its annual spring swing to Nevada, Florida and Maryland. But the Black Bears’ boss is quite pleased, overall, about the way his ballclub played. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
The University of Maine at Fort Kent has named Dustin Nadeau its women’s volleyball coach. Nadeau, a St. Francis native and UMFK graduate, takes over for Kate Fecinta, who stepped down after directing the Bengals during the program’s first two seasons. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey program, trying to add some offense for next season, has received verbal commitments from two forwards in the Eastern Junior Hockey League. Brian Flynn, who plays for the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs, and Kyle Solomon, who played for the… Read More
The University of Maine’s Alfond Arena will have a new scoreboard that will include a large video screen for replays. Maine athletic director Blake James said the scoreboard will cost in the vicinity of $700,000 and the money will come from the athletic department budget. Read More
She played her high school hockey on the boys team at Bangor’s John Bapst High School and spent one season playing at Boston College before transferring to the University of Maine. Hampden native Kim Meagher is one of three Black Bears winding up their careers… Read More
Coming off a season-opening sweep at Delaware State, the University of Maine baseball team has embarked on its annual spring break trip. The 4-0 Black Bears are scheduled to play a stretch of 12 games in 16 days, spanning three time zones and three states,… Read More
Lucas Levesque went into this season optimistic about what his University of Maine-Fort Kent women’s basketball team might accomplish. Yet with only one returning starter and eight freshmen in the fold, the Bengals’ coach also realized it might take a while. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
They successfully executed step one. But the University of Maine men’s hockey team has more hurdles to negotiate in its quest to qualify for the Hockey East Tournament. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
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LOWELL, Mass. – Joey DeWitt of Ellsworth was named to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II All-Academic cross country team for the third straight year. The University of Massachusetts Lowell senior has a 3.426 grade point average as a… Read More
Chris Hahn and Keenan Hopson returned to the University of Maine lineup over the weekend after prolonged injury absences and Black Bears men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead liked what he saw. Junior winger Hahn had missed 12 games with a broken finger and broken jaw. Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team has landed another forward from Todd Jenkins’ Compuware Midget Minor Elite Under-16 team in Michigan. Austin Watson, a 6-foot-3, 175-pound right winger, has verbally committed to attend Maine on a scholarship beginning in 2010. Watson’s linemate, center Stuart… Read More
It should be a telling weekend in the North Atlantic Conference women’s basketball ranks. The top two teams in the both the East and West divisions will square off on back-to-back days, which should further clarify the picture for the upcoming conference tournament, which begins… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team has landed the heir apparent to goalie Ben Bishop as well as another defenseman for next season. Scott Darling, a sixth-round draft choice of the Phoenix Coyotes who leads the prestigious United States (Junior) Hockey League in wins,… Read More
ORONO – Since bursting on the scene with nine rebounds in his team’s season opener and a game-high 10 rebounds in the third game of his collegiate men’s basketball career, Sean McNally had been a bit invisible over the next two months. The 19-year-old University… Read More