It has taken a while, but Maine Maritime Academy has gradually worked its way back to the top of the North Atlantic Conference East Division women’s basketball standings. Coach Craig Dagan’s rebuilding Mariners made a statement about their continued progress Monday night while posting a… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine basketball fans may have noticed a slight change this season in the behavior of game officials at Alfond Arena. Officials are often seen reaching to their waists to touch a small, black, plastic box attached to their belts. The box… Read More
They have the blueprint. Now the question is, can the University of Maine men’s hockey team follow it and construct a late-season run to earn a respectable seeding for the Hockey East Tournament? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team’s struggles on the ice haven’t spilled over into the classroom. The hockey team’s 3.12 grade-point average last semester was the best in the history of the program dating back to the 1977-78 season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Throughout New England and the Northeast, basketball players who starred at Maine high schools are playing at the collegiate level. One of the young women who has discovered a nice fit for her basketball talents is Sarah Roderigue of Oakland. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
University of Maine women’s hockey coach Dan Lichterman said 14 days of “great effort” were rewarded Sunday when his Black Bears snapped their 20-game winless streak (0-18-2) with a 4-1 win over Northeastern. Maine outshot NU 43-26. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR – Lucas Levesque had to be shaking his head in disbelief as he sat on the bench at Newman Gymnasium prior to Wednesday night’s women’s basketball game between his University of Maine-Fort Kent team and Husson College. The Bengals’ fifth-year coach arrived in Bangor… Read More
There are a lot of youthful, inexperienced basketball teams in the Maine Division III women’s ranks this season. That dynamic was in evidence again Tuesday night in Castine, where Maine Maritime Academy entertained Bowdoin College of Brunswick. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey program has landed a prolific center who plays for the Compuware Midget Minor Elite Under-16 team in Plymouth, Mich. Stuart Higgins, the third-leading scorer in the Midwest Elite League with 15 goals and 18 assists in 21 games, has… Read More
In some ways, Saturday night’s game against the University of Maryland Baltimore County was the toughest game on the University of Maine men’s basketball schedule so far this season. The game was the fifth straight regular-season game on the road for the Black Bears, and… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine women’s hockey team last tasted victory Sept. 29 in their season opener against Sacred Heart. The Black Bears have gone 18 games without a win (0-16-2) and they are hoping to snap that streak this weekend when they travel… Read More
Tracy Guerrette has never been afraid of hard work. She’s doing plenty of it these days as the sports information director, head women’s basketball coach – and van driver – at the University of Maine-Presque Isle. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Jovan Belcher broke into the defensive lineup for the University of Maine football team in 2005 as a linebacker. He turned in two solid seasons for the Black Bears, but the coaching staff believed Belcher had the potential to be more productive in a different… Read More
The University of Southern Maine is gearing up to host the USM Invitational women’s basketball tournament beginning Friday at Hill Gymnasium in Gorham. Coach Gary Fifield’s Huskies (8-1) have been anxious to return to action after suffering their first loss of the season, 74-58 Dec. Read More
The Lone Star State will be represented on a University of Maine hockey roster for the first time beginning in the 2009-2010 season. Winger Johnnie Searfoss, a native of Colleyville, Texas, has verbally committed to attend Maine on a hockey scholarship. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Eric Lee, a defensive end at Dean College, has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Maine starting next fall. The 6-foot-4, 270-pound Lee helped lead Dean College, of Franklin, Mass., to a 9-1 record and the Northeast Football Conference championship… Read More
The University of Maine-Fort Kent has announced its Nordic ski team roster in anticipation of the upcoming season. Coach Roy Michaud’s Bengals are gearing up for their season-opening meet, the Maine Nordic Division 5K Classic, scheduled Jan. 4 at the Carrabassett Valley Touring Center. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
The University of Maine women’s basketball team still has a lot of issues to work out as it heads into the home stretch of the first semester. Coach Cindy Blodgett’s Black Bears (1-7) are mired in a seven-game losing streak, the longest since former coach… Read More
University of Maine senior defenseman and captain Travis Ramsey is one of 20 nominees for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in hockey. CLASS is an acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School and is based on four Cs: classroom, character, community and… Read More
The table was set for the Maine Maritime Academy volleyball team well before the 2007 season began. The Mariners had enjoyed back-to-back successful seasons and landed another solid recruiting class, but the biggest development was the departure of North Atlantic Conference powers – 2007 champ… Read More
Chris Hahn, a junior left winger for the University of Maine men’s hockey team who shares the team lead with four goals, will be sidelined for at least three weeks with a broken finger, according to coach Tim Whitehead. He suffered the injury early in… Read More
Coach Cindy Blodgett on Thursday released a list of four women who have signed National Letters of Intent to attend the University of Maine on basketball scholarships beginning in 2008-09. They are Samantha Baranowski of Stanhope, N.J., Jasmine Rush of Houston, Samantha Wheeler of Plaistow,… Read More
Spencer Abbott, the leading goal scorer in the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League, has verbally committed to attend the University of Maine next fall. Abbott has scored 24 goals in 26 games for the Hamilton Red Wings and he has also notched 17 assists. He… Read More
Left wing Gustav Nyquist, who has played for the Sweden Under-18 and Under-17 national teams, is one of five players who signed National Letters of Intent to attend the University of Maine on hockey scholarships next fall. The others are United States National Team Development… Read More
There is no secret why the UMaine women have struggled this season. The Bears have not played well enough on defense and have committed too many turnovers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
ORONO – A five-game winless streak is uncharted territory for the University of Maine hockey team’s seniors. The Black Bears are 0-4-1 in their last five games heading into Sunday afternoon’s 2:00 home game against the University of Vermont. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
After making their eighth North Atlantic Conference tournament appearance in the last nine seasons, the Maine Maritime Academy men’s basketball team is looking to bat .900 with another appearance this season. The big challenge for the Mariners this time around will be realizing that goal… Read More
The University of Maine baseball team has announced six players have committed to play for the Black Bears beginning in the fall of 2008. UMaine coach Steve Trimper and his staff have received National Letters of Intent from four pitchers, an outfielder and an infielder. Read More
Freshman Troy Barnies of Auburn will miss at least a couple of weeks of action for the University of Maine men’s basketball team due to a fractured bone in his left wrist. Barnies, who suffered the injury during the team’s Nov. 2 exhibition game against… Read More
The Colby College community is mourning this week after the accidental drowning of longtime Waterville resident Thomas Kopp. Kopp, 69, was on a camping trip Saturday with his son and three grandsons when their boat was swamped by a wave on Great Pond in Belgrade. Read More
Undefeated University of Maine-Fort Kent will make its first-ever appearance in the NAIA Men’s National Soccer Tournament today when the Bengals take on the Raiders of Northwestern College (Iowa) at 1 p.m. in Olathe, Kan. The game will kick off the 20-team tournament. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
It appears as though the University of Maine men will be without two senior forwards for this weekend’s Hockey East series at Merrimack College. Center Wes Clark and right wing Vince Laise are likely to be sidelined, according to Maine coach Tim Whitehead. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
ORONO – It is likely to be an emotional next couple of days for the seniors on the University of Maine football team. Today, the Black Bears’ 12 seniors will be honored during the annual senior luncheon. Then on Saturday, that talented group will gather… Read More
The Husson College women’s soccer team was back at practice in Bangor Monday after Sunday’s rough-and-tumble North Atlantic Conference title victory over the University of Maine-Farmington. The Eagles responded with what coach Keith Bosley called a lively workout. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Last year, Husson College’s Tatyana Wolterbeek scored the game-winning goal with 2:57 left in regulation to give the Eagles a 1-0 win over the University of Maine at Farmington in the North Atlantic Conference women’s soccer final. That gave the Eagles a berth in the NCAA Division III… Read More
Fans of UMaine’s basketball teams can see the squads in action Sunday during the annual Blue-White intrasquad scrimmages at Alfond Arena in Orono. Coach Ted Woodward’s UMaine men open the doubleheader at 2 p.m. with a modified scrimmage. The Bears return five lettermen, led by… Read More
The University of Maine-Farmington has locked down the top seed for both women’s soccer and field hockey as the North Atlantic Conference gears up for its fall sports championships beginning with Saturday’s quarterfinals. The Beavers earned the No. 1 seed in women’s soccer by virtue… Read More
Coach Jack Cosgrove has spent the last several years stressing to his University of Maine football teams the importance of playing a full 60 minutes as a key ingredient in being successful in the Colonial Athletic Association. On Saturday, another solid performance ended in another… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine sports fans may know Nolan Boike from his pitching performances for the Black Bear baseball team. But Boike was wearing a different uniform this past weekend. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
Boasting a lineup that features a mixture of veterans and underclassmen, the Husson College field hockey team is having one of the best seasons in the program’s history. Coming off Tuesday’s 3-0 North Atlantic Conference home victory over Thomas College of Waterville, sixth-year coach Sharon… Read More
Each week, the losses get harder to swallow for the University of Maine football team. Coach Jack Cosgrove’s 1-5 Black Bears have now dropped five straight games for the first time since losing the last five contests during the 1993 season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
It took the pressure and speed of a two-minute drill to help Adam Farkes get into a passing groove Saturday. The redshirt freshman, who struggled a bit in his first start Sept. 22 against Massachusetts, demonstrated some of his potential in Saturday’s 38-13 loss at… Read More
It wasn’t much fun last season, but playing most of their non-conference games on the road will pay off this winter for the University of Maine Black Bears. The men’s basketball team is still waiting for its entire 2007-08 scheduled to be finalized, but the… Read More
The University of Maine-Fort Kent men’s soccer team is off to an impressive 10-0 start this season. And people are beginning to take notice. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
All 10 freshmen will play for the University of Maine men’s hockey team on Saturday night in the exhibition opener against the United States National Team Development Program’s Under-18 squad at Alfond Arena. Game time is 7. “We have a small window to evaluate our… Read More
Clara Swan and Jack Scott will have their jersey numbers retired, while five others will be inducted into the Husson College Sports Hall of Fame on Friday as part of the school’s homecoming activities. Eagles women’s basketball coach Mary “Kissy” Walker, along with former Husson… Read More
While the college baseball season is more than five months away, the University of Maine has been hard at work during its fall workouts. The Black Bears earned victories over a Canadian team last weekend at Mahaney Diamond in Orono. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Maine Maritime Academy has announced three new members of the William J. Mottola Mariner Athletics Hall of Fame. The honorees are coach Davis E. “Dave” Wiggin, Bob Fauvell (Class of ’74), and Jack Cutliffe (’55). The 2007 Mariner Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony will… Read More
The University of Maine football team faces a difficult challenge this week. Coming off a gut-wrenching 24-17 overtime loss at Villanova, coach Jack Cosgrove’s Black Bears (1-2) are faced with the task of regrouping and focusing on Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. Colonial Athletic Association clash with… Read More
ORONO – Garth Snow, Andy Bedard and Mike Flynn will be among the newest members of the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame when the Class of 2007 is inducted on Oct. 14. Snow, a former men’s ice hockey standout goalie; Bedard, an ex-Black… Read More
The best measuring stick for a quarterback is the number of points his team scores. Two games into the 2007 season, the University of Maine offense has scored only two touchdowns. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
BANGOR – The Husson College men’s soccer game Wednesday against the University of Maine-Fort Kent marked the first time a game was played on the new FieldTurf surface at Boucher Field. UMFK won 1-0. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
As advertised, University of Maine quarterback Mike Brusko proved a legitimate run threat Saturday night during the Black Bears’ season-opening 21-14 victory over Monmouth. The rugged, yet shifty, sophomore debuted by rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Two former student-athletes, one friend and supporter, and one team will comprise the University of New England Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2007. Ruth Gagnon Shaw (Class of 1984), Jay Corey ’90, Andy Scontras, and the 1991 University of New England women’s volleyball team… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine football coaching legend Harold Westerman will be inducted into the Black Bear Football Ring of Honor at Alfond Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 22, during the Maine-Massachusetts contest. “I cannot think of a greater representative for the Maine Football Ring of… Read More
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The University of Maine women’s soccer team has been selected to finish third in the 2007 America East preseason coaches’ poll. The Black Bears received 51 points in a vote of the conference’s head coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for… Read More
ORONO – Devin McNeill placed himself in a difficult position last fall. Despite having only kicked a handful of extra points and a few field goals during his senior year at Portland High School, the former soccer standout walked on with the University of Maine… Read More
The 2007 recruiting season has been more like a sport fishing trip for University of Maine baseball coach Steve Trimper. The Black Bears needed pitching, and Trimper was casting his line far and wide to find it. The second-year head coach hooked a couple of… Read More
University of Maine baseball players Curt Smith, Billy Cather, Alejandro Balsinde and Mike Powers all played key roles in leading the Vermont Mountaineers to their second straight New England Collegiate Baseball League title this summer. The Mountaineers compiled a 24-18 record during the regular season… Read More
Bangor High School first-team All-Pine Tree Conference lineman Rob Seccareccia, who had signed a National Letter of Intent to play at the University of Maine, will play at Bangor’s Husson College instead. “I had been accepted at Maine but I received a letter from the… Read More
University of Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz said he is “real excited” about his 2008 opener against the University of Maine. It will be played on Aug. 30 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City and Maine will receive a $400,000 guarantee. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The University of Maine’s football team will take on a familiar face to open the 2008 season. The Black Bears will play the University of Iowa and head coach Kirk Ferentz, who formerly coached the Black Bears. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Former University of Maine guard Tracy Guerrette is back in the UMaine system, but five years after graduating, she’ll be a coach, not a student-athlete. The former Wisdom High School of St. Agatha star makes another return – to her native Aroostook County – as… Read More
The University of Maine- Presque Isle has hired two head coaches for the upcoming school year. Tammy Krul, a Caribou resident, will take over the Owls’ women’s soccer program while Mike Michaud has been named baseball coach. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
After reviewing the spring 2007 academic statistics, Husson College officials, faculty members and coaches are flying high over the grade point averages of the Eagles’ student-athletes. Almost half (47.6 percent) of the students involved in Husson’s 11 athletic programs obtained a spring GPA of 3.0… Read More
University of Maine goalie Ben Bishop underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in his native St. Louis two weeks ago and said he will be ready when the Bears’ dry land training gets underway in September. “I had a torn meniscus [cartilage] in my left knee,” said… Read More
Former Hampden Academy student-athlete Amanda Rodgerson is leaving Southern Maine Community College to take the head women’s basketball coaching position at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. “I just found out Friday,” she said. “It was getting late in the summer so it’s a big… Read More
The riding mower at Husson College will get more down time this fall after the installation of a new FieldTurf artificial field surface on Boucher Soccer Field is completed. One week after Husson College president William Beardsley gave final approval for the project, construction has… Read More
Central Maine Community College in Auburn will expand its athletic department this fall, adding men’s soccer, men’s and women’s volleyball and a co-ed golf program for the 2007-08 school year. The school now offers men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and softball. The athletic department’s expansion… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine field hockey team has received eight commitments for the 2007 season, including one from Miss Maine Field Hockey Kallie Aldus of Belfast, the school announced Monday. Aldus will be joined by Lions teammate Britt Cummings as well as Skowhegan… Read More
Former Bangor High School soccer and hockey star Dylan George said he watched a lot of University of Maine soccer games growing up. Next fall, he will be playing against the Black Bears. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
Yes, Rita Sullivan knows she has limited experience as a basketball coach. The former Bangor High and University of Maine player spent the first half of the 1995-96 season as a student assistant and coached a season of high school ball at Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
University of Maine men’s ice hockey coach Tim Whitehead announced Friday that he has received National Letters of Intent from Jeff Dimmen and Lem Randell to attend the University in the fall of 2007. “We are pleased to announce the addition of these two student-athletes… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine first baseman Joel Barrett of Brewer and third baseman Curt Smith of Willemstad, Curacao, have been named to the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association All-New England Division I All-Star team. Barrett was named to the first team and Smith to… Read More
University of Maine sports radio broadcasts may be changing stations, but the radio play-by-play and color voices for football and ice hockey games will stay the same. Rich Kimball and Bob Lucy will continue to broadcast UMaine football games, while Dan Hannigan and Larry Mahoney… Read More
The North Atlantic Conference has approved the addition of two schools starting with the 2008-09 school year. Green Mountain College and Lyndon State College, both of which are located in Vermont, were recently unanimously approved for membership by the NAC Presidents’ Council and Council of… Read More
Defender Dave Burke and goalkeeper Nemanja Kostic are among four more players who have committed to play soccer at the University of Maine. Coach Paul Laughlin also announced the addition of midfielder/back Gurtej Dhillon and midfielder Adam Baxter to the program. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Kevin Swallow, the seventh leading scorer for the Dartmouth College men’s hockey team this past season, has decided to transfer to the University of Maine. Due to NCAA regulations, he will have to sit out next season but he will be able to practice with… Read More
Chris Parsons, a graduate of Thomas College in Waterville, has been named the assistant men’s soccer coach at the University of Maine. Parsons joins first-year coach Pat Laughlin’s staff after spending the last two seasons as an assistant at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. He also… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey program will lose a defenseman and gain one this offseason. Bryan Plaszcz, who would have been a junior in the fall, has decided to transfer while Jeff Dimmen, who helped lead the St. Louis Bandits to the North American… Read More
The University of Maine baseball team hopes today to continue its quest for a berth in next week’s America East tournament – if the weather will cooperate. Although there is more rain in the forecast, the two teams are scheduled to play a 3 p.m. Read More
Ian London of Colby College in Waterville has qualified for the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships by breaking the school record in the 1,500 meters. London, a senior from Topsham, finished second overall in Saturday’s New England Open Championships. Competing against runners in… Read More
Patrick McEachen, a hard-nosed defenseman from Stouffville, Ontario, has verbally committed to attend the University of Maine beginning in 2009. The 16-year-old McEachen had 15 goals and 49 assists in 72 games for the North York Rangers in the Greater Toronto Hockey League this season. Read More
It wasn’t the type of season Husson College baseball coach John Winkin envisioned. The Eagles finished a disappointing 15-21 and lost to rival Saint Joseph’s College of Standish in the North Atlantic Conference tournament championship game. However, Husson loses only three players and has a… Read More
BOSTON – University of Maine women’s swimming and diving student-athlete Tal Shpaizer and the University of New Hampshire basketball player Danielle Clark of Corinna are nominees for the America East Woman of the Year Award, league Commissioner Patrick Nero announced Tuesday. Shpaizer and Clark are… Read More
The fallout has begun from Ann McInerney’s sudden resignation last month as the women’s basketball coach at the University of Maine. Tonya Young, a 6-foot-1 post player from New Hampshire who in November signed at National Letter of Intent to play basketball at UMaine beginning… Read More
Bryan Biggers, a standout cornerback for the Husson College football team, hadn’t played baseball since 2004 but approached Eagles coach John Winkin about trying out for the team this spring. “I knew him from football. I knew he was a good athlete and he said… Read More
With three weekends left in the America East season, the University of Maine baseball team is still in the thick of the postseason hunt. However, the fifth-place Black Bears will need better overall pitching if they’re going to contend for a third consecutive league title… Read More
The position has only been advertised for a week, but already the University of Maine is compiling an impressive list of candidates for its women’s basketball head coaching job. Candidates will need to demonstrate a commitment to the academic excellence of the student-athletes, put them… Read More
Kevin McHugh, who has served as the director of athletics at The College of New Jersey since 1987, has been named the athletic director and chair of the physical education department at Bates College in Lewiston. He had also been the executive director for student… Read More
Husson College of Bangor men’s basketball players Jason Harvey and Tyler Muzzy, Saint Joseph’s of Standish’s Chad Pulkkinen and Bowdoin of Brunswick’s Kevin Bradley have been selected to participate in the Division III New England Basketball Coaches Association Senior All-Star game. The game will be… Read More
The University of Maine-Presque Isle baseball team wanted to make up for lost time. So it did. The Owls played four games against two teams in one day last Saturday in Massachusetts. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
The University of Maine’s hockey program has had players from several European countries including Sweden, Finland, Scotland, Austria and Switzerland. They will have their first Danish player next season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
Righthander Anthony DeRosa, who was 6-1 with a 4.35 earned run average for the Husson College Eagles last season, will be sidelined indefinitely due to a minor head injury suffered in an auto accident Friday. DeRosa had been the No. 2 man in the starting… Read More
The NFL Draft is only 18 days away, but the annual harvest of top collegiate football talent can’t start too soon for University of Maine senior Daren Stone. Stone is just one of thousands of college players who hope to get a phone call from… Read More
In spite of chilly, soggy spring conditions, the University of Maine baseball team on Sunday squeezed in two nonconference games at New York Tech and wound up splitting the doubleheader. It was the first action for the Black Bears since their spring trip – which… Read More
The Saint Joseph’s College baseball team’s bats were as hot as the Florida sun during its seven-game swing in the Sunshine State, and the Monks returned home with an unblemished record. “That and a nickel will get you a cup of coffee,” said 15-year head… Read More
He is ready to play and just hopes he gets the chance. University of Maine sophomore goalie Ben Bishop returned to the practice ice on Thursday, three weeks after suffering his second groin pull in a 5-1 win over Merrimack College. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Mark Sweeney is a proud alumnus of the University of Maine and its tradition-rich baseball program. The former Black Bear All-American keeps tabs on UMaine’s progress and occasionally touches base with second-year coach Steve Trimper. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
The University of Maine’s hockey program has landed a defenseman from the United States National Team Development Program’s Under-17 team. Ryan Hegarty of Arlington, Mass. has verbally committed to attend Maine beginning in the fall of 2008 according to his coach, John Hynes. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More