University of Maine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead made two proposals at the annual American Hockey Coaches Association meetings in Florida late last month: A two-referee, two-linesman officiating system and four-on-four play in overtime. Both are used in the NHL. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Even after literally beating the bushes to get six players signed in the fall recruiting period, University of Maine baseball coach Steve Trimper still hoped to bolster his pitching corps. Trimper received good news Thursday as three pitchers committed to play for the Black Bears. Read More
When Rockland High School three-sport star Wade Oliver was deciding among colleges, he said “I was looking at USM [University of Southern Maine] pretty hard.” Then he visited Saint Joseph’s College in Standish. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
It’s going to be a full house in the University of Maine women’s basketball locker room next season. Coach Ann McInerney, who is wrapping up her first year in Orono, on Tuesday announced her 2006 recruiting class. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Officials at the University of Maine are gearing up for a busy weekend of athletics-related activities on campus. An estimated 500 family, friends and associates of former Bangor businessman and philanthropist Larry Mahaney are expected to gather Saturday morning at the new Mahaney Dome for… Read More
The University of Maine-Fort Kent has announced it will begin fielding new varsity athletic teams beginning next fall. UMFK President Richard Cost announced the Bengals will begin competing in golf, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country and Nordic skiing during 2006-07. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
The University of Maine baseball team is on the verge of eclipsing a 15-year-old hitting record this season. Coach Steve Trimper’s Black Bears go into today’s nonleague game against Colby College of Waterville with 22 triples, one shy of the 23 three-base hits legged out… Read More
The long perennial wait finally ends this week for the University of Maine baseball team. After playing on the road for the first seven weeks and 27 games of the season, the Black Bears are gearing up for their first homestand at Mahaney Diamond in… Read More
The University of Maine softball team is hoping a three-game sweep of Vermont last weekend will carry the Black Bears as they approach the toughest part of the their America East schedule. Maine will travel to league rival Boston University Wednesday for a doubleheader, then… Read More
As the University of Maine softball team heads into its second straight America East weekend and conference home opener, it’s clear what has powered the Black Bears this year. Maine pitchers, especially senior Sarah Bennis and redshirt freshman Jenna Balent, are leading the league with… Read More
Coach Kissy Walker helped mold a young ballclub into a North Atlantic Conference women’s basketball contender last winter. With her Husson College team scheduled to lose only one senior to graduation, Walker hopes her new recruiting class can help the Eagles build on their solid… Read More
The awards continue to roll in for University of Southern Maine basketball star Ashley Marble. The junior from Topsfield on Monday was named the 2006 ECAC Division III Women’s New England Basketball Player of the Year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
The University of Maine softball team will play its home opener this weekend in Orono, but the Black Bears may not actually play on Kessock Field. Instead, Maine is scheduled to play a doubleheader against Merrimack – inside the new Mahaney Dome. “Having the Dome… Read More
WABI-TV Channel 5 in Bangor will televise the University of Maine’s NCAA East Regional Tournament hockey game against Harvard University on Saturday at 3 p.m. and, if Maine wins, it will air Sunday’s 2 p.m. quarterfinal game between Maine and the winner of the Michigan State-New Hampshire game… Read More
There was a lot at stake in Friday night’s Maine-Boston College Hockey East semifinal. Despite the fact his Black Bears were 13th in the PairWise Rankings that mimic the NCAA Tournament selection process, Maine coach Tim Whitehead felt his Black Bears were fine in the… Read More
The University of Southern Maine and Bates College have certainly put their stamps on the New England-Northeast hoops scene and D3hoops.com has noticed. The Huskies’ Ashley Marble has been named D3hoops.com Northeast Region Player of the Year, USM coach Gary Fifield is the Northeast Region… Read More
ORONO – It was Dec. 30, 2001 and the University of Maine’s hockey team was facing Northern Michigan University in the championship game at the Everblades College Hockey Classic in Estero, Fla. Maine took a 3-2 lead into the third period only to have the… Read More
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ORONO – University of Maine junior defenseman Mike Lundin will miss this weekend’s Hockey East quarterfinal series against UMass Lowell. He continues to recuperate from a freakish injury to the pinky finger on his right hand suffered in Maine’s 2-1 win over Merrimack College on Feb. 25. Read More
Steve Trimper believes playing top-notch competition will bring out the best in his players, especially during America East play. That’s one of the reasons he was so excited last weekend to take his University of Maine baseball team to Oxford, Miss., for a three-game series… Read More
Bates College of Lewiston junior center Meg Coffin was named the New England Small College Athletic Conference Player of the Year while teammates Sarah Barton and Matia Kostakis also received women’s basketball all-conference honors. The 6-foot-1 Coffin was second in the conference in scoring and… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team kept tabs on the Winter Olympics and the players said they were surprised the Canadian and American teams were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Maine has 14 Canadians and 13 Americans on its roster. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ORONO – There is nothing flamboyant about the way Maine’s checking line plays. But senior center Jon Jankus, junior left wing Brent Shepheard and sophomore right wing Rob Bellamy have been showcasing the merits of physical play, a defensive presence and simplicity over the last… Read More
Defending America East champion Maine is picked to defend its baseball championship in the 2006 conference preseason coaches poll. The Black Bears received six of a possible seven first-place votes and 47 points overall in the poll, in which coaches cannot vote for their own… Read More
Teams that experience a high roster turnover from one season to the next usually can expect some struggles. University of Maine-Fort Kent women’s basketball coach Lucas Levesque went into the 2005-06 season with only one returning regular. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
University of Maine interim head field hockey coach Andrea Thebarge has received National Letters of Intent from four players, including two Miss Maine Field Hockey nominees, and has also received five verbal commitments for next season. Cony High School of Augusta’s Alyssa Cloutier and Norridgewock’s… Read More
The Husson College men’s basketball roster will add some size next season with the addition of three local high players. Presque Isle center Chris Coffin, Mount View of Thorndike center Kyle Tripp, and Medomak Valley of Waldoboro forward Matt McKenzie all made tuition deposits and… Read More
ORONO – Steve Trimper considers himself a traditionalist when it comes to baseball. That includes an affection for playing on natural grass. After putting the University of Maine baseball team through practices in the new Mahaney Dome, the Black Bears’ first-year head coach has had… Read More
The Sunrise Conference just got a little bigger with the addition of new members Vermont Technical College and Paul Smith’s College. The two schools are the sixth and seventh members of the NAIA Division II-affiliated conference, which also includes the University of Maine-Fort Kent, University… Read More
Scoring 1,000 career points is a nice accomplishment for any basketball player. Sunday afternoon, two Maine Maritime Academy women’s teammates achieved the feat during the same game. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
University of Maine freshman Jeff Marshall was struggling at forward and hadn’t played in 10 games. He hadn’t registered a point in seven games up front. With sophomore Bret Tyler (high ankle sprain) and freshman Bryan Plaszcz (shoulder) sidelined, the Black Bears were down to… Read More
As part of its effort to promote women’s basketball in the state, the Maine Women’s Basketball Coaches Association selects a list of weekly award winners and publishes team and individual statistics for its members. The organization caters to all the state’s NCAA Division III and… Read More
A 10-member search committee headed by oceanography professor David Townsend has begun working to find the next athletic director for the University of Maine. UMaine has embarked on a national search to replace Patrick Nero, who resigned the position in June and in July became… Read More
The amazing ride continues for the University of Southern Maine women’s basketball team, which is the No. 1 team in the nation according to two of the major Division III polls. Coach Gary Fifield’s Huskies are 13-1 coming off Tuesday night’s Little East Conference victory… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine center and assistant captain Michel Leveille had gone three games without a point. And when assistant coach Grant Standbrook told him in a one-on-one meeting between the wins over Brown (Nov. 7) and Northeastern (Nov. 10) that he wasn’t playing… Read More
For only the fourth time since she graduated as the University of Maine’s all-time leading scorer in 1998, Cindy Blodgett will be on the opposing bench Saturday afternoon. The 2005-06 Black Bears will encounter Blodgett, now an assistant coach at Brown University, when they face… Read More
ORONO – Three months ago, Brac Brady was thinking he’d be helping his brother coach high school basketball in the Sunshine State. Tuesday night, he was pacing the sideline at Alfond Arena directing his University of Maine-Machias men’s basketball team in a regular-season game against… Read More
ORONO – The word “charter” was music to the ears of University of Maine defenseman Mike Lundin and his brother Matt. The Black Bear men’s hockey and women’s basketball teams took a charter flight together from Bangor International Airport to Florida Sunday night because both… Read More
It has been a testy first semester for the University of Maine women’s basketball team. The basketball portion of the academic period ended with Saturday’s 57-47 loss at George Washington. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
University of Maine junior defenseman Kelly Law will have a story to share with her children and grandchildren some day. She can tell them she scored a goal against the 2006 United States women’s Olympic hockey team. Law scored the game’s first goal in last… Read More
Matt Gaudet, who led the Colby College basketball team in scoring each of his four seasons on Mayflower Hill, recently had his jersey No. 22 retired by the school. Gaudet, a former All-Maine performer at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, starred for the White… Read More
Let’s see… Regular season, home game, conference opponent, traditional rival. Yeah, that makes it a pretty important game. Then again, they always are when the University of Maine and Boston University men square off on the basketball court. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
ORONO – Ann McInerney has inherited a University of Maine women’s basketball team that is in need of some retooling. In spite of the Black Bears’ relative youth (five freshmen, two sophomores), she isn’t allowing her players to make any excuses. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
One of the most storied rivalries in college hockey gets a different look this weekend. For the first time in recent memory, the Bowdoin College Polar Bears and Colby College Mules will play back-to-back games. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Kristin Baker grew up watching basketball phenom Cindy Blodgett and dreaming about playing at the University of Maine. Next winter, Baker will get that opportunity. The 5-foot-5 point guard at Valley High School in Bingham has announced she plans to walk on at UMaine next… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine women’s ice hockey team has signed two players to National Letters of Intent, coach Guy Perron announced Friday. Taryn Peacock and Elyce Thomas will attend the University of Maine starting in the fall of 2006. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Maybe home cooking will be more agreeable to the Husson College men’s basketball team this weekend. The Eagles will take part in their third straight weekend tournament Friday and Saturday, but this time around, they won’t have to travel to do it. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ORONO – It was back to the drawing board for the University of Maine men’s hockey team Tuesday as the Bears prepare for a three-games-in-nine-days stretch beginning Friday night at Providence College. The Bears have lost two in a row and have hit a mini-scoring… Read More
Coming into this season, there were plenty of questions about how the University of Maine women’s basketball team would fare after the loss of three senior standouts. Based on the first three games, it appears the Black Bears are going to be just fine. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
It was one of those moments that Ryan Shelley will always cherish. The University of Maine’s third string goalie had practiced for a year and a half but had never appeared in a game until last Saturday night’s 7-2 exhibition win over the United States… Read More
While most people will be munching Thanksgiving turkey today, the University of Maine women’s hockey team will be flying to Grand Forks, N.D., for a two-game set with North Dakota on Friday and Saturday evenings. Second-year coach Guy Perron’s Bears are 6-3-3 while the Fighting… Read More
Less than three months after being named the head baseball coach at the University of Maine, Steve Trimper has put together his first recruiting class. Joe Martin, an outfielder from Portland High School, is among the six players who have signed National Letters of Intent… Read More
A slow start was overcome by a fast finish and the University of Maine volleyball team has once again propelled itself into the America East conference tournament as the third seed. After winning 10 of their last 15 regular season matches, the 11-12 Black Bears… Read More
ORONO – Football coaches can be stubborn people. Once they’ve determined a particular way of doing things on the field, they go out every week to prove that strategy can be successful. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Terry Kix, who has been the field hockey coach at the University of Maine for 15 years and the senior women’s administrator the past 21/2 years, is leaving the university. Her resignation is effective Dec. 31. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
With the University of Maine clinging to a four-point lead in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Atlantic 10 football game at Northeastern, the team needed a spark. Arel Gordon was more than willing to oblige. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Defenseman Kelly Law of the University of Maine women’s hockey team is looking forward to an opportunity to play for a Hockey East All-Star team against the 2006 United States Women’s Olympic Team on Dec. 11 at the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore Center in Durham, N.H. Read More
Three weeks into his fifth season as head coach of the Eastern Maine Community College men’s basketball team, Ray Alley had to face reality. As the full-time owner of an industrial and residential contracting company (All American Painting) and the father of four daughters, there… Read More
ORONO – Coach Jack Cosgrove and the University of Maine football team are well aware they’ve long since been out of the hunt for an Atlantic 10 championship or a spot in the NCAA playoffs. By the same token, the Black Bears also realize how… Read More
University of Maine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead has a nice dilemma. Entering the season, he was hoping one of his young goalies would emerge as the replacement for school record-setter Jimmy Howard, who passed up his senior year to sign with Detroit. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The University of Maine-Presque Isle men’s soccer team qualified for the NCAA Division III Independent Northeast Regional Championship and the Owls will face Lincoln University (Pa.) on Nov. 5 at Mitchell College in New London, Conn. The game will be at 11 a.m. and will… Read More
ORONO – So far so good. That’s how the University of Maine’s hockey team players view their 5-1 start as they begin Hockey East play on the road against Boston College and UMass this weekend. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
The man with arguably the best last name ever to grace the back of a University of Maine basketball warmup jersey is back in Orono, this time in a suit. Julian Dunkley has traded in his shorts, sneakers, and jersey for a suit, shoes, and… Read More
The University of Maine women’s soccer team didn’t get off to the start they had hoped for. But they’ve more than made up for it lately. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
The Husson College golf team did not win the New England Regional Division III Tournament a year ago, ending a string of three consecutive championships. They hope to rectify that situation this weekend but it will be a grueling challenge. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
The Husson College football team rolled out of Bangor at 8 p.m. Thursday bound for Buena Vista, Va., and Saturday’s football game against Southern Virginia University. Coach Gabby Price and the Eagles arrived back in Bangor at 5 a.m. Sunday – after approximately 1,666 miles… Read More
Maine Maritime Academy football coach Chris McKenney knows there is no substitute for experience. The Mariners had struggled to a 5-22 record over the previous three seasons in the tough New England Football Conference while utilizing a lot of younger players. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Raymond Alley started his varsity basketball career as an eighth-grader on the island of Vinalhaven. By the time he hung up the sneakers, the fiery guard was the all-time leading scorer at Husson College in Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ORONO – The tactic of platooning quarterbacks is nothing new in college football. It can be employed when neither of the top two quarterbacks on a team is consistently able to outperform the other. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
Steve Trimper has only been working with the University of Maine baseball team on the field for about three weeks, but the Black Bears’ first-year coach is excited about the veteran group. Trimper, who was hired Aug. 18 to replace Paul Kostacopoulos, who took the… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team will be without one forward and possibly two when it opens its season on the road against the Air Force Academy and Colorado College on Oct. 7-8. Wes Clark and Billy Ryan, both sophomores, suffered injuries this past… Read More
Colby College ushered in the Ed Mestieri era in 2004 with an impressive 6-2 campaign that included another Colby-Bates-Bowdoin series championship. Behind a smothering defense that was among the best Division III, the White Mules finished the season ranked sixth in New England Division III. Read More
ORONO – A work in progress. That’s how University of Maine football coach Jack Cosgrove described his team after Saturday night’s 26-21 loss to Richmond at Alfond Stadium. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
The University of Maine-Presque Isle is set to induct three new members into the UMPI Athletic Hall of Fame as part of Homecoming festivities on Saturday, Sept. 24. Sue Lougee, Brian Cronin and Darren Clukey will be recognized for their athletic accomplishments both at UMPI… Read More
University of Maine baseball coach Steve Trimper has announced his staff as he begins his first season with the program. Cory Domel and Jared Holowaty have been hired as full-time assistants, while former All-America East catcher and UMaine graduate Aaron Izaryk will serve as a… Read More
Dan Kerluke, who last winter led the Bangor High School hockey team to its first berth in an Eastern Maine Class A championship game in its 22-year history, has left Bangor to become a volunteer assistant coach with the University of Maine men’s hockey team. Read More
The Husson College women’s soccer team has lost the school’s all-time leading scorer to graduation. But she is the only prominent player missing and the veteran-laden Eagles have been joined by an infusion of talented newcomers. The Husson men’s team has a new coach in… Read More
The University of Maine’s field hockey team should be able to tell you everything you need to know about bus travel this season. That’s because the Black Bears have 14 road games and just four home games. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
The University of Maine has an incoming 6-foot-6 goalie in Ben Bishop and now they’ll have a 6-6 defenseman. Simon Danis-Pepin said he has verbally committed to attend Maine beginning next week. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
The University of Maine men’s and women’s hockey programs have a husband and wife coaching team. Campbell Blair is in his fifth season as an assistant for the men’s program and his new wife, the former Kate Fennessey, has become the new assistant for the… Read More
ORONO – Bobby Wilder’s philosophy as the offensive coordinator of the University of Maine football team is to put his best 11 players on the field. That helps explain why the Black Bears plan to utilize two quarterbacks, Ron Whitcomb and Chris Legree, this season. Read More
University of Maine field hockey assistant coach Rebecca Ouellet said she was pleased that the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery was spared from closure Wednesday when the Base Realignment and Closure Commission ruled against the Department of Defense’s recommendation to do so. That’s because Ouellet… Read More
ORONO – Montell Owens beamed as he jogged off the practice field Thursday morning at the University of Maine. He has plenty to smile about these days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
BANGOR – Husson College has experienced some growing pains while trying to build a Division III football program from the ground up during the last three years. You’d never know it by visiting the John Winkin Complex during one of the team’s preseason workouts. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ORONO – With a two-hour practice on Morse Field drawing to a close Monday morning, the University of Maine football team ran a “live” play to simulate a fourth-and-one situation. Senior tailback Montell Owens pounded into the slim hole as though he were driving toward… Read More
ORONO – Former coach William Kenyon, and former Black Bear Jamie Cassidy head a list of six inductees for 2005 induction into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame. Kenyon served as head coach of the Maine baseball, football, and basketball teams prior to… Read More
BOSTON – University of Maine senior Aaron Izaryk, a catcher on the Black Bear baseball team, has been named the America East Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Izaryk and Vermont soccer player-skier Amy Cochran, the Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year, were selected from a group… Read More
Stacey Sullivan always felt privileged to be a student-athlete at the University of Maine. That feeling, she believes, will carry over as she takes over the softball team for which she once played. And it was clear that the school feels the same about her. Read More
ORONO – Former University of Maine women’s basketball standout Kim Corbitt has been hired as an assistant on head coach Ann McInerney’s staff. Corbitt and Colleen Carbone, who was a graduate assistant at New Hampshire last year, will serve as assistant coaches for the 2005-06… Read More
Bates College swimmer Phil Barr of Lincoln, R.I., who made an inspirational return to swimming this past season despite damaged lungs he suffered during the 2003 Station night club fire in West Warwick, R.I., was named the recipient of the male 2005 NCAA Sportsmanship Award. Read More
With the University of Maine a few weeks away from announcing its new head softball coach, the school can be sure that person won’t be Michelle Puls. The Black Bears interim head coach has been hired as an assistant coach at Indiana University. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Julie Veilleux’s basketball background includes playing for one of the most successful high school programs in the state and for one of the most successful college programs in the America East conference. Now that Veilleux has moved into coaching, why should her standards be any… Read More
Peter Wolley, who coached high school basketball for several years during the 1980s and ’90s, has been hired as the head women’s basketball coach at the University of Maine-Machias. The announcement was made Friday by UMM athletic director Rich Fabri. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Randy Lee, who spent the last two seasons as the head men’s and women’s basketball coach at the University of Maine-Machias, has left to become the head men’s coach at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, an NAIA institution in Odessa. Lee, 32,… Read More
A University of Maine backcourt which is already one of the strongest in America East could be even stronger with the addition of junior college signee Rashard Turner. Turner, who hails from Peekskill, N.Y., signed a National Letter of Intent to attend UMaine as a… Read More
University of Maine baseball players Troy Martin, Matt McGraw, and Ryan Quintal were named to the New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Team Monday. The Black Bear trio will play in the NECBL All-Star Game Sunday at Cardines Field in Newport, R.I. McGraw will be… Read More
UMaine-Presque Isle graduate and Eastport native Scott Hutchinson has been named the men’s track and field and cross country coach at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. Hutchinson, who was the women’s cross country and track coach at Salve Regina University (Newport, R.I.) for… Read More
University of Maine kick return specialist and wide receiver Arel Gordon was named an honorable mention to The Sports Network’s Preseason All-America Div. I-AA team. “Obviously I’m very excited for him and for that honor,” UMaine head coach Jack Cosgrove said. “I almost wish it… Read More
Washington, D.C., Detroit, St. Paul, Minn., and Tampa, Fla., have landed Frozen Fours for 2009-2012, respectively, and University of Maine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead likes the choices. “It’s exciting. We’re certainly getting a great cross-section geographically,” said Whitehead. “They’re clearly trying to spread out… Read More
ORONO – Meagan Fogarty of Dexter is one of nine field hockey standouts who will don the blue and white of the University of Maine in the fall. Coach Terry Kix announced that Maygan Cassarino of Milford, N.H., Kelly Duchemin of Mashpee, Mass., Nicole Emery… Read More