The University of Maine’s hockey team had a memorable start to its season. But the 4-0 win over two-time defending NCAA champion Minnesota and 6-2 triumph over Wisconsin that earned the Black Bears the Maverick Stampede Tournament championship in Omaha won’t create overconfidence, the players… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine volleyball team will conduct clinics for children and adults Sunday in South Portland. The clinic will be held at the South Portland Community Center on 21 Nelson Road. The youth clinic for middle school and high school athletes will… Read More
When it comes to big-time college sports, Maine hasn’t been considered a recruiting hotbed in any sport. That perception might be changing, however, thanks to the successful careers of runners such as Joey and Louie Luchini, Steven DeWitt, Parker Pruett and Matt Lane. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Dr. James Libby of Buxton, a former assistant coach at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish, has been named the men’s basketball coach at Thomas College in Waterville. Libby, who is an assistant professor of business management at Thomas, replaces Chris Young, who directed the Terriers… Read More
ORONO – Whether you call it reloading or rebuilding, the process began at the University of Maine’s Alfond Arena on Tuesday as the men’s hockey team took the ice for their first official practice. The Bears were picked to finish fourth in Hockey East by… Read More
Attending a college football game is usually a study in patience. Not so for the Ball family as they drove to Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, Va., Saturday afternoon. Parking was a breeze, there was no waiting at the ticket gate, they could sit wherever they… Read More
Their record may be 0-2, but the Husson College Braves still managed to come away from Saturday’s 35-28 football loss with plenty of positives to point out. Freshman quarterback Lee St. Hilaire of Winthrop is the primary reason for Braves fans to smile after he… Read More
ORONO – When you’ve shared back-to-back Atlantic 10 football championships and made consecutive trips to the NCAA national quarterfinals, starting the season 2-2 isn’t where you want to be. That’s the position the University of Maine football team finds itself in, coming off Saturday’s 24-16… Read More
Former basketball standout Vicki Mazerall of Howland will have her uniform No. 00 retired as part of Husson College’s Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony to be held Saturday, as part of the school’s Homecoming festivities. Also being inducted are basketball players Kristi Wildman Alley… Read More
University of Southern Maine women’s basketball coach Gary Fifield has announced his assistant coaches for the 2003-04 season. Joining Fifield is former Saint Joseph’s College head coach Mike McDevitt, 2003 Colby College graduate Bianca Belcher and former USM standout Jessica Libby of Orono. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
GORHAM – Former University of Maine-Presque Isle men’s basketball coach Karl Henrikson has been named to fill the same post at the University of Southern Maine. The 47-year-old Henrikson becomes the 15th coach at USM, from which he earned a bachelor’s degree in English in… Read More
ORONO – There was obviously some disappointment. But University of Maine junior sweeper Linda Consolante was also happy to be back with her Black Bear teammates after being one of the final players cut by the Canadian World Cup soccer team. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The University of Maine men’s basketball team has imported a big body to try and fill the sizable void left by forward Rickey White. Olli Ahvenniemi (ah-ven-ee-uh-me), a 20-year-old pivot man from Finland has enrolled at UMaine and is expected to see some game time… Read More
ORONO – Ron Whitcomb couldn’t have had a much tougher challenge for his collegiate football debut than he got Saturday night. Playing in front of the largest home crowd in recent memory (9,354) at Alfond Stadium, the redshirt freshman quarterback went up against No. 3… Read More
ORONO – In some ways, Montana is a well-known commodity to the University of Maine football coaching staff. The fourth-ranked Grizzlies are a perennial national power and, along with UMaine and Georgia Southern, are the only teams to have advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA… Read More
Saturday night’s football game between the University of Maine and the University of Montana will be televised by College Sports Television and can be seen across Maine over various cable systems. CSTV has reached agreements with both Adelphia and TimeWarner Cable of Maine which will… Read More
ORONO – Nobody ever accused University of Maine football coach Jack Cosgrove of scheduling “patsies” for non-league games in recent years. Even so, Cosgrove believes the only way his Black Bears can continue their climb toward status as a perennial national power is by challenging… Read More
Former University of Maine and Old Town High running standout Dereck Treadwell has been named coach of the Husson College men’s and women’s cross country teams, the school announced Monday. Treadwell was an NCAA All-American at UMaine where he was a four-time New England champion… Read More
ORONO – Last fall, Ron Whitcomb’s primary job as a freshman quarterback at the University of Maine was to run the “scout” team offense. This week, Whitcomb is preparing in earnest to make his collegiate debut as the Black Bears’ starting quarterback. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Don Adams, a former member of the women’s basketball staff at the University of Wisconsin, has been named an assistant to University of Maine women’s basketball coach Sharon Versyp, while current assistant coach Jody Benner has been promoted to associate head coach, Versyp announced Wednesday. Read More
The ultimate goal for the University of Maine women’s basketball team is a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Next season, the winding road to the NCAAs will take coach Sharon Versyp’s Black Bears all the way to Hawaii with stops in Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana and… Read More
ORONO – There are 12 days left until the University of Maine football team takes Morse Field for its season opener against perennial national power Montana. (Fans who want to know the exact time can check out the countdown clock on UMaine’s Web site at goblackbears.com.). Read More
STANDISH – Mark McCaleb has been hired as the sixth head coach in the 26-year history of the Saint Joseph’s College women’s basketball program, David Roussel, the school’s athletic director, announced Thursday. McCaleb, who replaces Michael McDevitt, begins his new duties immediately. McDevitt announced his… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine’s defense was nationally ranked a year ago thanks to two-time Atlantic-10 Defensive Player of the Year Stephen Cooper. The Black Bears allowed just 15.4 points and 267.6 total yards per game to lead the Atlantic-10. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team, which lost three of the six defensemen who played in the 2-1 loss to Michigan in the NCAA Tournament this past season, has landed a premier blue-liner from Minnesota. Mike Lundin, who had seven goals and 20 assists… Read More
ORONO – A four-team tournament slated for Memorial Gymnasium and a stop in Portland are just two of the highlights in the University of Maine 2003-04 schedule, men’s basketball head coach John Giannini said in a press release from the school Tuesday. The Black Bears… Read More
John Huard, a University of Maine football standout in the 1960s who played four seasons in the NFL, has been named the first inductee in a “Ring of Honor” to be established at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium in Orono. Huard’s induction will take place during… Read More
Penn State University, which hosted one of four NCAA East Regional volleyball tournaments last season, and perennial NCAA tournament team Colorado will travel to the University of Maine in Orono for the Sea-Sun Invitational on Aug. 29-31. That will be one of the highlights on… Read More
The University of Maine men’s soccer team will kick off its season with a tournament in Orono, and the Black Bear women will play a home game in Portland when the fall 2003 season opens. The Maine women will host Sacred Heart of Fairfield, Conn. Read More
The University of Maine will host three America East championships next season with the softball team being a first-time host. Maine will entertain the America East baseball championships for the second time in three years on May 27-29 and will host the swimming and diving… Read More
The University of Maine men’s basketball program has filled the void left by the departure of assistant coach Andy Bedard. Billy McCaffrey, who was Duke University’s second-leading scorer during their 1991 NCAA championship season, has been chosen to replace Bedard. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
The decision by Jermaine Jackson to attend the University of Maine should signal a victory tour for the men’s basketball team, according to his former coach. The University of Maine men’s basketball recruiting class has grown to two players now that Jackson, a forward from… Read More
University of Maine goalie Jimmy Howard and right winger Greg Moore weren’t the only Black Bears to be selected in the NHL draft two weekends ago. Incoming freshman right winger Mike Hamilton, the second leading scorer for the Merritt Centennials of the British Columbia Junior… Read More
The University of Maine men’s basketball team could land a transfer from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Ernest Turner, who was granted his release from the UNLV men’s basketball program in May, recently visited with UMaine coach John Giannini and is expected to join the… Read More
Goalie Jimmy Howard and right winger Greg Moore, both freshmen this past season on the University of Maine men’s hockey team, are getting a heavy dose of country music this weekend. They are in the land of the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tenn., for the… Read More
With University of Maine assistant hockey coach and recruiting coordinator Grant Standbrook recuperating from surgery on both knees this summer, head coach Tim Whitehead said newly named volunteer assistant coach Guy Perron may help fill the recruiting void. “He will first have to pass an… Read More
For the first time in 15 years, the University of Maine could find itself lining up against a Division I football team. For the first time ever, the Black Bears may play a nationally-ranked Division I football power if ongoing talks between officials at UMaine… Read More
For years, the waiting list for season tickets to University of Maine hockey games has been extensive. But newly-named athletic director Patrick Nero has cut into that list by making 300 more available. That will bring the number to 3,200 for 2003-04. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Tony Creek, who recently graduated from Husson College in Bangor, has been named an NAIA Academic All-American for his work in the classroom. Creek, a native of Chelsea, earned a master of science in business and a bachelor of science in accounting from Husson last… Read More
Mike Collar of Scarborough, the poised righthander who has been instrumental in the resurgence of the University of Maine baseball team the last three years, is now a professional. With very little deliberation, Collar on Thursday signed a pro contract with the Houston Astros, who… Read More
Two years ago, Kissy Walker stepped down as the Husson College women’s basketball coach to pursue her master’s degree and assume new duties at the Bangor school. In the meantime, she realized how much she missed coaching. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
University of Maine assistant hockey coach and recruiting coordinator Grant Standbrook is recuperating at Mercy Hospital in Portland after undergoing surgery to repair ruptured quadriceps tendons suffered in a fall on Sunday. According to Standbrook’s wife, Joy, her husband underwent 31/2 hours of surgery Thursday… Read More
University of Maine men’s soccer coach Travers Evans has added two more players to the recruiting class for next fall. Mario DeSanctis of San Antonio, Tex. and Kyle Nicholson of Wilbraham, Mass. have joined Gabriel Germano and Justin Stockford according to Evans. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Husson College vice president for sports leadership and assistant baseball coach Dr. John Winkin will be the tournament director for the Houston Regional in the NCAA Division I Tournament at Rice University’s Reckling Park beginning Friday. The host school will take on McNeese State (La.)… Read More
University of Maine men’s ice hockey coach Tim Whitehead has received National Letters of Intent from three incoming freshmen. Forwards Mike Hamilton of Victoria, British Columbia; Josh Soares of Hamilton, Ontario; and defenseman Tom Zabkowicz of Greendale, Wis., will join the Black Bear hockey team… Read More
The University of Maine baseball team, which has eclipsed 35 wins for the third consecutive season, has placed seven players on the All-America East team announced during Wednesday night’s league awards dinner in Burlington, Vt., where the conference tournament begins today. Senior second baseman Brett… Read More
John Winkin disassociated himself from the University of Maine in 1996 after he was not rehired as its baseball coach. Winkin, who now is a vice president and an assistant baseball coach at Husson College in Bangor, recently helped out UMaine with a bit of… Read More
Maine Maritime Academy’s men’s basketball program has signed some notable names from local high schools among its 2002 recruiting class. Foxcroft Academy multiple-sport star Danny White has committed to play for the Mariners, along with fellow guards Marc McCorrison from Mount View of Thorndike and… Read More
A Husson College Braves baseball team that could be a very good one may have a busy postseason next spring. They will definitely play in the NAIA’s Sunrise Conference tourney because there will be just four teams left in the conference. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Boston Celtics coach Jim O’Brien said after a rookie free-agent tryout that he wished he could put Andy Bedard’s mind and heart into every one of his players. The 26-year-old Bedard now will put those attributes, and all his basketball experience, to work as a… Read More
ORONO – Heather Ernest is a household name in America East women’s basketball. It appears as though the conference’s player of the year also is developing a reputation on a much wider scale. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
Mike Collar hasn’t even completed his junior season at the University of Maine, but already he has earned a spot in the school’s baseball record book. The righthander from Scarborough made Black Bear history Saturday when he became the school’s all-time shutouts leader with seven. Read More
The University of Maine hockey team’s aspirations to earn a sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth next season have received a severe blow. First team All-Hockey East defenseman Francis Nault, one of the nation’s top-scoring defensemen with 10 goals and 26 assists in 39 games this… Read More
Nick Henry has signed on the dotted line. The basketball standout for Blue Hill’s George Stevens Academy has committed to attend Husson College in Bangor, where he will play for the Braves while studying accounting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
The Husson College women’s softball team won’t participate in the Sunrise Conference tournament because they used an ineligible player causing forfeiture of all seven of its conference wins. Lyndon State College (Vt.) will take Husson’s place as the fourth seed in the tournament along with… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine baseball team has reached the halfway point of the America East season and the Black Bears find themselves in a familiar position. Coach Paul Kostacopoulos’ ballclub, which boasts a 26-11 record, has grabbed a share of first place in… Read More
The University of Maine field hockey program, which posted a 15-4 record and earned a berth in the America East championship game last fall, has received six National Letters of Intent as it looks to replace five starters and three of its top four scorers. Read More
Longtime Saint Joseph’s College men’s basketball coach Rick Simonds has resigned after 23 years with the Monks. The 52-year-old Simonds, who was ousted as athletic director last December after 20 years of doing the job on a part-time basis, preferred not to get too specific… Read More
There will be a family reunion Tuesday night when the University of Maine’s Black Bear baseball team entertains Husson College’s Braves at 6. Tony Creek is a senior left fielder-first baseman-pitcher for the Husson College Braves and he will be squaring off against younger brother… Read More
The University of Maine-Presque Isle baseball team probably spends as much time in its vans as it does on the diamond. But the Owls don’t mind. They just enjoy playing. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
Last spring, the Sunrise Conference coaches voted unanimously to adopt a new format for doubleheaders this season. Instead of playing seven-inning games, the first game of each doubleheader is a nine-inning affair. The second is a seven. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Reporting on the condition of injured athletes has always been a staple of sports journalism. A federal law that took effect Monday makes that information more difficult to obtain. The University of Maine athletic department has announced that because of the implementation of the Health… Read More
They have brothers at shortstop and first, a converted shortstop at third, and a second baseman whose nickname is “Shorty.” The Husson College infield has been the pitching staff’s best friend this season as it has turned 14 double plays in 20 games and the… Read More
While the slow transition to spring may have slowed down the progress of the University of Maine baseball team a little bit, the Black Bears remain focused on winning another America East championship. That quest begins in earnest today when UMaine opens conference play with… Read More
He’s only 28 years old, he’s coming off an 8-9 season in his second year as head coach and fourth year of collegiate coaching, and he loses just one starter off a team with lots of young talent. So why has Matt Lash decided to… Read More
Thanks to the Morse Field AstroTurf at Alfond Stadium, the University of Maine baseball team has been able to have some semblance of normal outdoor practices again this week. As usual, coach Paul Kostacopoulos and the Black Bears are doing the best they can under… Read More
The saying goes something like this: If you don’t like the weather in Maine, just wait a few minutes. Unfortunately for Husson College head baseball coach John Kolasinski, the reverse is true as well. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team will be getting some offensive help on the blue line. Tom Zabkowicz, who was Culver Academy’s (Ind.) leading scorer with 24 goals and 40 assists in 47 games, has verbally committed to attend Maine in the fall. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
When she was a sophomore guard coming off the Orono High School girls basketball team’s bench, Sarah Marquez helped lead her Red Riots to a state championship. Five years later, Marquez is looking back on another stellar season, this time as a collegiate player at… Read More
ORONO – Coming off a strong 9-6 southern swing, the University of Maine baseball team is looking forward to the northern part of its schedule. Then again, the chilling winds that swept across the Morse Field AstroTurf during the Black Bears’ Tuesday practice were a… Read More
ORONO – It has been a tale of two seasons for University of Maine Hockey East Rookie of the Year Jimmy Howard. After being among the national leaders in goals-against average and save percentage for most of the year, he slumped at the end culminating… Read More
It was a productive spring trip to Florida for the Husson College baseball team. The Braves went 4-6 but, more importantly, 15th-year head coach John Kolasinski had the opportunity to get a better feel for his team. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
ORONO – A rested University of Maine hockey team did some drills and a lot of scrimmaging during a captain’s practice (without coaches) on Monday at Alfond Arena. They have had nine days off since being swept at home by UMass in the Hockey East… Read More
University of Maine junior right wing Karen Droog was named to the All-Hockey East second team in balloting among the league’s coaches. Droog, a native of Listowel, Ontario, is Maine’s leading goal scorer with 15 to go with seven assists in 30 games. She also… Read More
Some people say one of the things wrong with today’s society is the lack of personal responsibility. Rickey White is familiar with responsibility. Not only that, he accepts it. Good thing, because he’s shouldering quite a bit of it lately. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
In an attempt to reward teams for nonconference wins over quality opponents, the NCAA Ice Hockey Committee will be adding percentage points to the Ratings Percentage Index of teams for those victories beginning this season. These “good wins,” according to committee chairman Ian McCaw, are… Read More
Gary Fifield has built a Division III women’s basketball dynasty at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. Last weekend, the Huskies wrapped up their seventh consecutive Little East Conference championship and earned their ninth straight spot in the NCAA Division III Tournament. And they… Read More
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Jim Tortorella has helped transform the Colby College hockey program into a perennial NESCAC contender. And now the former University of Maine goalie has become the all-time wins leader for Colby’s men’s hockey program. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
The Husson College baseball team has been using a new 70- by 25-foot area downstairs at Newman Gym for hitting and pitching drills. The area used to be the rifle range and then it became a recording studio for the New England School of Communications. Read More
Three weeks ago, Husson College men’s basketball coach Warren Caruso wasn’t a very happy or satisfied man. His Braves, one of the favorites to win the Sunrise Conference title this year, had just been upset 88-83 by conference rival University of Maine-Farmington at home. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
When the new schedules come out for the upcoming season, most college players check it for dates and opponents. That’s what University of Maine basketball player Freddy Petkus and Husson College player Andrius Zeikus do, but then they make a beeline for a computer or… Read More
University of Maine coach Jack Cosgrove and football coaches across the country will have their fingers crossed today as they await word from players they have been recruiting in recent months. Wednesday marks the beginning of the National Letter of Intent signing period, which runs… Read More
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Jared Gordon jokes that he is waiting “to put the pads on and play in net.” That is the only position the former Bangor High School hockey star has yet to play for Jim Tortorella’s Colby College Mules. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Three University of Maine alumna will be recognized at the National Girls and Women in Sports Day State Awards Reception in Portland Saturday. Former UM softball coach Janet Anderson; current softball coach Deb Smith; and senior Viktoriya Rybalko, a women’s track and field standout, will… Read More
ORONO – Coach Sharon Versyp has spent the last two-plus seasons trying to develop the University of Maine’s post game. Heather Ernest of Temple has been a mainstay underneath for the Black Bear women’s basketball team, but it finally appears as though UMaine is achieving… Read More
The Husson College football team has seven games already scheduled for next fall and coach Gabby Price would like to add two or three more. Two of the seven games are home games. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
Buddy Leavitt of Guilford went to the University of Maine as a walk-on in 2001 wanting to pursue the highest level of basketball possible. Now, in the hope of furthering his basketball career and possibly pursuing physical therapy as an academic major, Leavitt has announced… Read More
University of Maine Chancellor Joseph Westphal announced late last month that the University of Maine System faces a budget cut of $1.85 million for 2003. In spite of that news, the UMaine athletic department will not ask its 19 varsity coaches to cut back their… Read More
ORONO – The arrest last month of University of Maine football star Stephen Cooper for steroid possession created fears about the potential of widespread steroid use within the Black Bear athletic program. The latest drug test involving UMaine student-athletes, conducted in December by the NCAA,… Read More
The University of Maine women’s basketball team appears to be rounding into shape as it moves out of non-conference play into its America East schedule. Coming off Saturday’s convincing win over Yale at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, coach Sharon Versyp’s Black Bears… Read More
He might not be the biggest guy on the basketball court, but Nick Pelotte makes up in production what he lacks in size. Just as he did at Valley High School in Bingham, the 5-foot-10, 150-pound guard is making himself an indispensable part of the… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team has concluded the first third of its Hockey East schedule with a 6-1-1 mark and will now play 10 of its final 16 league games at the Alfond Arena. Maine is 16-2-2 overall. Maine has a 24-game unbeaten… Read More
Jon Jankus, who played in nine games for the University of Maine’s hockey team a year ago before leaving after the first semester, will return to Maine for the second semester and could become eligible next fall. He will practice with the team and will… Read More
The future sites and formats for the America East men’s and women’s basketball tournaments were discussed by the athletic directors from the nine schools earlier this week but nothing has been decided, according to University of Maine interim athletic director Paul Bubb. The men’s tournament… Read More
The three Division III college women’s hockey teams in the state are off to good starts with the Bowdoin College women enjoying life as the nation’s No.-2 ranked Division III team. The defending NESCAC champion Polar Bears are 6-0-1; Colby College’s Mules are 4-3 and… Read More
Jack Cosgrove isn’t one to pat himself on the back for the recent success of the University of Maine football team. Playing in a first-class facility – Morse Field at Alfond Stadium – and being supported with a full complement of scholarships, Cosgrove will tell… Read More
Julia Knights was a key member of the Woodland High School girls basketball team that won back-to-back Class D basketball state championships the last two seasons. This winter, she is already establishing herself as one of the top performers at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. Read More
Bowdoin College’s Polar Bears and the Colby College Mules have established winning traditions in men’s hockey and both are off to good starts again. They were 3-0 entering Tuesday night’s battle between the two archrivals in Brunswick and the Polar Bears prevailed 5-3. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More