The University of Maine men’s hockey team is halfway through its Hockey East schedule with only four home games and eight road contests remaining. The fourth-place Black Bears are within four points of leader New Hampshire and five points ahead of seventh-place Providence. Maine has… Read More
The University of Maine women’s basketball team was preparing to settle in for the bulk of its nine-hour bus ride home from Vestal, N.Y., Saturday afternoon when the Black Bear contingent was confronted with an unexpected delay. While driving in snowy weather about 90 minutes… Read More
Making the transition from high school to college can be difficult, especially for student-athletes. Apparently, that hasn’t been the case for Sarah Marquez of Orono. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
Chad Hayes’ memorable senior season with the University of Maine football team continues to produce postseason surprises. Hayes, a tight end from Old Town, has been selected to play in the fourth Rotary Gridiron Classic, a senior all-star game, at the Florida Citrus Bowl in… Read More
BANGOR – Last year, Robert Pilsbury was an offensive dynamo in his first year at Husson College, scoring 26.5 points per game and earning third-team All-American honors. Don’t look now, but Pilsbury is up to his old tricks. … with a twist. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Lora Trenkle enjoys the campus atmosphere and friendly setting at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. And while she initially wasn’t sure what the transition from George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill to the small liberal arts college might entail, Trenkle has found it a stimulating setting… Read More
As it transpired, the play looked innocent enough. A day later, it may be just the latest in a string of misfortunes that have beset John Giannini’s University of Maine men’s basketball team. Early in the second half on Sunday, a Stony Brook defender stepped… Read More
The American Hockey Coaches Association has 700 members and Colby College men’s coach and former University of Maine goalie Jim Tortorella, the president of the organization, said they are actively seeking new members. “The association isn’t just for college coaches,” said Tortorella in dispelling a… Read More
ORONO – He hadn’t scored a goal since he was wearing University of Vermont colors in 1999. So when University of Maine junior right winger Donny Richardson scored twice in Saturday’s 6-2 win over Ohio State in their Everblades College Hockey Classic semifinal in Estero,… Read More
The University of Maine’s football team was picked to finish eighth in its 11-team Atlantic 10 conference. The 9-3 Bears wound up 10th in the country. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey program has had a number of in-state players on its roster since its inception in 1977-78. But there has never been a player from Aroostook County until now. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
The University of Maine men’s basketball team may add a familiar name to its roster in the second semester in an effort to increase its depth in the backcourt. Lennard Byrd, a 5-foot-7 senior defensive back and return specialist for the Black Bears’ football team,… Read More
It was a season to remember for the University of Maine football team. Even though it’s over, the individual awards continue to roll in for the Black Bears. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
Back in August, St. Joseph’s College of Standish – one of the Maine Athletic Conference’s most successful members – announced that it would be leaving the MAC after the 2001-2002 school year to become an NCAA Division III independent institution. On Friday, the MAC announced… Read More
Errick Greene entered his senior season at the University of Maine as a proven player whose career scoring high was 23 points. Heading into Tuesday night’s contest at Norfolk (Va.) State, Greene had bumped that career-high up to an impressive 30 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ORONO – Armed with plenty of improved selling points, University of Maine football coach Jack Cosgrove and his staff have taken to the road this week to recruit next season’s freshman class. Some staff members, including defensive coordinator Rich Nagy, left Sunday, less than 24… Read More
Every December for the past 36 years, Husson College has invited three men’s basketball teams to Bangor, played a couple of games, and made every effort to make sure the distinctive figurine that serves as the spoils of victory for the Paul Bunyan Basketball Tournament remains in town. Read More
ORONO – Last week, the University of Maine cheerleaders traveled to Louisiana with the Black Bears on the team charter, checked out the local flavor, and even got in a rare December swim at the hotel pool. As of Wednesday’s pep rally, cheerleaders were under… Read More
What do the three small college women’s hockey teams have in common? The University of Southern Maine, Bowdoin College and Colby are all unbeaten. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
The youthful University of Maine women’s basketball team has been a bit inconsistent in its first four games, but Saturday’s startling come-from-behind victory over Xavier gave Bears coach Sharon Versyp cause for optimism. UMaine fell behind by 20 points in the first half, but stormed… Read More
Katie Souviney, who has starred in three sports at Winslow High School and will make indoor track her fourth sport this winter, has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Maine where she will focus on a track career. Souviney said… Read More
Colby College hockey coach Jim Tortorella and Bowdoin College’s Terry Meagher are optimistic and the University of Southern Maine’s Huskies, despite an 0-3 start, are also seeking improvement upon last year’s 5-19-2 campaign. “I’m very optimistic,” said former University of Maine goalie Tortorella, in his… Read More
The only people who know whether the University of Maine football team is in a good position to earn a Division I-AA playoff spot are the members of the NCAA selection committee. That group won’t make its picks until after Saturday’s games. The pairings will… Read More
While the University of Maine women’s volleyball team will have to wait until today to try to extend their season at the America East tournament, the postseason hardware started pouring in on Friday for some Black Bears. Leah Voss, a senior from Gettysburg, Pa., was… Read More
Abby Schrader thought she would really enjoy attending college in Boston, where one of her cousins goes to Boston College. Instead, she’s headed for a place she referred to affectionately as “Hickville.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
ORONO – Halfway through preseason, John Giannini talked about the kind of player former Bangor star Joe Campbell would become at the University of Maine … some day. Giannini, you see, had hoped Campbell wouldn’t see any action this year, and would practice with the… Read More
ORONO – It has been an outstanding season thus far for the University of Maine football team. Coach Jack Cosgrove’s 18th-ranked Black Bears prepare for their final regular-season game at New Hampshire (Saturday, noon) having entered territory not visited by a UMaine team since 1989. Read More
Ever since his graduation from Jay High School, Justin Easter’s athletic seasons have ended in predictable fashion: with a berth in an NCAA championship competition. Easter, a junior at Bates College in Lewiston, kept his cross country streak alive over the weekend when he finished… Read More
It will be a new-look America East Conference when the college basketball season begins next week. Delaware, Hofstra, Drexel and Towson are gone. Stony Brook, Albany and Binghamton have joined the league. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
A year ago, the University of Maine-Farmington women’s cross country team won its NAIA regional championship but missed out on a trip to the national meet on a technicality. The winner didn’t receive a bid, because not enough teams competed in the regional for the… Read More
There are no guarantees, but with three weeks left in the regular season, the University of Maine football team appears to be two victories away from earning a spot in the Division I-AA playoffs. UMaine hasn’t qualified for postseason play since 1989. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
The University of Maine women’s basketball team gets its first crack at outside competition during tonight’s 7:30 exhibition game against Galatasary Club of Istanbul, Turkey, at Alfond Arena. Coach Sharon Versyp will get her first look at the ballclub under game conditions and see what… Read More
ORONO – If the annual Blue-White intrasquad scrimmage is a sign of things to come for the University of Maine women’s basketball team, Black Bear fans are likely to enjoy what’s ahead. Sunday’s scrimmage was the first look at coach Sharon Versyp’s evolving squad, which… Read More
University of Maine women’s hockey captain Kelly Nelson remembers a game at the University of New Hampshire her freshman year. “We lost 13-0. I’ve never been so embarrassed after a game in my life,” said Nelson, a senior defenseman whose Bears play their home openers… Read More
Dick Whitmore, who has guided his 30 Colby College men’s basketball teams to 525 wins, has taken a sabbatical from the school where he is also the athletic director. Whitmore has taken the year off to be with an ailing family member and said he… Read More
ORONO – There can be a fine line between winning and losing. Nobody knows that better than University of Maine football coach Jack Cosgrove, whose teams have tiptoed that line during his eight-plus seasons with the Black Bears. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Mahaney Diamond in Orono was the showplace for college baseball in the Northeast during the 1980s. The University of Maine hopes to recapture some of that excitement next spring when the Black Bears play host to the America East Baseball Championship. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The UMaine football team, ranked No. 24 in the country, is off to a 4-1 start for the first time since 1998, but Saturday’s homecoming contest against 20th-ranked Villanova opens a tough three-game stretch that includes road games at William & Mary (Va.) and fourth-ranked Rhode Island. Read More
When Melissa Achorn decided to take her soccer skills and prolific scoring touch a mile or so down the road from Bangor High School to Husson College, she had hoped to contribute immediately. But she never envisioned scoring 24 goals in her first 13 college… Read More
The University of Maine football team has earned measurable respect on the national level. Coach Jack Cosgrove’s Black Bears, who are 4-1 coming off Saturday’s 21-9 victory at Northeastern, are ranked No. 24 in the country in the most recent Division I-AA poll released by… Read More
The Bowling Green State University hockey team had a memorable trip to Orono from their Ohio campus for the Ice Breaker Cup Tournament at Alfond Arena Friday and Saturday evenings. Bus trip, that is. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
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Only a week after surrendering 51 points and 423 yards in a loss to Hofstra, the University of Maine defense set the tone in Saturday’s 13-3 Atlantic 10 football victory over James Madison. The Black Bears bounced back from the Hofstra loss by holding the… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey Blue-White game will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at Alfond Arena and “Skate with the Bears,” which gives the public the opportunity to skate and talk with the players, will follow. The Blue-White game will be held one… Read More
Bruce MacGregor has done a lot of coaching since arriving at Husson College in Bangor back in 1968. Whether it was basketball, golf or baseball, the Connecticut native has been a successful mentor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
ORONO – Jack Cosgrove is the first to admit there is no such thing as a good loss. Even so, there were some encouraging developments during Saturday night’s 51-44 Atlantic 10 football loss at Hofstra. The most marked improvement in the two weeks since the… Read More
Interim head coach Tim Whitehead, 13-year recruiting coordinator Grant Standbrook, and assistant Matt Thomas have the difficult task of leading the University of Maine men’s hockey team following the Monday death of head coach Shawn Walsh. Eighteenth-year coach Walsh died in Bangor from complications arising… Read More
University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh will remain in the intensive care unit at Bangor’s Eastern Maine Medical Center until he is healthy enough to return home, according to his younger brother, Kevin. Walsh, who is suffering from kidney cancer, is currently recovering from… Read More
The University of Maine-Machias’ soccer field has received a face-lift. And lights are in the on-deck circle. The field has been leveled and resodded and director of athletics Bob Hepler said they hope to have lights in place by next fall. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Tara Morrison, Scott Friedholm and Chris Anderson are the newest members of the University of Maine athletics coaching staff. Morrison has joined the women’s basketball staff, Friedholm has joined the baseball program and Anderson is a strength and conditioning coach. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ORONO – The start of the fall sports season is an especially busy time for the University of Maine athletic department. This month, staff members are even busier than usual as the department finds itself a bit shorthanded after the departure of four people. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
When Ruth Fitzpatrick took over the Husson College field hockey program two years ago, she hit the recruiting trail in some familiar places. Look at her roster today, and you’ll see the dividends those trips have reaped: Nearly all of Eastern Maine’s field hockey powers… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s basketball team once again has its full complement of coaches, as head coach John Giannini announced the hiring of Randy Lee on Monday. Lee will fill the third assistant position formerly held by former Black Bear star Andy… Read More
Center Peter Szabo, who was selected as the top forward for Slovakia in the World Junior Championships last season and signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Maine, hasn’t met school requirements and will instead play for St. Cloud State University (Minn.) this season. Read More
Leslie Trott of Brewer, one of two returning starters for the Husson College women’s basketball team, was slightly injured in an automobile accident Wednesday on Broadway in Bangor. Trott was the passenger in a car driven by teammate Liz Boone when it collided with a… Read More
They have a new coach, a new field they will unveil next Wednesday and a bunch of new faces. Husson College men’s soccer coach Scott Warman, who never had a losing season in his seven years as the boys coach at Orono High School, had… Read More
ORONO – Tim Whitehead, a former University of Maine assistant who had been the head hockey coach at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell the past five years before resigning this spring, is the leading candidate to replace Gene Reilly as an assistant coach at Maine. The… Read More
Games against Southeastern Conference power Arkansas and perennial Atlantic 10 contender Massachusetts, along with a possible matchup with Final Four entry Michigan State, are among the schedule highlights for the University of Maine men’s basketball team. Coach John Giannini’s Black Bears, who open the slate… Read More
ORONO – The drudgery of preseason football camp continues this week for the University of Maine football team. The Black Bears, after the Atlantic 10 reworked its schedule to accommodate new conference member Hofstra, find themselves with a bye this weekend while the majority of… Read More
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ORONO – As the University of Maine football team headed out to the practice field Monday evening, the top two running backs on the team were first-year players. Ninth-year coach Jack Cosgrove isn’t panicking, but with only 12 days left until the Sept. 8 season… Read More
Ray Alley has been involved with basketball most of his life. Now, at age 30, the former Vinalhaven High School and Husson College scoring phenom is ready to take his game to another level – as a coach. Alley has been hired as the men’s… Read More
Gene Reilly, who spent the last three seasons as an assistant with the University of Maine men’s hockey team, has left the Black Bears to take a job in the professional ranks. The 39-year-old Reilly was introduced Thursday as an assistant coach for the Grand… Read More
A well-planned schedule can go a long way toward helping a college basketball team develop and put together a successful season. With the departure of four America East members and the addition of three new schools, University of Maine women’s coach Sharon Versyp was forced… Read More
University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh, who is fighting a form of kidney cancer known as renal cell carcinoma, returned to his Veazie home on Friday after spending several days at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Walsh, who was the recipient… Read More
Former college and high school assistant and head coach Harold Williams Jr. of Bangor has paid his dues in the coaching profession. Now he hopes to reap the rewards from 11 years of learning on the job and tutelage under other coaches as the new coach of Husson… Read More
University of Maine junior Jen Johnstone of Dallas, Pa., has been selected to attend the United States Field Hockey Association’s B Camp, which will take place July 25-29 at Penn State University in State College, Pa. The USFA B Camp is the first of three… Read More
Steve Klein, sports editor at the Lansing State Journal (Mich.) from 1985-’95, is working on a book about University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh. He has spent countless hours with the 17-year Bear coach, who is currently battling kidney cancer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The University of Maine baseball team compiled a 36-15 record and earned New England’s No. 1 ranking in part due to a pitching rotation that held opponents at bay. On Tuesday, the man responsible for developing those hurlers – pitching coach Mike McRae – took… Read More
Gray Shaneberger of the University of Maine men’s hockey team has been recognized as the top performer on the Hockey East All-Academic Team released Wednesday. Shaneberger, a sophomore forward from Sewell, N.J., posted a 3.82 grade point average during 2000-2001, the best academic average of… Read More
Paul Kariya only attended the University of Maine for 16 months, but he left a lasting imprint on the school, the community and the state. UMaine announced Tuesday it will retire the No. 9 hockey jersey worn by Kariya during his career with the Black… Read More
Sharon Versyp enjoys an active lifestyle, but she’ll be spending the summer recuperating from knee surgery. The University of Maine women’s basketball coach recently underwent surgery to remove cartilage from her right knee, which has bothered her for many years. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
The change in America East membership has opened the door for other schools to host the league’s basketball championships. America East announced Wednesday that the first two rounds of the conference men’s basketball championship will be held in Boston for the next two seasons, while… Read More
Rusty Tucker waited all afternoon Tuesday and wasn’t selected in the first 20 rounds of the major league baseball amateur draft. Wednesday was a different story, as the University of Maine pitcher was taken in the 21st round by the San Diego Padres. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Shawn Walsh, who two weeks ago underwent a stem-cell transplant at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., said Friday he is feeling stronger every day and is making progress in his outpatient treatment. The University of Maine men’s hockey coach, who last July… Read More
Greenville native Scott Warman, who never had a losing season in his seven years as the boys soccer coach at Orono High School, has been named to replace Nate Benoit as the Husson College men’s soccer coach. Benoit, 21-12-2 in his two seasons, left to… Read More
Tory Cavalieri, who earned America East All-Rookie team honors with the University of Maine men’s basketball season, has decided to transfer. Cavalieri, a 5-foot-10 point guard from Atlantic City, N.J., has been given his release by UMaine and hopes to attend a school closer to… Read More
Husson College baseball coach John Kolasinski and assistant John Winkin will leave Wednesday to run baseball tournaments this weekend. Kolasinski will be one of a four-member committee that will oversee the 10-team NAIA (championship) Tournament at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, and Winkin will… Read More
The University of Maine football team has announced its captains for the 2001 season, and coaches have handed out awards to four other players based on their performance in spring workouts. Chad Hayes of Old Town, Zack Magliaro of Beverly, Mass., and Malik Nichols of… Read More
The University of Maine men’s basketball team has filled one of its needs in the form of Alfredus Petkus, a shooting guard from Plunge, Lithuania. Petkus, a 6-foot-5, 205-pounder, has returned his National Letter of Intent to UMaine, said Jamie Arsenault, his prep school coach… Read More
Husson College second baseman Donnie Sawyer will play for a 15-man NAIA all-star team that will play in the Prague Baseball Week Tournament in the Czech Republic from June 26-30. “I’m very excited. I feel really honored that I’m one of just 15 players chosen,”… Read More
ORONO – Growing up as the daughter of a Beals Island lobsterman, Kristi Carver learned the value of hard work. Carver took that Down East work ethic, a passion for learning, a desire to succeed and the support of family and friends to the University… Read More
Augusta’s Eric Turgeon called it “the toughest decision I’ve ever had to make.” But the University of Maine defenseman has decided to pass up his final year of eligibility to join the job market. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
Former Maine Athletic Conference Player of the Year Donnie Sawyer of Brewer missed last season after undergoing surgery on his throwing shoulder. Rob Worcester of Columbia Falls was pitching for the University of Maine last spring. But Worcester suffered a small tear in his rotator… Read More
In each of the previous three seasons, the University of Maine baseball team played under a great deal of pressure while battling desperately to qualify for the America East Tournament. Barring a collapse during the final two weeks of the regular season, coach Paul Kostacopoulos’… Read More
The University of Maine’s Colin Shields, who was ruled ineligible for the hockey season when he was deemed a transfer student just before the Oct. 13 season-opener against the University of North Dakota, was the third-leading goal-scorer at the recently-concluded World B Pool Championships in Slovenia. Read More
The University of Maine baseball team appears to be on its way to the program’s best season since it posted a 33-27 record in 1993. By virtue of taking three of four games from Towson over the weekend, UMaine finds itself in second place in… Read More
Binghamton University has been accepted into America East by a unanimous vote among the league’s presidents Wednesday. It will be effective July 31. The inclusion of Binghamton brings the total of league teams to nine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
University of Maine sophomore center Martin Kariya, who led the Black Bear hockey team to a berth in the NCAA Tournament’s quarterfinals, has been selected to the Verizon Academic All-American University Division Men’s Fall-Winter At-Large third team. He has a 3.75 grade point average in… Read More
Nate Benoit has stepped down as Husson College men’s soccer coach after two years to take a job as an assistant engineer for the Maine Department of Transportation’s bridge (repair and design) program. Benoit’s office will be located in Augusta which made it impossible for… Read More
The University of Maine cheerleaders went into Friday’s final round of the National Cheerleaders Association nationals with a simple mission in mind. “We had a team meeting and decided that our goal for that day was to be in the lead when we finished performing,”… Read More
As the effects of winter linger in northern New England, the University of Maine baseball team continues to battle the elements. The Black Bears, who still haven’t set foot on Mahaney Diamond in Orono, are resigned to playing their first “home” series of the season… Read More
Millinocket’s Steve Osborne was the NAIA Region 10 Player of the Year last season when he hit .456 with six homers and 38 runs batted in for St. Joseph’s College in Standish. He led the team with 57 hits. His encore this spring has been… Read More
Dino Mattessich, who has been an associate athletic director at the University of Maine for the last five and a half years, has accepted a similar position at the University of Connecticut. He will start his new job Monday. “It’s a wonderful opportunity,” said the… Read More
After a busy three weeks during which he was reported as a finalist for coaching jobs at Tennessee and Rhode Island and mentioned in connection with other openings, John Giannini returned to Orono on Tuesday with the same title he’s held for five years: head basketball coach at… Read More
Chris McKenney, who has been the offensive coordinator at Springfield College (Mass.) the past 10 years, has been named to replace Mike Hodgson as the head football coach at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. The 39-year-old McKenney said the MMA job “seems like a great… Read More
Coach Paul Kostacopoulos would have preferred his team arrive home with at least three victories from the University of Maine’s four-game weekend baseball series at Drexel (Pa.). Instead, the Black Bears settled for a split during their first America East action of the season. They… Read More
In spite of a sparkling 12-2 start, the best in the history of the program, the University of Maine baseball team has been picked to finish fourth in the America East preseason coaches’ poll. Coach Paul Kostacopoulos’ Black Bears, who finished fifth last season, were… Read More
ORONO – Paul Culina, who has spent the last six years as an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Maine, has been promoted to head athletic trainer. The 33-year-old Culina, an Auburn native, takes over for Rob Lawton, who left the university in February… Read More
If the University of Maine men’s hockey team is able to defeat Minnesota in tonight’s NCAA Tournament East Regional game, Maine Public Broadcasting Service will join WABI-TV (Channel 5) of Bangor in broadcasting the Black Bears’ Saturday game against Boston College. Maine PBS announced Thursday… Read More