Brian Faison has been named University of Maine deputy director of athletics, effective Sept. 6. Faison brings over 40 years of collegiate athletics experience, particularly in fundraising, marketing, media relations and administration. Faison, who has been involved in all areas of senior management, spent 10 years as the director of athletics at the University of […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the University of Maine’s annual “Meet the Black Bears” free youth clinic event at 6 p.m. Aug. 21. The event was held in the New Balance Field House, where children of all ages had the chance to meet UMaine football players and coaches, WABI reported. An outdoor showing of the movie […]
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Meet the Black Bears will be moved inside to the New Balance Field House. Start time for the event is still 6 p.m. The community movie night has been postponed to Tuesday, Sept. 3 at Alfond Stadium. To learn more about the event and its sponsors, visit GoBlackBears.com.
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The University of Maine football team’s annual Meet the Black Bears night is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 21 at Alfond Stadium. After the free 6 p.m. clinic with the squad, all are invited to enjoy pizza and watch the movie “Coco” on the high-definition video board. To learn more about the event and its sponsors, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered the University of Maine men’s basketball team’s participation in a National Root Beer Float Day fundraiser at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Bangor to support the Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Marriott International is CNM’s longest-standing corporate partner, according to WVII. […]
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Six female and four male University of Maine ice hockey players are American Hockey Coaches Association All-American Scholars. Ali Beltz, Jillian Flynn, Carly Jackson, Ally Johnson, Lydia Murray and Anna Zikova earned the honor, as did Sam Becker, Mitchell Fossier, Rob McGovern and Keith Muehlbauer. To qualify, the student-athletes earned a 3.6 grade-point […]
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Portland Press Herald, News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the first day of practice for the University of Maine football team’s 2019 season. The team is looking to build off of last year’s historic run with new head coach, Nick Charlton, News Center Maine reported. In the 2018 season, the team earned […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on move-in day for members of the University of Maine football team. The team starts practice Aug. 1 and will host a “Meet the Bears” clinic and family movie night Aug. 21, according to the report. “It’s exciting, and knowing that our guys are excited and hungry, it’s cool. And it’s […]
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University of Maine women’s basketball players Dor Saar and Anna Kahelin will compete Aug. 3–11 at the FIBA U20 European Basketball Championships in Prishtina, Kosovo. Kahelin plays for Team Finland, which opens with Greece on Aug. 3. Saar plays for Team Israel, which gets underway Aug. 4 with Croatia. Saar has played for five years […]
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WGME showed footage of the University of Maine football team’s candlelight remembrance at Morse Field to mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Darius Minor, a first-year football player who collapsed last July during a workout.
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