Before school let out for the summer, WABI (Channel 5) reported members of the University of Maine football team escorted students to Vine Street School in Bangor as part of the Maine Walking School Bus Program. The program provides area schools with an alternative form of transportation and special guests to get them there, according […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on youth summer sports camps held at the University of Maine. During a talk with members of the high school football camp, University of Maine football head coach Joe Harasymiak shared what he hopes players of all ages can gain in the summer to be ready for […]
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The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), College Baseball Daily and 92.9 FM The Ticket reported Nick Derba has been named head coach of the University of Maine baseball team, effective July 1. Derba, who assumed the role as interim head coach in December 2016, becomes the team’s 25th head coach. “I’m very […]
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University of Maine Director of Athletics Karlton Creech has named Nick Derba head coach of the UMaine baseball team, effective July 1. Derba, who assumed the role as interim head coach Dec. 17, 2016, becomes the 25th head coach of the squad. A news release about the appointment is online.
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The Portland Press Herald reported the University of Maine will use a $640,038 disbursement from the NCAA to add a mental health program to its athletic department. “We want to prioritize mental health care for our student-athletes,” said Lynn Coutts, a senior associate athletic director who is overseeing the implementation of the program. This spring, […]
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When Jesse Orach starts his job as a process engineer at Verso’s Androscoggin Mill in Jay later this spring, he’ll strive to optimize the paper machines’ performance. Maximize output and minimize energy use and waste. Orach excels at achieving results. During his five years at the University of Maine, the Gorham native has demonstrated productivity […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on a recently announced partnership among the University of Maine, Learfield and Gorham Savings Bank that will bring the football team to Portland twice during the upcoming season. The Black Bears will play its annual Jeff Cole Memorial Spring Scrimmage at Fitzpatrick Stadium on May 6 […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will host a kickball tournament April 13 to raise funds for mental health services. The tournament, which is open to all UMaine students, is scheduled to kick off at 4 p.m. on Morse Field. The cost is $5 per individual and teams […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WLBZ (Channel 2), Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported Amy Vachon will serve as the interim head coach of the University of Maine women’s basketball team for the 2017–18 season. Head coach Richard Barron, who began an extended medical leave in […]
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Amy Vachon will be the interim head coach of the women’s basketball team for the 2017–18 season. Vachon guided the Black Bears to their second-straight America East Championship game in March. She took over head coaching duties during the 2016–17 campaign when coach Richard Barron took an extended medical leave. More information in available online.
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