Former University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News story about his mentor Ron Mason, who recently passed away at age 76. Walsh, who died in 2001 after battling cancer, once joked that he made the Bowling Green State University hockey team as a third-string goalie because coach Mason […]
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University of Maine graduate Bonnie Gardner Drumm was featured in a Patriots.com piece titled ‘Where Are They Now?’ The former captain of the UMaine and Patriots cheerleading squads owns Permanent Cosmetics and lives in Binghamton, New York with her husband Kevin Drumm.
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The University of Maine is offering a variety of youth camps throughout the summer. Programs are held at both on- and off-campus locations and are available for a variety of ages. Camps focus on topics including music, sports, science, art, writing, engineering and outdoor skills. Information about specific camps is online.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the second annual Jr. Bears Triathlon that was held on the University of Maine campus. Nearly 100 children 6–14 years old were expected to take part in the fundraiser for Black Bear Aquatics, a competition-based swimming and diving team located at UMaine’s Wallace Pool. During the event, athletes swam in […]
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The Portland Press Herald and WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine men’s ice hockey team will play three games at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland next season. The Black Bears will play Boston College, Notre Dame and Brown University at the arena. “Typically we try to play a game in Portland every year,” […]
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Nearly 100 children are expected to take part in the second annual Jr. Bears Triathlon that will be held on the University of Maine campus 9 a.m. Saturday, June 4. The Jr. Bears Triathlon is a fundraiser for Black Bear Aquatics (BBA), a competition-based swimming and diving team located at UMaine’s Wallace Pool. BBA aims […]
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Liz Wood is a finalist for the 2016 America East Woman of the Year award, as announced by the league Monday, May 23. The winner will be unveiled Tuesday, June 7, at the annual conference meeting in Burlington, Vermont. The winner’s name will be forwarded to the NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee. Wood, […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported six former Black Bear standouts will be inducted in the 2016 class of the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame. Inductees are quarterback Jake Eaton, baseball player Andy Hartung, field hockey star Margaret Henrick, wrestling figure and journalist Bob McPhee, track and field standout Johanna Riley and soccer player […]
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Oklahoma State bounced the University of Maine softball squad from the double-elimination Athens Regional 10-1 on Saturday after No. 16 Georgia bested the Black Bears 6-0 Friday. UMaine, the America East champion, finished the season 28-21. The squad’s lone senior, catcher Janelle Bouchard, capped off her career with two hits and an RBI — which […]
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A day after winning the America East Championship, the University of Maine softball team (28-19) was selected to play in the NCAA Regional in Athens, Georgia. UMaine will face the 16th-seeded host Georgia Bulldogs (40-17) at 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 20. The game will be shown live on ESPN3. Oklahoma State (29-24) and Northwestern (26-26) […]
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