The University of Maine football team will host its annual Meet the Black Bears free football clinic at 6 p.m., Aug. 26 at Alfond Stadium. All ages are welcome. Participants will have the opportunity to meet players and coaches, get posters and autographs, and join the team for a pizza party, sponsored by Domino’s. To […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 7) also reported that University of Maine women’s basketball student-athlete Liz Wood of Catlett, Virginia, has been named the America East’s 2014–15 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Wood, the first Black Bear to receive the honor, was selected from a group of eight student-athletes in female sports. Each […]
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University of Maine women’s basketball student-athlete Liz Wood of Catlett, Virginia, has been named the America East’s 2014–15 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Wood, the first Black Bear to receive the honor, was selected from a group of eight student-athletes in female sports. Each year following the fall, winter and spring seasons, a committee of […]
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Scott Darling, former University of Maine goalie, was featured in a Bangor Daily News article highlighting his success as a professional hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks, who won this year’s championship game. The article talks about the turning points in Darling’s life; how he earned a spot on the NHL roster and how he […]
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The Bangor Daily News announced the University of Maine women’s basketball team ranked No. 24 in the 2014–15 Division I Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Honor Roll presented by AT&T. The Black Bears, the lone America East program in the top 25, earned a 3.399 team GPA. University of Missouri-Kansas City was […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that University of Maine football player Trevor Bates of Westbrook is a nominee for the 2015 Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team. The award honors football players who help others and positively affect their communities.
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Bob Cobb, former dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and a founder of Maine’s Sports Done Right, and Parise Rossignol, UMaine women’s basketball player, will be guests on Downtown with Rich Kimball 4-6 p.m. Thursday, July 16. The topic will be youth sports; the show airs on WZON-AM620, WKIT-HD3, […]
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Several people with ties to the University of Maine will be inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame on Aug. 8 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Inductees include the late Rudy Keeling, a Perry Award recipient. The award is named after Holy Cross legend Ronald Perry Sr.; it honors those who have achieved distinction in […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported former WNBA player Edniesha Curry has been named an assistant coach for the University of Maine women’s basketball team. “She is a gifted skill instructor and motivator and will bring tremendous energy to our program,” head coach Richard Barron said. “Coach Eddie has an infectious personality and enthusiasm which I […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) spoke with female participants of a University of Maine summer soccer camp in Orono following Team USA’s recent win at the Women’s World Cup final in Vancouver, Canada. “I was so psyched. I’m Team America all the way,” said 13-year-old Delaney Labonte, who says she plays soccer because she enjoys putting in […]
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