The University of Maine football team will have six of its contests broadcast on television throughout the 2015 season. Three games will be shown nationally under the league’s television package and several will air on WVII-ABC 7 Bangor, the official Black Bear television affiliate. Maine’s home opener against Rhode Island will kickoff at 3:30 p.m. […]
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University of Maine graduate and former field hockey standout Holly Stewart will compete at the 2015 Pan American Games, a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympic Games. Stewart of North Vancouver, British Columbia was one of 16 women selected to the Canadian field hockey team that will compete in the Toronto tournament from July 10–26. […]
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The Associated Press, WVII (Channel 7), WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported on the University of Maine’s inaugural Black Bear Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K. The certified full marathon course is a double loop of a 13.1-mile course that begins on campus and travels through Orono, Old Town and […]
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University of Maine student-athletes posted a 3.21 cumulative grade-point average during the 2014-15 academic year. The 3.21 GPA placed the Black Bears third in the 2015 America East Academic Cup standings. The Academic Cup, established by the America East Board of Directors in 1995, is presented to the institution whose student-athletes post the highest grade-point […]
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University of Maine director of athletics Karlton Creech said in an article in the Bangor Daily News that it is unlikely that the athletic department will be able to provide cost-of-attendance funds to student-athletes. At UMaine, the calculated cost-of-attendance number after scholarship expenses is $2,400. Creech estimated that if about 200 of UMaine’s 400 athletes […]
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Niclas Erhardt, associate professor of management at University of Maine, was an expert source for WalletHub’s article that ranked the best and worst cities for professional and college ice hockey fans. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was ranked best and Springfield, Massachusetts was ranked worst. When asked for tips for fans to enjoy the sport without breaking the […]
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Richard Barron, University of Maine women’s basketball coach, commented to the Bangor Daily News on several changes the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee approved for the 2015-16 season. Changes include a game format of four, 10-minute quarters (switching from 20-minute halves) and having the bonus (two-shots) come into effect on the fifth foul of each […]
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85-year old Alan Switzer, former men’s swimming and diving coach for the University of Maine’s Division I swim team, was feature in an article that appeared in Swimming World Magazine, focused on his extensive career as a swimming coach at Hebron Academy, the University of Maine, and Plymouth State University. Switzer spent 19 years coaching […]
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Two former University of Maine goaltenders are competing for the NHL Stanley Cup. Ben Bishop is the starting goalie for Tampa Bay and Scott Darling is the valuable backup for Chicago. It is the first time in Stanley Cup Final history that goalies who played at the same university will contend for the coveted cup. […]
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University of Maine graduate and former field hockey star Holly Stewart was named the America East Woman of the Year at the annual conference meeting Tuesday, June 2, in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. Stewart, from North Vancouver, British Columbia, is the first Black Bear to earn the honor, which is presented to the league’s senior […]
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