The Forecaster spoke with Christopher White, director of the Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band, about the group’s Friday performance at Falmouth High School’s first football game of the season. White said the band will perform its “Fire and Ice” show during halftime and will play the same show Saturday at Gillette Stadium in […]
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WABI (Channel 5) previewed the annual Bear Necessities Tent Sale which will be held Aug. 29–31 at the University of Maine Athletics Department store in Alfond Arena. Deals on Black Bear merchandise — $5 T-shirts, $15 sweatshirts and $20 jackets — will be featured.
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The Bangor Daily News reported the owners of radio stations based in Eddington who landed a broadcasting deal with the University of Maine’s athletic department are excited about airing the games. The four stations owned by Dan and Jocelynn Priestley will carry all UMaine men’s and women’s basketball games and baseball games, as well as […]
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The annual Bear Necessities Tent Sale will be held Thursday, Aug. 29 through Saturday, Aug. 31 at the University of Maine Athletics Department store in Alfond Arena. The sale will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Deals on Black Bear merchandise will be […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) covered the University of Maine’s Football 101 clinic for women. About 30 women took part in Head Football Coach Jack Cosgrove’s second annual event that taught the women the basics of the sport and what being a football coach entails. Cosgrove and his staff offered a tour, […]
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Steve Abbott, University of Maine athletic director, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the UMaine basketball teams playing in the new Bangor arena. Abbott said “over half” of the men’s and women’s basketball games will be played at the center this coming season with the rest being played in Orono.
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The Kennebec Journal, WABI (Channel 5) and Portland Press Herald published articles on the passing of Ashley Drew, a University of Maine graduate and musician who inspired many including the UMaine football team. Drew underwent a double lung transplant last year and battled with cystic fibrosis her whole life. She earned a bachelor’s degree in […]
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NCAA and the Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine will host the 2015–16 Ice Breaker Tournament, a traditional opener for the college hockey season, at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland. Steve Abbott, University of Maine athletic director, and Red Gendron, UMaine men’s ice hockey coach, told the BDN they are excited […]
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Lynn Coutts, head coach of the University of Maine softball team, was interviewed for a WLBZ (Channel 2) story on elderly and youth trying to beat the heat. Coutts, who is currently running a softball camp for 60 girls, said she is taking every precaution necessary, including reminding the girls to apply sunscreen and stay […]
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Examiner.com carried an article on a deal made by University of Maine Athletics and its multimedia rights partner, Learfield Sports, with Rockfleet Broadcasting III LLC/Bangor Communications LLC and FOX College Sports for broadcast and distribution of Black Bear athletics events, beginning with the upcoming football season. Bangor’s WVII ABC 7 and WFVX FOX 22 will […]
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