Luke Hettermann, a University of Maine student and basketball player, spoke with WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) about the second annual Noonan Nation Basketball Tournment in honor of former Bangor High School athlete Clark Noonan. Hettermann, who was friends with Noonan, helped organize the event.
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The Bangor Daily News reported Steve Abbott, University of Maine athletic director, has agreed to stay in his current position for six more months after his two-year contract runs out Sunday. Abbott said “it’s a time where it isn’t in the best interest of the university to deal with a search right now.”
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Steve Abbott, athletic director at the University of Maine, spoke to the Bangor Daily News for an article on the future of UMaine’s athletics titled “After a dismal year, UMaine and athletics director Abbott feeling pressure to perform.” Abbott said he believes Memorial Gym renovations will have a positive effect on the ability of teams […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported Black Bear Sports Properties, a division of Learfield Sports and multimedia rights holder for UMaine athletics, has made a five-year agreement with Blueberry Broadcasting and Waterfront Communications to air UMaine athletic events on the radio. All football, men’s ice hockey, basketball, baseball and select softball games will be broadcast starting […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported University of Maine swimming and diving coach Susan Lizzotte attended a check presentation ceremony at Spruce Run in Bangor on Thursday to receive a $7,500 for the swim program and support the presentation of another $7,500 check to the nonprofit organization. The money was raised through […]
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Members of the University of Maine swimming and diving team will attend the presentation of a $7,500 check to Spruce Run in Bangor on Thursday. The money was raised through the inaugural Erin’s Run: 5K Road Race. This year’s race was held in Bangor in April to honor Erin McGrath Woolley, a former UMaine student, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) has concluded its three-year contract with Learfield Sports, which manages the broadcast rights for University of Maine athletic events, according to the Bangor Daily News. WABI will televise six regular-season high school football games in place of UMaine’s 12 hockey, football and basketball games.
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The Washington Post was one of several national news organizations to carry an Associated Press article on the formal introduction of Dennis “Red” Gendron as the new head coach for the University of Maine men’s ice hockey team. College Hockey News, Bangor Daily News and Portland Press Herald also carried reports. WLBZ (Channel 2) posted […]
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Several news organizations including The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, Lewiston Sun Journal, Bangor Daily News and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the University of Maine’s decision to name Dennis “Red” Gendron the new head coach of the men’s ice hockey team.
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Dennis “Red” Gendron, who has won two NCAA Hockey National Championships and an NHL Stanley Cup as an assistant coach, has been named University of Maine head men’s ice hockey coach by UMaine President Paul Ferguson and Director of Athletics Steve Abbott. Gendron’s first college hockey coaching experience was with the Black Bears, where he […]
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