Athletics

Women’s Basketball in Top 10-Percent in Nation for Recruiting

The University of Maine women’s basketball program, which recently completed its 2012 recruiting season, has been ranked 36th in the nation out of 342 teams by the NCAA Division-I women’s basketball teams’ Chris Mennig, national scouting director with Blue Star Basketball. The Black Bears locked up three student-athletes from the United States in the fall […]

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Track Standout Connors Named to All-Academic Team

University of Maine women’s track and field standout Corey Conner has been named to the CoSIDA District I Cross Country and Track and Field All-Academic First Team. Conner, who advanced to the NCAA Championships which will be held June 6-9, is the 2012 America East Champion and conference-record holder in the 5,000 meters. She recently […]

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UMaine Standouts on Performance Awards Watch List

University of Maine football standouts Michael Cole and Justin Perillo have been named to the 2012 College Football Performance Awards’ Watch Lists, according to the Maine Black Bears website. Cole, a junior defensive lineman from North Brunswick, N.J., was a Second Team All-CAA selection last season. He led the conference with 11.0 sacks and had […]

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Report on New Athletics Facility

UMaine is building a new facility to support the Black Bears’ baseball and softball teams, according to a report in the Bangor Daily News. The facility will be a batting pavilion, funds for which were raised from private donors. The batting facility will be available for use by youth baseball and softball teams in the […]

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Clothing Drive, Fireworks Among Events Planned for Baseball Homestand

The University of Maine’s doubleheaders Friday and Saturday against America East conference leader Stony Brook will be the stage for a series of events before, during and after the games. Friday’s doubleheader, which starts at 3 p.m., features a Goodwill clothing drive for which donations are welcome. There will be fireworks following the second game. […]

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Hockey Coach in MSNBC Report

UMaine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead appeared in a photo that went with a story on the MSNBC website about Bangor author Sarah Smiley and her project to entertain a different dinner guest each weekend while her husband is deployed. Whitehead and members of the hockey team were dinner guests in February. Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]

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UMaine Athletes, Students Volunteer for Stem Cell Match

The Bangor Daily News and Channel 5 (WABI) reported on a bone marrow drive organized Wednesday by members of the UMaine football team to try to find a stem cell match for the deputy chief of the Maine Warden Service, who has cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. The annual event, started to honor former assistant football coach […]

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Article Updates Memorial Gym Renovation Plans

The Bangor Daily News carried an article on the status of the 2013 renovation plans for Memorial Gym and its basketball court known as The Pit because of its shape and seating configuration. Funds for the work are being raised privately. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756

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