Steve Trimper, the head coach of the UMaine baseball team, was featured in a Green Outdoors segment on WCSH6 TV. Trimper said in the segment he enjoys hunting and scouting hunting grounds. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The University of Maine is planning a Thursday, Nov. 10 pep rally in support of the Black Bear football team. It is scheduled for 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Memorial Union’s Maine Marketplace. The marching band and cheerleaders will perform in the atrium outside the UMaine bookstore, while speakers including President Paul Ferguson and football coach […]
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UMaine football player Warren Smith was the subject of a feature story in the Press of Atlantic City newspaper. The New Jersey native, a quarterback for the Black Bears, has led UMaine to a 7-2 overall record so far this fall. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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UMaine football coach Jack Cosgrove was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News story about an effort to build a new football stadium for Bangor High School. Cosgrove, a Bangor School Department parent, is serving on a board of directors for the Friends of Cameron Stadium fundraising group. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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A Bangor Daily News report on the new chiller system under the ice at Alfond Arena noted some on-ice issues during Saturday night’s UMaine men’s hockey game against Providence College. Scott White, the Alfond Arena operations manager, said there were some problems regulating the temperature of the ice, but that is normal for a new […]
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Saturday’s Bangor Daily News reported that members of the UMaine women’s basketball team personally delivered season tickets to a few fans in the Bangor/Orono area recently. Coach Richard Barron attributed the idea to Eileen Flaherty, UMaine’s associate athletic director for compliance and senior woman administrator.
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UMaine junior Yuri Chornobil was the subject of a feature story in the Brighton Pittsford Messenger Post of Brighton, N.Y., for both his achievements in academics and athletics. Chornobil, a Brighton native, is a member of the Black Bears men’s swimming and diving team, and a zoology-biology major who is headed to Australia next fall […]
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The Bangor Daily News had a story about the news that Tom and Sally Savage of Key Largo, Fla., have donated $500,000 for athletic facilities upgrades. Tom Savage, who graduated from UMaine in 1968, is a retired attorney. The Savages are recipients of UMaine’s Stillwater Society Presidential Award, given to university supporters who are notable […]
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Tom (Class of 1968) and Sally Savage of Key Largo, Fla. have donated $500,000 to help fund University of Maine upgrades to athletics facilities at Alfond Arena and Memorial Gym. “Once again, Tom and Sally have overwhelmed us with their extraordinary generosity,” says UMaine President Paul Ferguson. “This gift provides a tremendous boost to our […]
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UMaine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron will co-host the George Hale/Ric Tyler Show on Friday morning, filling in for Hale. The program runs from 6-9 a.m. on WVOM, 103.9 FM.
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