The Bangor Daily News reported that work has begun on the new University of Maine softball facility. The new softball field — which will have an artificial surface, lights, a two-lane hitting pavilion, bleacher seating for 500 with more than 200 chairback seats, new dugouts and a press box — is expected to be completed […]
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The University of Maine Men’s Rugby Team placed fifth in the small college division of the 2022 Collegiate Rugby Championship May 28–30. Black Bears, led by team captain Shawn Nitsche of Shelton, Connecticut, defeated teams from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, the University of Denver, Susquehanna University, the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Coastal Carolina University […]
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The National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A) has announced that University of Maine diver Riley Clark is one of five national recipients of its prestigious 2022 Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award. Clark will be honored at the 2022 N4A Convention in Las Vegas on June 27. The N4A Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award […]
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The University of Maine Men’s Rugby Team will compete in the 2022 Collegiate Rugby Championship May 28–30 in New Orleans. Black Bears will participate in the small college division of the competition, which consists of 28 teams. Of the 25 UMaine team members, 16 will travel to New Orleans for the championship, also known as […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that three former University of Maine hockey players will be involved in the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoff. On Monday, goalie Jeremy Swayman’s Boston Bruins open the playoffs at Carolina and center Devin Shore’s Edmonton Oilers will be hosting the Los Angeles Kings. On Tuesday, left winger Ryan Lomberg’s […]
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Maine Day of Giving on April 27, the time when University of Maine alumni and friends near and far unite in support of the College of Our Hearts Always as a way to participate in the traditional annual Maine Day of service, is setting fundraising records. More than $2.5 million in donations lead off this […]
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University of Maine Athletics will host the Black Bear Bash on Saturday, April 23, starting at 11:30 a.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Black Bear Bash features three major athletic events: the Jeff Cole Memorial Spring Football game at Alfond Stadium, a softball doubleheader against Binghamton University at Kessock Field and a […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported that University of Maine women’s basketball coach Amy Vachon and former UMaine basketball player Emily Ellis were among the 10 women honored by the Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Association at its annual awards luncheon, held on the 50th anniversary of Title IX.
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Athletic Business, the Portland Press Herald and Centralmaine.com reported that the University of Maine has raised about $3 million to build new athletic facilities, including new facilities for its women’s soccer, field hockey and softball programs, and a multipurpose arena on campus that would be the home court for the basketball programs, home to the […]
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Crispin Kamundala, a University of Maine junior, was named a finalist for a 2022 Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a prestigious, merit-based scholarship for college juniors pursuing public service careers. Kamundala is the only finalist from Maine this year. Kamundala’s story isn’t like that of many other students’ on campus. He came to Maine as a […]
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