Lewiston High School graduate Isaiah Harris was named Big Ten Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year last week. The Penn State sophomore earned the award with his second straight Big Ten title in the 800-meter run at the Big Ten championships, finishing in 1 minute, 47.23 seconds. He also Anchored the Nittany Lions’ conference-champion […]
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Men's basketball: Beavers beach Mariners
FARMINGTON — When the University of Maine at Farmington had a hard time getting the ball inside the paint, the Beavers went to the perimeter and showered Dearborn Gymnasium with 3-pointers. Problem solved. The playoff-bound Beavers (11-13, 10-7) opened up with 12 3-pointers on Maine Maritime (5-19, 2-15), and shook off the Mariners with an […]
Grover taking starring role on UMF’s women’s basketball team
FARMINGTON — Being the sixth player coming off the bench for University of Maine at Farmington’s women’s basketball team is about to become a distant memory for Kennadi Grover. Sure, she started a few games and has seen plenty of action the past three years at Dearborn Gymnasium. But the senior has been promoted to […]
UMF Women’s Basketball Outlook
Coach: Jamie Beaudoin, 18th year Last year’s record: 11-15 overall; 8-9 in NAC. Finished fifth place in conference. Lost first-round game to New England College Key returners: Kennadi Grover, sr., forward; Abby Hasson, sr., forward. Newcomers to watch: Sara Lamb, fr., guard; Sydney Petrie, fr., forward Season outlook: University of Maine at Farmington coach Jamie Beaudoin has […]
UMaine-Farmington captains courageous as new season begins
FARMINGTON — Basketball co-captains Ryan Camire, Eric Berry and Ryan Rice are three bright players who understand what this year’s group of incoming recruits means to the future of the University of Maine at Farmington program. And UMF coach Dick Meader knows it will take two fine seniors and a junior with quality leadership skills […]
University of Maine at Farminton falls in NCAA field hockey playoffs
BIDDEFORD — The University of Maine at Farmington’s field hockey season ended with a 5-0 loss to 19th-ranked University of New England in the Division III playoffs Wednesday. Four different players scored for the Nor’easterners, who improve to 20-3 and advance to face No. 3 Tufts University on Saturday in Medford Massachusetts. Marge Gardiner, Becky […]
Local College Roundup: UMF beats Husson in the NAC East field hockey championship game
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington field hockey needed two overtimes to break a scoreless stalemate and defeat Husson 1-0 in the North Atlantic Conference East championship game on Sunday. At the 10:45 mark of the second overtime, UMF sophomore rebounded a blocked shot and knocked in the game-winner to give the Beavers […]
Field hockey: UMF puts Thomas out of commission
FARMINGTON — When Emma Martineau scored the University of Maine at Farmington’s first goal less than five minutes into the game, the red flags went up and the Beavers signaled that they had Thomas College’s number. From there on in, the top-ranked Beavers (11-4) dominated on offense and had no problem rolling to a 4-0 […]
College sports roundup: CMCC women’s basketball off to 2-0 start
AUBURN — The Central Maine Community College women’s basketball team is off to a quick 2-0 start. The Mustangs defeated Champlain-St. Lawrence 76-62 on Sunday in a game that ended less than 24 hours after their season-opener — a victory over University of New Brunswick at St. John — began. Brooke Reynolds notched her first double-double for CMCC, scoring […]
Field hockey: UMF dismisses USM
FARMINGTON — The only thing louder than the wind Wednesday was the sound of the University of Maine at Farmington’s sticks slapping the ball up and down the field. Whipping winds carried off the muggy heat and the Beavers got carried away and drubbed the University of Southern Maine, 4-0. The Beavers dominated both halves […]