Few people have provided the University of Maine athletic program with more bulletin board material than yours truly. I’ve called frequent attention to the Black Bears’ slow, steady, across-the-board decline over the past two decades, some it for circumstances beyond their control. And no program has been an easier target than men’s basketball. It’s a […]
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NFL scouts check out UMaine prospects in Orono
Cornerback Najee Goode does the vertical leap at the University of Maine’s Pro Day for NFL personnel Friday in Orono. (University of Maine athletics) ORONO — There’s little that NFL teams don’t already know about Jamil Demby, a four-year starter at left tackle for the University of Maine. His performances in two all-star games, particularly […]
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Former UMaine standout Latendresse helps lead Colby College to Frozen Four
Colby College assistant coach Michael Latendresse coaches some of his players on the bench during a game this season. WATERVILLE — It’s been 25 years since the University of Maine won the NCAA Division I ice hockey championship, the first hockey title for any Maine school at any level. This weekend, Colby College will try […]
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Record $10M gift will fund new building for UMaine’s growing engineering program
An anonymous donor has given $10 million to the University of Maine in Orono for a new engineering building, the largest gift ever by a living donor, university officials said Monday. The gift is from the family of a graduate of the engineering program at UMaine who has asked not to be identified at this […]
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UMaine’s run ends with loss to Texas in women’s NCAA Tournament
AUSTIN, Texas — The message on the whiteboard in the Texas locker was simple and direct: Rebound! The No. 2 seed Longhorns did that and a whole lot more — just about anything they wanted to, really — in dismantling No. 15 Maine 83-54 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Jatarie White […]
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Women's basketball: Wadling key to UMaine overcoming size disadvantage
Fanny Wadling, left, will be a key player Saturday for Maine in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Texas, as the Black Bears’ only post player in a starting lineup that includes four guards. (John Carl D’Annibale/ The Albany Times Union via AP) When the University of Maine women’s basketball team faces nationally […]
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Maine's women's hoops teams lead the charge
The University of Maine celebrates after their victory over Hartford on Friday, March 9. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) Before Gary Fifield left his Vermont high school coaching job to take over the University of Southern Maine women’s basketball program in 1987, he took a recruiting trip in February. “My first (Maine) high school tournament […]
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Women's basketball: UMaine draws Texas in NCAA first round
ORONO — They sat comfortably on couches, in front of the big-screen TV, curious to where the NCAA tournament committee would send them. They had to wait for nearly an hour into the ESPN show, but when the name MAINE finally appeared they whooped, filling the tight confines of the Alfond Family Lounge with cheers. […]
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College roundup: Bates women's lacrosse falls to Wesleyan; UMaine hockey eliminated
LEWISTON — Julia Gretsky scored twice in the final 11 minutes to help nationally ranked Wesleyan University hold off Bates College 9-7 in NESCAC women’s lacrosse at Garcelon Field on Saturday. The Cardinals and Bobcats were tied 6-6 with 11 minutes to play. Gretsky had three goals overall for Wesleyan (3-0, 2-0 NESCAC), which entered […]
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UMaine women earn first trip to NCAA basketball tournament since 2004
BANGOR — There was reason for alarm. Maine was deadlocked with Hartford at halftime of the America East women’s basketball final, and its top scorer, Blanca Millan, had only four points. Coach Amy Vachon had a feeling that was about to change, however. “I’m never worried about Blanca,” she said. “The kid’s a stud. She […]