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COLLEGE BASEBALL
Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Relentless. That is the best way to describe the Stony Brook University baseball team, especially its offense. With the University of Maine pitching staff thinned by injuries, illness and fatigue, the Seawolves knocked the Black Bears out of the 2012 America East Baseball Championship on Friday. ...
Track & Field Report
PVC track and field championships on the line Friday in Brewer, Saturday in Dover-Foxcroft
It is already championship season for track and field athletes from eastern and northern Maine. The Pendleton Street track behind Brewer Community School and the Oakes Field complex in Dover-Foxcroft are the sites for this week’s Penobscot Valley Conference championship meets. Bangor will be the favorite in both the boys ...
Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Steve Perakslis has spent the first three days of the University of Maine’s trip to Long Island sick with the flu. The junior right-hander wasn’t feeling much better Thursday morning, but you wouldn’t have known it watching him pitch. Perakslis (5-5) overcame a shaky first inning ...
College Baseball
Stony Brook handles UMaine in opener of America East Baseball Championship
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — The University of Maine was no match for Stony Brook University’s vaunted offense on Wednesday afternoon. The top-seeded Seawolves touched up Black Bear pitching for 18 hits while cruising to a 1 4-6 victory over the No. 4 Black Bears in a first-round game in the ...
College baseball
UMaine focusing on opportunity to reach potential at America East tournament
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Baseball is a game in which it can be beneficial to have a bad short-term memory. As the University of Maine prepares for Wednesday’s opener against Stony Brook in the America East Baseball Championship, everyone is eager to forget last week’s four-game sweep in Orono at ...
College Report
University of Maine baseball to build $454,000 Mitchell Batting Pavilion
ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine already features one of the most well-rounded baseball team facilities in the Northeast in Mahaney Diamond and the Mahaney Clubhouse. By next fall, the Black Bears will have even more to brag about when fans and recruits visit the Orono campus. The University ...
UMaine blows seven-run lead in finale, Stony Brook completes sweep
ORONO, Maine — Stony Brook University demonstrated Saturday why it is the favorite to win the America East baseball championship. The Seawolves erased a seven-run deficit, scoring nine runs in the final two innings of the second game to pull out a 10-9 victory over the University of Maine and ...
Stony Brook sweeps doubleheader from University of Maine
ORONO, Maine — Stony Brook University demonstrated Friday afternoon why it is the team to beat in America East this season. Tyler Johnson pitched five shutout innings in the Seawolves’ 5-1 opening-game victory, then Jasvir Rakkar worked four scoreless innings in relief during a 5-4 Game 2 victory as Stony ...
University of Maine pitcher driven to excel on the mound, in the classroom
ORONO, Maine — Jonathan Balentina left his native Curacao to attend the University of Maine in the hope of furthering his baseball career. However, UMaine’s highly regarded school of engineering also provided him with the kind of challenging educational experience he sought in his chosen field. The fifth-year pitcher is ...
Track & Field
Hermon’s Saulter among speedy PVC contingent in girls 400 meters
The Penobscot Valley Conference lays claim to some of the speediest sprinters in the state this spring. More evidence was on display during recent meets. Sophomore Kaitlin Saulter of Hermon turned in the fastest 400 meters among Class B girls this season when she sped to victory in 59.14 seconds ...
Vandersea’s commitment to coaching excellence lands him in Maine Sports Hall of Fame
Editor’s note: One in a series profiling the 2012 Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees. BRUNSWICK, Maine — College football may only be a game to some, but for Howard Vandersea, it has been a lifelong passion and a way to instill important values to his players. During 37 years ...
Saint Joseph’s wins; USM, Bowdoin lose in Div. III regional
MANSFIELD, Conn. — Chad Rafferty fashioned a seven-hit shutout Wednesday night, leading second-seeded Saint Joseph’s College of Standish to a 2-0 baseball victory over No. 7 Bowdoin College of Brunswick in the NCAA Division III Mansfield Regional. Rafferty (10-0) struck out 13 and walked one as the Monks (38-5) advanced ...
WARNER'S CORNER
Playing in Portland provides potential to pump up interest in UMaine athletics
on May 16, 2012, at 2:39 p.m.
PORTLAND, Maine — While it may only be a two-hour drive from Portland to Orono, there is a much greater gap between the University of Maine athletic department and its fans in the southern part of Maine. That is why events such as Tuesday’s baseball game between the University of ...
Late offensive outburst propels UMaine past Boston College at Portland’s Hadlock Field
PORTLAND, Maine — Staring out at the “Maine Monster,” one might be able to imagine being at historic Fenway Park in Boston. And though Hadlock Field was an unfamiliar venue for the University of Maine, the Black Bears simply concentrated on playing good baseball Tuesday night. UMaine reached the Boston ...
UMaine baseball team heads to Hadlock for southern Maine appearance
PORTLAND, Maine — It is expected to be a win-win situation Tuesday evening in Portland. For baseball fans, the 6 p.m. game between the University of Maine and Boston College will provide them the opportunity to see the Black Bears in action in their own backyard. For players from both ...
Walter Abbott coached UMaine football team with personal touch
Editor’s note: One in a series profiling the 2012 Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees. ORONO, Maine — Walter Abbott’s career at the University of Maine nearly ended before it began. The Rumford native reported to campus in 1954 and arrived at Memorial Gym to pick up his football gear. ...
Preview: University of Maine baseball vs. Hartford
MAINE vs. HARTFORD Time, site: (2) noon Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday, Fiondella Field, West Hartford, Conn. Records: Maine 23-21 (9-6 America East), Hartford 14-36 (5-13) Series, last meeting: Maine leads 81-24, Maine 11-3 on 4/15/12 Top hitters: Maine — C Tyler Patzalek (.313, 3 HR, 28 RBI), 2B Troy Black ...
Camden Hills sprinter shows off speed in KVAC outdoor track meet
There is considerable speed along the midcoast this spring during the 2012 high school outdoor track and field season. Two Eastern Maine sprinters showed off their stuff during a May 3 meet at Waldoboro. Caleb Pease of Camden Hills set the statewide standard in the 100 meters this spring, clocking ...
Surprise ceremony at Bangor hospital honors University of Maine civil engineering graduate with cancer
BANGOR, Maine — Heather Gooley was eating lunch in the Eastern Maine Medical Center cafeteria Sunday when Sherry Blanchard walked in. Blanchard shook her head, indicating her daughter Jackie, who is being treated for bone cancer, was not able to participate in Saturday’s University of Maine commencement ceremonies. Jackie was ...
WARNER'S CORNER
Pressure is off UMaine baseball team for America East stretch run
on May 09, 2012, at 12:50 p.m.
The University of Maine had visions of hosting the America East Baseball Championship this spring. Instead, the Black Bears will again be packing their bags for Long Island, as Stony Brook University is likely to earn the No. 1 seed and the right to play the tournament at Joe Nathan ...
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Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament
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Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament
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