University of Maine Black Bear Sports
Rossignol, Reed, Hamlin, Vachon among 52 with Maine ties set for New England basketball hall induction
WORCESTER, Mass. — Matt Rossignol, Roger Reed, Tony Hamlin and Amy Vachon are among 52 Maine-related players, coaches, contributors and teams that will be members of the 2013 New England Basketball Hall of Fame induction class. Ceremonies formalizing the honor will be held June 22 at the DCU Center. Rossignol, ...
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Corkum to coach U.S. Under-18s; UMaine coaching search continues
ORONO, Maine — University of Maine interim hockey coach Bob Corkum said he is looking forward to being the head coach of the United States Under-18 Select team that will participate in the 23rd annual Ivan Hlinka Tournament in Slovakia from Aug. 6 to 10. Since winning the tournament in ...
UMaine’s Labreck headed to NCAAs in heptathlon; Conner to compete in 10K
ORONO, Maine — It’s not official yet, but it appears as though Jesse Labreck of the University of Maine will be competing in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships next month. Labreck broke her own school record in the heptathlon at last weekend’s ECAC Championships, scoring 5,551 ...
Maine sweeps Binghamton in twinbill to claim regular season America East title
VESTAL, N.Y. — The University of Maine sewed up the America East regular season championship on Sunday. Fran Whitten doubled and singled and drove in two runs in an eight-run 10th-inning rally that gave the Black Bears a 13-7 win over Binghamton and a sweep of their doubleheader. Maine erased ...
UMaine’s Labreck wins heptathlon at ECAC championships
on May 11, 2013, at 8:56 p.m.
Jesse Labreck of the University of Maine won the heptathlon after the second day of competition at the ECAC track and field championships Saturday at Princeton, N.J. Labreck won the heptathlon with a UMaine school-record score of 5,551. She started the day with a win in the long jump, leaping ...
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Tyler Walsh, son of legendary Black Bear hockey coach, graduates from UMaine
ORONO, Maine — Tyler Walsh, the eldest son of legendary hockey coach Shawn Walsh, followed in his grandfather’s footsteps to Michigan State, but felt a calling from the University of Maine and transferred after just two years. “It was the best decision he ever made,” his mother, Tracey Mason, said ...
Tyler Walsh, son of legendary hockey coach, graduates from UMaine
Tyler Walsh, the son of UMaine hockey coach legend, Shawn Walsh, received his diploma from the University of Maine on Saturday, May 11, 2013 during the school’s graduation ceremony.
Hampden pitcher Martin verbally commits to UMaine baseball program
HAMPDEN, Maine — Matt Martin’s short-term athletic game plan is well defined — trying to help the top-ranked Hampden Academy baseball team win a championship this spring. That includes a major test Friday afternoon at South Paris, where the 8-1 Broncos will play second-ranked Oxford Hills, also 8-1, in a ...
Kansas State basketball team announces signing of UMaine transfer Justin Edwards
By The Kansas City Star on May 10, 2013, at 5:56 a.m.
Kansas State coach Bruce Weber officially announced the signing of junior transfer Justin Edwards on Thursday. Edwards, who committed to K-State on Saturday, two days after an official visit to Manhattan, will sit out this season under NCAA transfer rules and have two years of eligibility remaining. Edwards, a 6-foot-3 ...
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UMaine swimmer set to graduate after defiant battle with breast cancer
ORONO, Maine — Nicole Langlois was 20 years old when she first felt the lump in her right breast. Doctors told Langlois, then a University of Maine sophomore, the lump was just a swollen duct and sent her home. They told her it would go away. It didn’t. Two months ...
UMaine track star shooting for elusive spot in NCAA championships
ORONO, Maine — Jesse Labreck has one more chance to qualify for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. On Friday, the fifth-year senior from Oakland begins the most important competition of her career during the first day of the heptathlon at the ECAC Track and Field Championships ...
UMaine’s Fogel, Stevens gain softball recognition
on May 08, 2013, at 7:34 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — University of Maine junior third baseman Jean Stevens and sophomore catcher EmJ Fogel earned All-America East softball honors. Stevens, who is from Albany, Ore., and Vienna, Va., native Fogel were also selected to the 2013 College Sports Madness All-Conference teams, as announced by the organization on Wednesday ...
Forward from Ontario commits to UMaine men’s basketball team
on May 07, 2013, at 7:48 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — Team Canada member Marko Pirovic of Bolton, Ontario, has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Maine men’s basketball team this fall, men’s basketball head coach Ted Woodward announced in a press release Tuesday. “We are very excited to have Marko join our ...
Boston College assistant Cavanaugh to be named UConn hockey coach; Tortorella, Gendron interview for Maine job
Bowdoin College graduate Mike Cavanaugh, who has been an assistant coach at Boston College for the past 18 seasons, has entered final negotiations to become the head hockey coach at the University of Connecticut, according to a story in the Hartford Courant. Deposed University of Denver coach George Gwozdecky and ...
UMaine men finish third, Labreck wins heptathlon at AE track championships
VESTAL, N.Y. — Maine natives Kelton Cullenberg and Donald Clark each won an individual event Sunday to spearhead the University of Maine men to a third-place finish in the America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Binghamton University. Cullenberg, a junior from Chesterville, won the 5,000 meters with a ...
UMaine baseball wins Sunday finale, takes two of three games from Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. — Mike Connolly finally got some runs to work with Sunday afternoon. The University of Maine baseball team scored four times in the first inning, providing the junior right-hander with ample offensive support on its way to a 7-3 victory over Albany in the finale of their three-game ...
Weekend college roundup, baseball: Husson reaches NAC title round
on May 04, 2013, at 6:24 p.m.
CASTLETON, Vt. — Husson University scored six runs in the seventh inning to overcome a two-run deficit Sunday and pull away for a 14-6 victory over Thomas College in the semifinals of the North Atlantic Conference Baseball Championship. The Eagles from Bangor (26-17) advance to Monday’s championship round, where they ...
Kicker Decloux on target during UMaine football’s Jeff Cole Spring Scrimmage
ORONO, Maine — Sean Decloux didn’t have the luxury of spending last fall as an understudy. The freshman from Ottawa, Ontario, was pressed into service as the University of Maine’s full-time placekicker. Decloux demonstrated some of the growth he achieved during his first year in Saturday morning’s ninth annual Jeff ...
Technical issues force postponement of North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament until Sunday
on May 04, 2013, at 1:14 p.m.
CASTLETON, Vt. – Due to a mechanical issue and unplayable field conditions, play in the North Atlantic Conference Baseball Championship tournament has been suspended Saturday and will resume on Sunday morning. Castleton will face Colby-Sawyer in a 9 a.m. elimination game Sunday in the double-elimination event. That will be followed ...
Report: Former UMaine basketball star Justin Edwards commits to Kansas State
MANHATTAN, Kansas — The Kansas City Star reported Saturday that former University of Maine men’s basketball star Justin Edwards has committed to Kansas State University. The 6-foot-3 sophomore guard revealed March 28 that he was seeking to transfer from UMaine to a higher-level program. Edwards previously had taken NCAA official ...
LePage tells legislative leaders he’s moving out of State House because of ‘censorship’
Nichole Cable’s friends, family attend accused killer’s emotionally charged court appearance
Lincoln’s Coffee Pot Cafe shuts its doors
Maine Sports Hall of Fame member, DJ Dana Wilson convicted of child pornography possession
Community members rally in memory of Nichole Cable; events, fundraisers planned
Guest Post: “I’m about ready to name my daughter Revolution.”
Rep. Diane Russell’s fool’s errand
Help Maine charter schools succeed before adding more
Goodwin steps down as Brewer High School boys basketball coach
Tommy Lawrence pitches UMaine baseball to victory in first America East tournament game
Garcia sorry after ‘stupid’ Woods fried chicken jibe
Live Updates: UMaine baseball vs. Binghamton in America East championship
Live updates: UMaine baseball vs. Stony Brook at America East Championship
Maine School of Science and Mathematics alumni drawn to give back to magnet school
Federal agencies eye return to restored historic Custom House in Portland
It’s hard to keep secrets from a friend who is clairvoyant
New York City rumble showcases Maine’s lobster roll dominance
