AAU and travel basketball are seen as a quick way for athletes to gain exposure and be noticed by colleges. But some of the state’s high school coaches say the summer hoops programs have their drawbacks.
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Wilton’s Lexi Mittelstadt finds footing at University of Maine
College basketball: Her freshman year had ups and downs, but Mt. Blue graduate has made strides and is finding her role with the Black Bears.
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Auburn-raised Mike Coutts starting new job in Colorado after leading UMaine softball program for several years
Coutts, who has coached at UMaine and high schools in southern Maine, will be the softball coach at the Colorado School of Mines.
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Lewiston’s Matt Poulin takes over NYA’s girls hockey program
The former Blue Devils assistant captain and assistant coach, who also served in several coaching roles in Lewiston-Auburn, will also be the associate director of athletics at North Yarmouth Academy.
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CAA football teams will forfeit games if facing COVID-19 cancellations
According to a new policy adopted by the Colonial Athletic Association, if a team has to cancel a game because of a COVID-related issue, it will forfeit that game in the league standings.
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CMCC hires new coach to lead cross country team and new track and field program
Kameron Blanding has joined Central Maine Community College’s staff to coach the cross country team and the school’s recently created track and field team.
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UMaine women excel on the basketball court. They’re even better in the classroom.
The Black Bears had a collective 3.90 GPA in the 2020-21 school year, best of any women’s basketball team in the nation. No other program in Maine’s conference placed in the top 25.
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CMCC opens campus to public to showcase new athletic facilities
Mustangs athletic director Dave Gonyea is exploring other ways Central Maine Community College’s facilities can be used to bring in more money into Auburn.
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New volleyball coach Kyle Chapman is CMCC’s ace in the hole
Arizona native is looking forward to his first season leading the Mustangs and building up the volleyball program and its culture to the point that it is “so good and so infectious that people actively want to join it.”
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Transfers say UMaine football program is just the right fit
The Black Bears open training camp with more than 20 transfer students, several of whom will compete for starting roles.