The two Mt. Blue graduates had success beyond Farmington — Adams at Thomas and then as Edward Little’s coach, and Heather (Ernest) Bond as one of UMaine’s all-time best players.
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UMaine football opens preseason camp with many new faces
Eleven transfers look to help the Black Bears improve after back-to-back two-win seasons.
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75% of U.S. Olympians played in college. Future of Games hinges on fallout from NCAA athlete payouts
Many Olympic sports might be on the chopping block when college athletes begin getting paid.
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Former Bates track and field stars remember late coach Al Fereshetian
‘Coach Fresh,’ who died last month, impacted hundreds of lives during his 26 years coaching the Bobcats track and field and cross country teams.
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Maine’s college football coaches ready for the season to begin
The University of New England has 40 seniors back from its first winning season while Maine Maritime readies for its first varsity game since 2019.
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UMaine’s Jeremiah Jenkins picked by the Giants on day 3 of the MLB draft
The slugging first baseman was the 418th player selected, and joins two former Black Bears in the San Francisco system.
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Men’s basketball: Quinn Newton named head coach at UMaine-Farmington
The Thornton Academy and St. Joseph’s College graduate gets his first head coaching job after stints as an assistant at Southern Maine and Bates.
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‘Right time to go’: Longtime USM Athletic Director Al Bean to retire
Bean, who worked in the athletic department for 45 years, is the new Little East Conference commissioner.
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Al Fereshetian, former longtime Bates College track coach, dies
Fereshetian coached the Bobcats for 26 years before retiring in 2021. He died last Saturday at the age of 66.
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USM names Westbrook native Scott Heath to replace Ed Flaherty as baseball coach
Heath played at the University of Maine and has been an associate head coach for the Black Bears.