ORONO — If ever a tie felt like a loss, it was Friday night. The University of Maine broke through for a two-goal lead in the third period against Vermont, only to allow two late power-play goals as the Black Bears and Catamounts skated to a 2-2 tie before 3,365 at Alfond Arena. Peter Housakos and Canon […]
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UMaine football falls on last-second Hail Mary play
ORONO — In a season of cruel losses, this one topped them all. In control for nearly every second of the game, the University of Maine lost Saturday afternoon when Stony Brook quarterback Joe Carbone threw a last-play miracle Hall Mary 35-yard touchdown pass to Harrison Jackson, who caught the ball amidst four Black Bear […]
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UMaine surprises No. 18 Boston University
ORONO — From the brink of disaster to a resounding win in mere seconds. Patrick Holway scored 7:45 into the third period for the University of Maine not long after the visiting Boston University Terriers nearly tied the game on a shot off the pipe to help the Black Bears earn a 5-2 win at […]
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Maine football falls to UMass at Fenway
Maine quarterback Chris Ferguson (14) throws a pass in the first quarter against UMass at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday. BOSTON — Junior quarterback Andrew Ford threw four touchdown passes, three to Andy Isabella, to lead the University of Massachusetts to a 44-31 victory over the University of Maine on Saturday night before 12,794 […]
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Women's basketball: UMaine drops season opener to Tulane
ORONO — University of Maine women’s basketball coach Amy Vachon couched her words Friday night. “It wasn’t the prettiest game you’ll ever see,” she said. Tulane Coach Lisa Stockton took the direct approach. “Ugly game,” Stockton said after her Green Wave beat the Black Bears 42-34 in the Maine Women’s Tip-Off Basketball Tournament before an […]
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Football at Fenway will be ‘kind of surreal’ for UMaine players, coaches
DeShone Kizer takes a snap as the Notre Dame quarterback against Boston College on Nov. 21, 2015, at Fenway Park in Boston, home of the Red Sox. The University of Maine football team takes on UMass on Saturday at Fenway Park. (AP file photo) Jason Matovu grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, about 20 minutes from […]
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College football: Delaware upends Maine in Portland
Micah Wright gambles on punt returns for the University of Maine. Coach Joe Harasymiak has had to accept it. Saturday, it proved costly. With the score 17-17, Wright tried to field a low kick within his own 5. He fumbled and Colby Reeder of Delaware returned it for a touchdown. “It was obviously the difference […]
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College basketball: UMaine’s Fleming works to expand basketball skills within new offense
University of Maine’s Andrew Fleming looks for an open teammate as he’s guarded by Quinnipiac University’s Chaise Daniels during a game last season at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. BANGOR — Andrew Fleming had a productive first year with the University of Maine men’s basketball team. The 6-foot-7-inch forward from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High […]
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C South Soccer: Day lights up Black Bears, 4-0
Maranacook senior forward Taylor Rioux, left, and Monmouth Academy freshman forward Alicen Burnham chase down a ball during their C South quarterfinal soccer game on Tuesday at Monmouth Academy. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) MONMOUTH — Just as Mother Nature’s deluge stopped, Tia Day’s was just beginning. Day scored all four of Monmouth’s goals in the span […]
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Maranacook breezes to KVAC cross country title
Mt. Blue’s Kahryn Cullenberg (572) and Messalonskee’s Charlotte Wentworth (539) were among early leaders during the KVAC cross country championship on Saturday Oct. 14, 2017 at Cony High School in Augusta. AUGUSTA — On a day when unseasonably warm temperatures affected many runners at the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference cross country championships, the Maranacook girls […]