FARMINGTON — Seven cute and fuzzy golden retriever puppies were a big hit with the nearly 500 students and staff who came to de-stress at a Puppy Party held Wednesday at the University of Maine at Farmington. For a few minutes students were able to forget the essays due and the finals planned for next […]
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College basketball roundup: UMF men edge Maine Maritime
CASTINE — Riley Robinson’s all-around performance helped the University of Maine at Farmington defeat Maine Maritime 68-66 in NAC men’s basketball action Tuesday evening. Robinson, a former Dirigo standout, put up 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Beavers. UMF’s Milani Hicks led all scorers with 22 points. Mt. Blue graduate Eric Berry […]
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Weekend roundup: UMF women sweep competition
WATERVILLE — The UMaine-Farmington women’s basketball team landed on Lesley College, 71-51 Sunday afternoon in the final game of the Thomas College Tip-off Classic. The Beavers move to 2-0 overall while Lesley falls to 0-3 early in the 2017-18 season. McKenna Brodeur tied Theresa Pereira with 16 points. Brodeur was 6-17 shooting and 4-4 at […]
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College basketball: Davenport leads Bates women past USM; CMCC rolls
GORHAM — Nina Davenport continued her torrid start to the season as the Bates College women’s basketball team earned its first win of the season by beating the University of Southern Maine, 68-56, on Tuesday. Davenport made 6-of-9 from 3-point range and finished with a game-high 27 points. She also had a game-high eight rebounds […]
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UMF to host poet Kaveh Akbar
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will host poet Kaveh Akbar as the next reader in its Visiting Writers Series. Sponsored by the UMF Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, the reading will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, in the Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is […]
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UMF Mitchell Scholars donate meal to homeless shelter
FARMINGTON — In an effort to give back to the community, the University of Maine at Farmington Mitchell Scholars Club donated ingredients for a Thanksgiving meal to Western Maine Homeless Outreach. Donated were three turkeys, stuffing, vegetables and three pies. The food made its way to the Farmington shelter Monday by Brittany Wakefield, club secretary and […]
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UMF women: Backcourt key to Beavers' success
FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington women’s basketball coach Jamie Beaudoin doesn’t need to take inventory of his players to know he has a surplus of guards. “We have six returning guards with the aspect that they have been through it (up-and-down season) and they are all experienced,” Beaudoin said. “Sara Lamb is a […]
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Mutual devotion, respect works for Lewiston sister act
University of Maine at Farmington guards and sisters Jenessa and Kasey Talarico from Lewiston are ready to go for this basketball season FARMINGTON — There was no evidence of cajoling or arm twisting when Kasey Talarico decided to join her sister, Jenessa, and play field hockey and basketball for the University of Maine at Farmington. […]
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Men's basketball: UMF will play faster in 2017-18
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is short on height, but the Beavers are long on speed, pinpoint shooting and downright scrappy on defense. So having two of the three essentials to putting together a competitive basketball team should make the UMF men’s contingent one tough customer in the North Atlantic Conference this […]
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Men's basketball: Berry feels UMF worthy of crown
UMF’s Eric Berry (33) watches as Riley Robinson (20) looks to pass the ball practice at Dearborn Gymnasium in Farmington. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — Eric Berry and University of Maine at Farmington assistant coach Jim Bessey have a positive history that developed and flourished on the basketball court. Berry played for Bessey at Mt. […]