Fletcher Brown Resigns from Coaching Position
December 30, 2020University of Maine at Fort Kent Head Women's Basketball Coach Fletcher Brown will be stepping down from his position to pursue a similar position at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Arizona Fletcher Brown a graduate of UMFK was a critical figure in the resurgence of both the Men's and Women's Basketball programs As a player he...
Read Full Article: Fletcher Brown Resigns from Coaching PositionBengal Basketball Will Be Ready When the Time is Right
November 30, 2020In a season with so much uncertainty there is much fear among UMFK Basketball supporters that there will not be a basketball season this winter However one thing is certain Head Men's Basketball Coach Tom Bird will be doing his best to make sure his team is prepared to play whether that be this season...
Read Full Article: Bengal Basketball Will Be Ready When the Time is RightCompeting in the time of COVID
November 6, 2020Student-athletes came from all corners of the country and multiple locations around the world to play the sport they love and to attend our wonderful little school However in the midst of a global pandemic the students who make up our athletic teams have not had the chance to compete as they have in the...
Read Full Article: Competing in the time of COVIDFinal 2020 Fall Sports Scrimmages
October 30, 2020It appears as though the Fall season came to a screeching halt on Saturday as the temperature dropped close to degrees seemingly overnight But that did not stop our Fall sports teams from competing in their penultimate intra-squad scrimmages of the season The Women's Volleyball team scrimmaged against a collection of coaches and former volleyball...
Read Full Article: Final 2020 Fall Sports ScrimmagesBill Ashby, Hall of Fame Class of 2020
October 23, 2020The University of Maine at Fort Kent Athletics Department and much of the campus community looks the way it does largely in part of the hard work of one man Bill Ashby In over the course of ten years at UMFK as Head Men's Soccer Coach and Athletics Director Ashby was the key figure in...
Read Full Article: Bill Ashby, Hall of Fame Class of 2020Jimmy Lopez, Hall of Fame Class of 2020
October 9, 2020With a stoic demeanor and broad shoulders covered in ink Jimmy Lopez portrayed a brooding landscape It was with those same broad shoulders that he carried UMFK Men's Basketball to much success and cemented himself as one of the all-time greats to ever grace the hardwood of the UMFK Sports Center It was with those...
Read Full Article: Jimmy Lopez, Hall of Fame Class of 2020Intra-Squad Scrimmages Keep Bengals Going
October 5, 2020One of the hardest things to do in sports is to repeat as champions Running the entire marathon over again climbing the mountain for the second time in a row is a feat only accomplished by the greatest teams of all time To try and repeat as a champion in the COVID- era will be...
Read Full Article: Intra-Squad Scrimmages Keep Bengals GoingMen’s Soccer Delayed but still Determined
September 29, 2020The men's soccer team was so close to a national championship victory last November they could almost feel the smooth gold trophy in their hands After coming to a draw in mid-October with their top rival in USCAA play Bryant amp Stratton College Syracuse they faced off with the Bobcats once again in the USCAA...
Read Full Article: Men’s Soccer Delayed but still DeterminedJarryd Phillips, Hall of Fame Class of 2020
September 25, 2020Although there have been many great athletes to play for the University of Maine at Fort Kent over the years few have enjoyed success in the professional ranks once their careers in Fort Kent come to a close Jarryd Phillips is one of those athletes The native of Johannesburg South Africa came to Fort Kent...
Read Full Article: Jarryd Phillips, Hall of Fame Class of 2020UMFK Volleyball Season Preview
September 22, 2020Selina Castro in two seasons as a head coach has accomplished more than many coaches have in their entire career One National Coach of the Year award and a National Runner-Up finish in back-to-back seasons show that Coach Castro knows what she is doing With another small but strong roster Castro and the Women's Volleyball...
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