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Fort Kent, ME (Feb. 11, 2020) - The University of Maine at Fort Kent Track & Field Team wrapped up their indoor season with a nearly flawless peaking performance at the University of Maine Orono this past weekend. Event winners for the Bengals were Ajay “iJump” Thompson in the high jump (1.85m), Nick Gayle in the 60m (7.03), Mandy “The Miracle Miler” Graham...

Fort Kent, ME (Jan. 27, 2020) - On Sunday afternoon, the sporting world mourned the loss of an icon in Kobe Bryant. Kobe was much more than just one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He was an Academy Award winner, a mentor, a husband, a father, and a friend. He was a relentless competitor, a highly motivated athlete who...

Fort Kent, ME (Jan. 21, 2020) - The good reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, whom we celebrated on January 20th, stood for many things, including justice, equality and diversity. Dr. King had a dream that one day children of all colors would one day join hands as brothers and sisters. One will be hard-pressed to find an athletic program that celebrates...

Fort Kent, ME (Jan. 14, 2020) - It didn't matter where the Bengal Basketball teams played, whether it be in the friendly confines of the UMFK Sports Center, in a different state, or abroad in the great white north of Canada, the UMFK Basketball teams returned to their winning ways in 2020. The Women's basketball team started off all the winning with a...

Fort Kent, ME (Dec. 22, 2019) - The University of Maine at Fort Kent Women's Basketball team took an expedition through the Pacific Northwest of the United States to play five games last week, and similar to Lewis and Clark a couple hundred years ago, they faced a ton of adversity. Unfortunately for the Bengal team, there was no saving grace in...

Presque Isle, ME (Dec. 9, 2019) - It was the afternoon of December 7th, a day that will live in infamy. It was two hungry teams, unsatisfied with their current records. It was a rivalry built off proximity, but one that blossomed through back-and-forth battles over recent years. It was the UMFK men's basketball team taking on the UMPI men's basketball team,...

Fort Kent, ME (Nov. 25, 2019) - The Men's Basketball team is in the midst of undoubtedly the toughest stretch of opponents they will play all season and are matching up against perhaps the most successful coaches and teams the program has played against consecutively in the Tom Bird era. On Friday, the Men's team took on Westmont College and went down...

Fort Kent, ME (Nov. 18, 2019) - The University of Maine at Fort Kent Basketball seasons are still in their infancy, and both teams experienced some growing pains in the early part of the season, but this week proved to be about a lot of growth for both programs. Coming off two consecutive losses after a road trip in Buffalo, the Lady Bengals...

Virginia Beach, VA (Nov. 11, 2019) - As Charles Dickens once said, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” And the same could be said for the incredible roller coaster of emotions the University of Maine at Fort Kent athletics teams went through during this last week. As some teams enjoyed the ecstasy of accomplishing a season-long...

Fort Kent, ME (Nov. 11, 2019) - Both the Men's and Women's University of Maine at Fort Kent Bengal basketball teams saw action earlier in the week, picking up wins over in-state rival, the University of Maine at Machias. In the women's game, Stephanie Cervantes shined off the bench, putting in 15 points for the home team, with all of her points...