Tag Archives: Maine Black Bears
New Maine Baseball Coach Nick Derba talks about the future of Black Bears Baseball
Hours after formally be announced as the head baseball coach at the University of Maine, Nick Derba joined Sterling Pingree, Mark Paulette and guest host Larry Mahoney to talk about what’s next for the program and why this Orono is a good fit for Coach Derba. Catch The Drive, weekdays 4pm to 6pm […]
Maine Baseball coach Nick Derba previews the America East Baseball Tournament
Maine Baseball coach Nick Derba joined Aaron Jackson and Mark Paulette to preview the Black Bears in the America East Tournament and their first round game on Wednesday vs Albany. Catch The Drive, weekdays 4pm to 6pm on 92.9fm The Ticket and streaming live at DriveShowMaine.com. Follow us on Twitter, @DriveShowMaine and […]
Coach Mike Coutts previews the Black Bears and the America East softball tournament
Maine Black Bears softball coach Mike Coutts joined Aaron Jackson and Mark Paulette to preview the America East softball tournament as Maine tries to repeat as champions. Coach Coutts also discusses the suspensions stemming from a recent incident. Catch The Drive weekdays 4pm to 6pm on 92.9fm The Ticket and streaming live at […]
Denver HC & Black Bear Alum Jim Montgomery discusses Frozen Four, National Championship as player and coach
The Denver Pioneers won college’s hockey’s national championship on Saturday night as they defeated Minnesota-Duluth. The head coach of the Pioneers is Maine alum and member of the 1993 Black Bears championship team, Jim Montgomery. Coach Montgomery joined Jim Churchill, Jeff Solari and Aaron Jackson to discuss this championship, his time in Orono and compares […]
Trevor Bates- New England Patriot & Black Bears alum talks Super Bowl and Boston parade
After a wild week for the New England Patriots stemming from their historic comeback victory in Houston last Sunday. Maine Black Bear alum and member of the New England Patriots Trevor Bates joined Aaron Jackson, Sterling Pingree and Ernie Clark to discuss the Super Bowl, the parade in Boston and his future with the team. […]
The Good and Bad News (Black) Bears
By Jim Churchill Let’s take a little tour of UMaine athletics for some good and some bad. Good news first! Administration: The Good – Athletic Director Karlton Creech has agreed to a new 4 year contract. In his almost 3 years at the helm of UMaine athletics, Creech has laid the groundwork for […]
Amy Vachon on Maine Women’s Basketball
After the first weekend of coach Richard Barron’s leave of absence from the bench of the Maine women’s basketball team, interim coach Amy Vachon joined Jim Churchill, Mark Paulette and guest host Jon Alba to discuss the team as they get their feet wet in conference play. Catch The Drive weekdays 4pm to […]
Holiday wishes
By Jim Churchill Tis the season for wishes. Let’s go to the well for some teams near and dear to my heart. For the Celtics, my wish is not upon a star, but for a star! Danny Ainge has collected assets (players and draft picks) for the last several years. Boston’s President of Basketball […]
Karlton Creech is making big Black Bear paw prints in Orono
By Jeff Solari Few University of Maine Athletic Directors in recent memory have been able to shape the future of Black Bear athletics as much as current boss, Karlton Creech. Now with baseball coach Steve Trimper heading to Florida, where the grass is indeed greener, Creech might have the chance to make another long […]