The state’s only Division I program had initially planned to opt out of a ruling that would allow schools to directly pay student-athletes.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Tournaments, Monmouth Fair, and Newport Flagg draft parties are highlighted this week
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the week of June 20-27, 2025.
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Posted inSports, Tennis, Varsity Maine
Orono boys tennis snaps Waynflete’s record title streak
Waynflete’s state-record run of Class C championships ends at 16 years, and the Maranacook girls win their second state title in three years.
Posted inTrack & Field, Varsity Maine
Bucksport girls, Orono boys track run away with Class C titles
The Golden Bucks win their first girls crown, while the Red Riots capture their fifth boys crown since 2015.
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UMaine professor wins $1M grant to take a new look at old plants
The open source computer model that Jose Meireles is developing will use genetic analysis and reflective light to study already collected plants, saving field and lab time and money and protecting rare plants from destruction.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Student visa freeze leaves Maine colleges and universities unsure about fall enrollment
The Trump administration on Tuesday said the State Department wants to ramp up scrutiny of applicants’ social media activity.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Trump administration has frozen $50M in UMaine System funding so far
More than $21 million in grants was either terminated or put on hold as the university system was negotiating their terms and conditions, college officials say.
Posted inLocal & State
Lacrosse, swimmers and baseball are the focus of Week In Photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, UMaine Sports
UMaine baseball will never be a World Series contender again, but goals remain
The days of competing against the game’s elites are long over, but conference titles are still an achievable goal.
Posted inSports
Former UMaine receiver Montigo Moss looks forward after NFL tryout
A minicamp invitation from the Vikings, the team for which his father starred, was just the first step in trying for a pro football career.