By Amber Friend, Sports Editor Welcome back Southern Maine athletes! My name is Amber Friend, the new sports editor for the Free Press. Having played sports throughout my life I know the importance of representation and support for athletics and more importantly athletes. Which is why it’s my goal to reach out to members of…
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Strong Girls U
By: Cullen McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief A Division III National Champion in javelin, senior Sophia Slovenski is now championing a campaign to empower young girls in the community. Slovenski, a dual athlete on the Women’s Volleyball and Track & Field teams while majoring in health science, has been volunteering with the organization Strong Girls United and is…
Cullen’s Column: A world without sports
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor March 26 was supposed to be Opening Day in Major League Baseball (MLB), the beginning of a 162-game season of America’s pastime. Instead, every sport across the world has come to a standstill due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The NCAA Tournament March Madness would have been heading to…
Husky Hero of the Week: Maverick Lynes
By: Connor Blake, Staff Writer Maverick Lynes, the junior hockey player out of Christina Lake, British Columbia, Canada is helping the Men’s Ice Hockey team have one of their best seasons in years. Before coming to USM, Lynes spent time playing with the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and the Selkirk Steelers in 2015. He scored…
Husky Hero of the Week: Mykayla Hoggard
By: Connor Blake, Staff Writer Mykayla Hoggard, of the USM Women’s Indoor Track & Field Team, is jumping her way into the record books during her sophomore season with the Huskies. The health sciences major out of Bangor, Maine graduated from Bangor High School as a three-sport athlete participating in soccer as well as indoor…
Women’s Hockey wins 2-1 in triple overtime against UMass Boston
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor Southern Maine Women’s Ice Hockey won a tense 2-1 game in triple overtime over the University of Massachusetts Boston in the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) Quarterfinals. Saturday afternoon’s affair took over three hours as the Huskies came back from a 1-0 deficit to win on a goal from freshman…
Husky Hero of the Week: Peter Del Gallo
By: Connor Blake, Staff Writer Peter Del Gallo, of the Men’s Wrestling Team, is dominating his final season with the Huskies. The exercise science major of Gardiner, Maine graduated from Gardiner Area High School (GAHS), as a two-sport athlete in soccer and wrestling. During his time there he earned three varsity letters in soccer and…
Huskies topple Suffolk 5-2 on Senior Day
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor The Women’s Ice Hockey team put five goals past Suffolk in an emphatic 5-2 victory over Suffolk University. The New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) matchup placed the Southern Maine Huskies in third place over Suffolk following the win on Saturday, Feb 1. The Huskies celebrated Senior Day before the puck…
Husky Hero of the Week: Alexa Henriksen
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor Alexa Henriksen, a sophomore nursing major from Marshfield, Massachusetts returned to the ice after an injury sidelined her for her freshman season. The Women’s Ice Hockey goalie graduated from Thayer Academy, playing between the sticks there for three seasons. She earned the 2018-19 William B. Wise Scholar-Athlete Award her first…
Men’s Basketball grab late 80-78 win over UMass Boston
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor Men’s Basketball sealed a late victory in the closing moments of the game against the University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons. Senior leadership & organizational studies major Jaire Roberts nailed two free throws with a second remaining to put the Huskies ahead 80-78 in their eighth victory of the season. Southern…
Remembering Kobe Bryant
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna “Gigi” Maria-Onore Bryant along with seven other passengers died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. The crash occurred around 10:00 am on Sunday, January 26. Bryant is survived by his wife Vanessa along with his three daughters Natalia, Bianka and Capri. Bryant,…
Men’s hockey falls to UNE in exhibition game
By: Eli Canfield, Staff Writer The Huskies found their game after a slow start, but costly penalties late hurt them, as they dropped a preseason game to the University of New England 3-1 Tuesday night at the USM Ice Arena in Gorham. The first period had some sloppy play for both sides, with the Huskies…
7-foot-6 Tacko Fall brings unique talent to Portland
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor Basketball fans in Portland are getting a once in a lifetime experience this season, as 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall joins the team on a two-way contract with the Boston Celtics. Fall, who was signed by the Boston Celtics after going undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft, will now appear for…
Husky Hero of the Week: Lindsay Pych
By: Connor Blake, Staff Writer Lindsay Pych, the sophomore goalkeeper on the Women’s Field Hockey and Ice Hockey team majoring in environmental policy & planning from West Milford, New Jersey is shutting out the competition with her stellar goalkeeping ability. Through 15 games this year, Pych leads the conference with a save percentage of 81%…
Husky Hero of the Week: Tracy Edwards
By: Connor Blake, Staff Writer Tracy Edwards, player on the Women’s tennis team and senior majoring in Health Sciences from Cranston, Rhode Island has played an integral role both on and off the tennis court this season. On the court she has been a steady contributor for both doubles and singles tennis. So far this…
Husky Hero of the Week: Emily Baker
By: Connor Blake, Staff Writer Emily Baker, captain of the Women’s soccer team and senior exercise science major from Brunswick, Maine has played a crucial role on and off the field this season. On the field she has earned Little East Conference (LEC) Defensive Player of the Week for the week of September 9th. Her…
Fall sports rankings released
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor The fall season is nearly here for Huskies athletics. Several teams are kicking off their season this Friday. The 2019 Preseason Coaches’ Polls have been released for the sports that compete in the Little Eastern Conference (LEC), ranking each team going into the season. Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer finished in…
Student honors fallen marine
Brandon Sodergren is a senior criminology major, member of the wrestling team and a student senator. Before attending USM, Sodergren served in the Marines for six years beginning in 2006, including two tours–one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan–as an infantry machine gunner. Now he spends his free time running marathons and fundraising in honor…
Head Coach Bergeron optimistic for championships after men’s tennis wins ten straight matches
This week the Huskies’ men’s tennis team added two more wins, improving their record to 10-3 while remaining undefeated in the Little East Conference with a record of 4-0. The Huskies are also undefeated at home and have won the last ten matches straight. In the match against Salem State University Tuesday, the Huskies performed…
Paying to play: USM students and officials talk about cost of sports
There’s no doubt that college sports are expensive, but although the majority of the expenses are covered by the university, student athletes still have to pay out of pocket occasionally. Raquel Heitor, a freshman on the women’s lacrosse team, believes that lacrosse is the most expensive sport for students. “It might be second, but it’s…
USM athletes bridge community gap and mentor youth basketball
The Athletics Department has been engaging with the town of Gorham to improve relations and build community as a whole. The Second Annual ‘Town of Gorham Night’ took place at the men and women’s basketball games on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at the Warren Hill Gymnasium. Cheered on by the crowd, third and fourth grade students…
New software giving women’s team edge
Film editing allows women’s basketball to improve practice With a successful season behind them, the women’s basketball team is ready for another season. For the third year in a row they’re going to be improving their game and looking to the NCAA tournament with the aid of some interesting software. Three years back, the team…
USM basketball player joins team on memorable trip home for the holidays
USM men’s basketball player Jeremy Jackson hadn’t been in his hometown just outside of New Orleans since August. But Jackson joined his teammates for a holiday tournament in the Big Easy over Christmas break, and the team was able to take away much more than just wins and losses from its trip.