"It definitely brings a greater sense of responsibility," Barr said when talking about having his first head coaching job come at a school with the program history that Maine possesses.
With rising numbers in the region, the MPA hopes to keep the competitions as "normal" as possible while making sure the health and safety of the kids, coaches and officials participating remains the top priority.
"The guys always get up for these games," said Charlton, who wants to see his squad treat the meeting with Northern Illinois as they would any other game.
The strange world of sports amidst a pandemic continues as for the second time in 2021, the Maine Black Bears football team is prepping for a season opener vs. Delaware.
"This is really exciting...92.9 The Ticket really is the home for sports in this region," said Ralph during his appearance Friday afternoon on The Drive.
For the Eagles, the goal is to improve on their 4-6 record in 2019, Clark's first season in charge of the team. Husson was picked 4th in the 7-team CCC preseason coach's poll.
45 days ago, the Boston Red Sox were 10.5 games in front of the New York Yankees in the AL East standings. Now, following Boston's 3-game sweep in the Bronx, it's the Yankees looking down on the Sox, who sit outside the playoffs all together.
The last couple weeks were likely (hopefully) rock bottom for the Boston Red Sox during the 2021 season as the team lost 9-of-11 and 3-of-13 at the lowest point.
Most 15-year-old kids haven't given college much of a thought, but that's not the case for Izzy Allen of Corinth, ME, who has already verbally committed to play basketball at the University of Maine.
Wednesday on The Drive, we spoke with John Karalis of the Boston Sports Journal to get his thoughts on how Schroder fits into the Celtics' equation and what differences his presence will make.