news from the Sunrise website http://www.sunriseconference.com/ 2010-03-21T05:54:54-06:00 text/html 2010-03-17T08:47:04-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Matt Metcalf http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/356.php <P>Junior guard Louis Williams of Fisher College has been named a Division II Men's Basketball Honorable Mention All-American by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).</P> text/html 2010-03-17T08:00:33-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Matt Metcalf http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/355.php <P>Junior forward Shannon LaFave of SUNY Canton has been named a Division II Women's Basketball Honorable Mention All-American by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).</P> text/html 2010-03-17T11:50:56-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Eric Werntgen http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/357.php <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; (0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=",Verdana,sans-serif; ">The University of Maine Fort Kent intercollegiate athletic department is proud to announce a three year apparel, footwear and equipment contract with Adidas.</span></span> text/html 2010-03-16T07:22:56-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Matt Metcalf http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/354.php <P>The Sunrise Conference has announced it's 2009-10 Scholar Athletes.&nbsp; A student-athlete must have accumulated a minimum of 32 credits and have an overall grade-point average of 3.5 or higher to receive this honor.&nbsp; One student-athelte from each sport is also named an Outstanding Scholar Athlete for earning the highest grade-point average in that sport.<br /></P> text/html 2010-03-10T15:57:02-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Matt Metcalf http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/353.php <P>(Sioux City, Iowa)- The University of Maine at Fort Kent women's basketball team couldn't overcome a big obstacle on Wednesday as they lost to top-seeded and top-ranked Hastings College (Neb.) 99-51 in the opening round of the NAIA Division II National Championship in Sioux City, Iowa.</P> text/html 2010-03-10T12:33:19-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Matt Metcalf http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/352.php <P>(Point Lookout, Mo.)- The University of Maine at Fort Kent men's basketball team lost in the opening round of the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship as they lost to top-seeded Walsh University (Ohio) 97-69 Wednesday in Point Lookout, Mo.&nbsp; </P> text/html 2010-03-04T10:19:21-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Matt Metcalf http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/351.php <P>(Fort Kent, Maine)- The University of Maine at Fort Kent women's basketball teams has drawn the top-seed and the number one team in the country, Hastings College (Neb.) in the opening round of the NAIA Division II National Championship.&nbsp; The Bengals will face off against the Broncos on Wednesday, March 10 at 1:45 (CST) at the Tyson Events Center / Gateway Arena in Sioux City, Iowa.&nbsp; The winner will advance to the second round on Friday, March 12.</P> text/html 2010-03-04T10:16:44-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Matt Metcalf http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/350.php <P>(Fort Kent, Maine)- The University of Maine at Fort Kent men's basketball team will square off against top-seeded Walsh University (Ohio) in the opening round of the NAIA Division II National Championship.&nbsp; The Bengals and the Cavaliers will play at 10:15 a.m. (CST) on Wednesday, March 10 at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri.&nbsp; The winner advances to the second round on Friday, March 12.</P> text/html 2010-03-02T22:03:17-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Matt Metcalf http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/349.php <P>(Concord, N.H.)- The Sunrise Conference announced is 2009-10 postseason honors for women's basketball at a banquet at New Hampshire Technical Institute prior to the conference tournament.&nbsp; The awards are voted on and selected by the conference's&nbsp;seven coaches.</P> text/html 2010-03-02T22:01:12-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Matt Metcalf http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/348.php <P>(Concord, N.H.)- The Sunrise Conference announced is 2009-10 postseason honors for men's basketball at a banquet at New Hampshire Technical Institute prior to the conference tournament.&nbsp; The awards are voted on and selected by the conference's eight coaches.</P> text/html 2010-02-28T16:00:54-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Matt Metcalf http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/347.php <P>(Concord, N.H.)- No. 1 University of Maine at Fort Kent won the Sunrise Conference men's basketball championship beating No. 3 Fisher College 81-63 Sunday at New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord, N.H.&nbsp; The Bengals improved to 21-8 overall while the Falcons end the year at 24-6.</P> text/html 2010-02-28T14:34:50-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Matt Metcalf http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/346.php <P>(Concord, N.H.) - Top-seeded University of Maine at Fort Kent won their third straight Sunrise Conference women's basketball championship as they beat No. 3 SUNY Canton 86-49 at New Hampshire Technical Institute.</P> text/html 2010-02-27T21:06:55-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Matt Metcalf http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/345.php <P>(Concord, N.H.)- No. 3 Fisher College provided the only upset in the Sunrise Conference men's basketball tournament as they knocked off No. 2 University of Maine at Machias 82-67 at New Hampshire Technical Institute on Saturday.&nbsp; The Falcons, the defending champions, improved to 24-5 and will play No. 1 University of Maine at Fort Kent on Sunday in the title game.&nbsp; Machias ends the year at 15-14.</P> text/html 2010-02-27T20:34:13-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Matt Metcalf http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/344.php <P>(Concord, N.H.)- No. 3 SUNY Canton provided the first upset in the Sunrise Conference basketball championships as they upended No. 2 University of Maine at Presque Isle 63-51 Saturday at New Hampshire Technical Institute.&nbsp; The Roos improved to 12-12 overall and will face No. 1 University of Maine at Fort Kent in the championship game on Sunday at 1 p.m.&nbsp; Presque Isle ends the year at 9-13.</P> text/html 2010-02-27T16:18:34-06:00 http://www.sunriseconference.com/ Matt Metcalf http://www.sunriseconference.com/article/343.php <P>(Concord, N.H.)- Top-seeded University of Maine at Fort Kent has advanced to the championship game of the Sunrise Conference men's basketball tournament for the fourth straight year after beating No. 4 Vermont Technical College 75-66 Saturday at New Hampshire Technical Institute.&nbsp; The Bengals moved to 20-8 overall while the Green Knights finish the season 11-13.</P>