Ben Barr
Sports Director
Bangor, ME
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I'm very excited to join the TV5 team as Sports Director!
I'm coming from KMOT in Minot, North Dakota where I held the same position. After six years in the Peace Garden State, I decided to make the move to Maine to be closer to my hometown of Lancaster County, Pa. Besides being back on the East Coast, I'm looking forward to cover the Maine Black Bears, Husson Eagles, and more high school and college that our region has to offer. I take a ton of pride in covering as much as I can around our viewing area, from highlights and scores to feature stories that take you beyond the box score.
I'm ready to hit the ground running at WABI, so if you have a story idea, shoot me an email at bbarr@wabi.tv.
See you on the sidelines!
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The Eagles teams are looking forward to what they can achieve this year in addition to what’s to come
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Team has notched notable wins over Woodland and Howland, on 6-2 stretch since pitcher’s return
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She’s already had a stretch of 106 strikeouts in 55 innings
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Wilfork won two Super Bowls with New England, was named first-team All-Pro once, and made five Pro Bowls during his 11 seasons with the Patriots
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“It’s just a basketball community. That’s why I’m so excited to come back to Maine.”
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The IIHF Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship began in Finland on Friday and runs through May 29
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Husson will open regionals against Arcadia, who’s also hosting Oswego State and Elizabethtown in the bracket
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He’s also received offers from Michigan, UCLA, Iowa, UAlbany, and Bryant
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Bucksport has two teams to watch this postseason
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The players hope to cap off the season with a State Championship to convince their head coach to shave his beard he’s sported since 2015
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She landed at Husson through a recruiting web site during the pandemic
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Eagles defeat Thomas Terriers, 4-1, in title game
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“I’d say we’d probably need at least three or four more volunteer adult umpires to help us out at Bangor East.”
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“I know our teammates are super motivated to get things done this weekend.”
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Individual qualifiers will now turn to D-III New England’s at Williams College in Massachusetts on Friday and Saturday
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Baseball is on a 12-game winning streak, while softball hosts with an 8-0 home record
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10 Maine Maritime players made the All-Conference Teams
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Broussard plans to study marketing to enter the business field
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Players said earning a bye in the America East Tournament would be huge
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The project is hoping for an even bigger event the second time around
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After explosive offensive performances, the Black Bears’ pitchers are catching up to the bats
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Watson and Natalie Schlesinger will be fighting in the New England Fights strawweight division of 115 lb.
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Jeff Cole Memorial Spring Football Game set for 11:30 a.m.
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She recently returned from South Africa after competing for the national team
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He earned it with five shutout relief innings in Sunday’s 7-6 Game 2 win over UAlbany
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DiceWar’s Kickstarter page has already raised roughly $16,000 with one week to go. The team’s goal was $10,000.
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Old Town’s McKenna Smith has been a no-hit pitcher
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WABI TV5′s broadcast of the race will run on Saturday from 12:30-2:30 p.m.
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Training is $50 per hour and you can find out more on NorthRiverHockey.com
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He centered Sam Gagner and Adam Erne in the Wings’ 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders on March 24
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She plans to study nursing as she represents the Eagles
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He’s really excited to be a Black Bear because he was hoping for the opportunity since fifth grade
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He hopes to compete for the Black Bears after fall tryouts
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Jeremy Peña’s first home run captured during live TV interview with his parents in the stands
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He’s been in four Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Races, with his last coming when he was 70 years old
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All four Ellsworth High School classes were represented at the National YMCA Competitive Swimming and Diving Championships in Greensboro, N.C.
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They captured the 2022 USA Hockey Youth Tier II U14 title
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For more information on Wyman’s Boxing Gym, give them a call at 567-3047
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The team is just in the practice stage now, and they’re planning to compete soon, with an eye on hosting an international tournament next summer
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The Eagles were on the edge of the postseason in 2021, and now they’re putting in the work to take that next step
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Thiessen joins the Bulldogs in the NCHC after three years in Orono
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Craig’s committed to join the University of Southern Maine where he’ll study cyber security
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Roughly 200 gymnasts are expected to compete in the first in-person State Meet in the newly-formed NGA League
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The team’s been working since late July to get to the big stage