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!
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Ben Barr
Six teams take home hardware
Updated: Jun. 5, 2023 at 7:32 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
The achievement came in Searsport’s 6-0 road win over Sumner on May 24 during a 15 K outing
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 10:15 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Black Bears will face Louisiana in an elimination game on Saturday at Noon
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 9:47 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
NGA Nationals is coming up on June 18 in New Orleans
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 7:00 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
She’s had assistant coaching stops at Elmira College in New York and Colorado Mesa University
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 5:24 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
The Bulldogs wrapped up a 10-3 season, good for fifth place in Class D North
Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 7:50 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Shayne takes what he learns on the ice to the other side in lacrosse
Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 5:32 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Head coach Pete, assistant coach Fred, senior Ben
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 9:25 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
The Black Bears start Coral Gables, Fla. regional play on Friday at 7 p.m. against No. 9 Miami
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 3:45 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Silk was an Orono graduate who was killed in action on June 21, 2010 in Afghanistan
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 3:40 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
No. 1 Black Bears defeat No. 2 UMBC, 3-1
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
The Black Bears will be back in action on Friday at 1 p.m. against the winner of No. 2 UMBC vs. No. 3 Binghamton
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 1:39 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Event held by Friends of Community Fitness, Hooked on Maine Outdoors, and Varney Ford
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 5:03 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Senior 3 team wins title, Junior 5 team finishes 2nd, Junior 1 team finishes 5th
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 2:16 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Jeremiah Jenkins wins Player of the Year, Nick Derba wins Coach of the Year
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 1:16 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
14-year-old was lone Maine qualifier at event
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 2:18 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Black Bears start on Thursday at 11 a.m.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 4:29 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Dropped third strike gave Libby the chance to finish with 22 instead of the 21 total outs in a seven-inning game
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 3:10 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Eagles finish 0-2 in NCAA Regional play
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 12:45 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
The Eagles will be in an elimination game on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 6:02 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Eagles will play a regional elimination game on Friday at 1:30 p.m.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 3:05 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
He finished in a tie for 2nd place at the NCAA Regional Tournament at Eagle Eye Golf Club in Bath, Mich. on Wednesday
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 2:48 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Celebration of life hockey play day planned for Sunday from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Penobscot Ice Arena to honor Brewer coach
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 4:27 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Black Bears will face Georgia, Illinois, and Iowa in pool play
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 2:12 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Special Olympics Maine wraps up May with Spring Games at York, Aroostook, and Oxford
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Black Bears knocked out Binghamton before falling to UAlbany
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 4:44 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Jazmin plans on working toward a real estate career
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 1:25 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
The Eagles defeated Cazenovia, 1-0, to seal the title
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 6:03 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
No. 6 Black Bears upset No. 4 UMass Lowell, 1-0
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 5:31 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Siblings Finn, Zoe, Tessa Castrucci, plus Harrison Withee
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 8:44 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr and Connor Magliozzi
The Saints defeated the Mariners, 12-7, after taking a 9-1 lead into halftime
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 6:37 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Black Bears lost to UAlbany, 7-3, then defeated Bryant, 11-1, in an elimination game
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 6:26 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Their core four consists of senior Jackson Quinn, juniors Brayden Bellerose and Noah McMahon, and sophomore Silas Tibbetts
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 6:13 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Husson sweeps both titles
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 1:36 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
He pitched seven shutout innings in Sunday’s 9-0 win over UMBC
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 4:01 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Former players of local programs and clubs have been able to stay home and show their school pride in their spring sport
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 3:59 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
The top two seeds avoid single-elimination play
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 3:51 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Saturday’s 12-0 win over UMPI was the first seven-inning perfect game in team history
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 10:49 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Sports seasons continue for networking group
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 9:11 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr and Connor Magliozzi
The Mariners went 8-0 in the NAC this year and will open the tournament against No. 4 Husson
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 5:31 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
No. 2 Eagles to face No. 3 Maine Maritime on Saturday at SUNY Canton
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 2:11 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
11 inductees in this year’s class
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 2:07 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
The event is moving from Thornton Academy to Bangor
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 1:58 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
He also coached Bangor High from 1992-1994
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 5:48 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
She will compete in the Senior 8 Level 9 National Championship on Sunday in Kissimmee, Fla.
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 4:51 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Scott signed undrafted free agent deal, Gerace to attend rookie mini camp
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 5:53 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
Coyotes’ Kameron and Kaiden Plourde, Eagles’ Koa and Kai Bennett feature at No. 1 and 2 singles
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 6:14 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
The events run Saturday and Sunday at Colby
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 6:01 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
It’s a round-robin competition between the Eagles, Southern Maine, New England, and St. Joseph’s with hour-long matches
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 5:41 PM EDT
|By Ben Barr
The Jammers are bringing back depth in the 2023 lineup to try to maintain that high standard