As the only Adidas Premier Club in Maine and one of only a handful in New England, Blackbear United proudly wears Adidas. Blackbear United players and families receive discounts on adidas products, receive a $50 gift card each year from Adidas to purchase footwear, and receive member discounts in Club Partner Program with our official supplier - WEGOTSOCCER.com.

Blackbear United offers discounts to local schools, programs and clubs through our Affiliation Program. Programs receive discounts through our club buying power including promotional product to use any way they want.

Blackbear United recognizes that player, uniform and tournament fees can be expensive and that some families may need financial assistance. We offer a scholarship program and countless fundraisers to help make playing with Blackbear United more affordable.

3 Day Mini-Camp Offered for players 8 - 13 - Blackbear United and the Maine Tide and Sting players have teamed up to offer a three-day mini-camp from 9:00am - 12:00pm at Hermon Elementary School June 23rd - 25th. The camp costs $50 for all three days or $20 per day and helps the Maine Tide and Sting players earn some extra money while our kids benefit from their training. The camp focus is on foot skills. To register, send an email to camps@blackbearunited.com or just show up on Monday. All players should bring a ball, water, shin guards, a snack and rain gear.

Congratulations to the U16 Boys and U12 Girls on winning the Coastal Challenge this past weekend. Both teams went 4-0 to capture the title. The U12 Girls are back to back champions with the U16 Boys avenging last year's penalty kick shootout loss in the championship game. Congratulations to both teams!! To see scores and how other Blackbear teams did

Blackbear United August Summer Day Camp Registration Open -

Want to Improve Over the Summer? Summer sessions are available with Blackbear coaches and Maine Tide and Sting players. Sessions can be group or one-on-one sessions for technical improvement, functional training (strikers, mids or backs), goal-keeping, or speed, agility and fitness training. Training rates range based on number of players and frequency. Range between $15 - $25 per hour.

U12 Boys and Girls Win State Cup Titles - For the first time in club history, Blackbear United will send two teams to the prestigous Region I Tournament. The 12 Boys and 12 Girls become the fifth and sixth team that Blackbear United has sent to the tournament.

Regional Schedule
Friday, June 27th
9:15am: Blackbear United U12 Boys vs. Northeast United #2 (Connecticut) @ Falmouth #16
12:00pm: Blackbear United U12 Girls vs. Nordic SC (Vermont) @ Falmouth #17

Saturday, June 28th
8:00am: Blackbear United U12 Girls vs. Seacoast United (New Hampshire) @ Falmouth #17
1:15pm: Blackbear United U12 Boys vs. Seacoast United (New Hampshire) @ Falmouth #16

Sunday, June 29th
9:15am: Blackbear United U12 Boys vs. WVSC (West Virginia) @ Falmouth #16
12:00pm: Blackbear United U12 Girls vs. Academica AFC Pride (Connecticut) @ Falmouth #16

Playoffs on Monday, June 30th and Finals on Tuesday, July 1st. For a complete listing of all age groups schedules

2004 - U17 Boys (Coach Travers Evans)
2005 - U18 Girls (Coach Jackie Gebhart)
2006 - U12 Boys (Coach Seth Brown and MJ Ball)
2007 - U19 Girls (Coach MJ Ball) - Advanced out of bracket for first time in Maine women's history to regional semi-final
2008 - U12 Boys (Coach Dean Mekelburg and Chris Parsons), U12 Girls (Coach Jay Pyne, Laura Harper and Mike Saulter)

Bottom row - Ben Foster, Wil Mekelburg, Logan Dyer, Nick Gilpin, Drew Parsons, Kenny Colpritt, Eric Babbitt
Second Row: Coach Dean Mekelburg, Kyle Rogerson, Garrett Allen, Joe Kacer, Madlin Mekelburg, Josh Bombero, Isaac Foster, Coach Chris Parsons

The U12 Boys defeated Odyssey 4-2 to claim their first state championship title under the tutelage of Dean Mekelburg and Chris Parsons. Nick Gilpin opened the scoring with just a few minutes to play in the first half to take a 1-0 lead into half-time. Wil Mekelburg doubled their lead a few minutes into the second half. 10 minutes later, Ben Foster hit a rocket into the upper corner to increase the lead to 3-0. Odyssey battled back to cut the lead to 3-1 before Joe Kacer scored to increase the three goal cushion. Odyssey could only muster one more goal and the team was able to keep their two goal lead until the final whistle. Isaac Foster played great in the net and snuffed out the majority of Odyssey's chances.

Great effort and intensity from all players. Congratulations players, coaches and parents!!

Bottom row - Maddie Page, Diana Tyutyunnyk, Claire Petersen, Kristina Reichel
Second Row: Amanda Levasseur, Mollie Roy, Angelyn Masters, Alex Winchester, Amanda Allen
Back Row: Coach Mike Saulter, Kaitlin Saulter, Abby Pyne, Emily Smith, Coach Laura Harper, Coach Jay Pyne
Missing from Photo: Hanna Renedo, Naomi Shearer

The U12 Girls coached by Jay Pyne, Laura Harper and Mike Saulter outlasted Odyssey 1-0 to claim their first trip to the Region I Tournament.

Alex Winchester scored the lone goal off a great header midway throught the first half. The girls dug their heels in and defended their lead throughout the rest of the game with an incredible team effort and countless saves from goalkeeper, Abby Pyne. Congratulations Girls, Coaches and Parents!!

Since 2004, Blackbear United has sent one team to the prestigious tournament. With the U12 back to back wins at Wildwood Field in Brunswick, history has been made. Congratulations to the U12 Boys and U12 Girls and a special thank you to the coaching staff, team administrators and parents. Good luck at Regionals!!

The Maine Tide and Sting players have traveled great distances to make our newest amateur teams successful.   There are two ways to help - sponsor a player or hire a player.

Sponsor a Player - Pick the player you'd like to sponsor, meet the player and help support them financially as they help to improve soccer in our area.  Most players have traveled here to Maine and must pay for housing and food.   All sponsorships will support the housing and living costs.   Families that sponsor a player will receive "work" hours from player based on sponsorship level.  Work hours can be babysitting, "odd jobs" or 1 on 1 soccer instruction teaching your child individual soccer skills.

Sponsorship Levels
World Cup - $1200 (covers housing costs for summer) - player will work 70 hours throughout summer doing odd jobs, babysitting or soccer instruction

Premier - $800 (covers housing costs for 2 months) - player will work 50 hours throughout summer doing odd jobs, babysitting or soccer instruction

Championship - $400 (covers housing costs for 1 month) - player will work 30 hours throughout summer doing odd jobs, babysitting or soccer instruction

Families who sponsor a player will receive a family season ticket pass for all home games as a thank you for sponsoring a player.

Hire a Player -  The Maine Tide and Sting players are looking for work to help support themselves while playing this summer.  Most of their days are free to work "odd jobs" with days and some evenings free for babysitting this summer.  If you want a
night out a week or want a responsible person watching over your kid(s) or have an "odd job" that needs completed or want individualized personal soccer instruction, then Hire a Player.

Odd jobs include:  painting, landscaping, mowing the grass, pool cleaning, washing windows, staining decks, leaf raking etc.

Hourly rate = $10 - 15 hour based on job

To Sponsor or Hire a Player, please contact Cheryl Stokes, the owner of the Maine Tide and Sting at cheryl.atlanticsportsgroup@gmail.com or call at 249-9933.

Brazilian Exchange Student Looking for a Host - If anyone is interested into hosting Ricardo, please contact Linda Goodness at 207-848-2790 or email at maineayusa@wmconnect.com.  For more information on Ricardo - see his profile. 

Club Connected to Newest Maine Premier Teams - Blackbear United alumni and coaches are directly connected to the Maine Sting and Maine Tide -

Needham Tournament Results posted under game schedules. Just click on team to view tournament results. Congratulations to the U16 Boys who made it to the semi-final game before losing in penalty kicks.

Three Teams Advance To State Cup Playoffs - Congratulations to the U12 Girls, U12 Boys, and U16 Boys who advance to the playoff round of the State Cup with wins this past weekend. The U12 Girls coached by Jay Pyne and Laura Harper went undefeated in the preliminary round and advance to the State Cup Final. The U12 Boys coached by Chris Parsons and Dean Mekelburg needed a win to advance and knocked off Coastal 5-0 to advance to the finals. The U16 Boys coached by Chuck Morris needed a win this past Sunday and defeated the Terriers 2-0 to advance to the semi-final round on Saturday. Congratulations to these teams on a job well done and good luck in the playoffs.

Spring Bash Recap - Thank you to all the families, friends and players who attended the 3rd Annual Spring Bash from 5-8pm at the Sports Arena in Hermon.

A special thank you to the Sports Arena for hosting the event, to Patsy Oversmith for creating the fundraiser and for organizing the team baskets, to Hal Meyers for being the emcee and keeping the energy alive throughout the auction and raffle, to the sponsors who donated items for our raffle and silent auction (see list below), to the families who donated items for their team baskets and put them together, and to the players and parents who sold raffle tickets for this very important fundraiser.

The Silent Auction was a blast!! Wonderful baskets, 14 in total, were displayed along with additional auction items: Adidas cleats, professional soccer Jersey's, and signed UK goalie gloves and UK signed game tickets. All of which I might add were scooped up for surprisingly low bids. Blackbear attire was also displayed and sold.

Mariko Brown, our team photographer displayed some of her beautiful team photos and additional photgraphic goods such as photo magnets, buttons, player cards, etc.

The players and parents who attended had a great time. In addition to the silent auction players and representatives from the newly formed semi-pro Maine Tide and Sting teams were in attendance. They come from all over the USA and abroad. The three Tide and three Sting players introduced themselves and wandered around talking to all the Blackbear kids. They also signed any inaugural Tide and Sting T-shirts the players purchased.

The raffle which preceded the silent auction offered some fantastic items and the Tide and Sting players drew all the winning names. Numerous sponsors offered gift cards ranging from getaway packages to bus trips, to Tide and Sting season passes, Revolution Game Tickets and Dysarts gift certificates, large cash prizes and two Ipods (shuffle and nano), etc. See the raffle winners below with the sponsored item.

Silent Auction Winners -

Raffle Winners

Pictage will require you to 'sign in and create a password' to view the images. See links below for age groups:

Online Viewing:
U10 Boys, U15 Boys, U16 Boys -
U13 Boys, U13 Girls, U14 Girls, U16 Girls -

DO NOT ORDER FROM PICTAGE. To place an order, download the order form and mail with a check to:

Mariko Brown Photography
240 Forest Ave Bangor, ME 04401

Note: The "sportsmate" is an example with an image of the coach and team photo. The player's image will replace the coaches image, and the player's info will be placed to the right of the image.

If you have any questions, please email Mariko at marikobrown@mac.com.

Blackbear United Announces Maine Tide and Sting Affiliation and Fundraiser - The Maine Sting and The Maine Tide are Maine’s new premier soccer teams that will begin play in May of 2008 at the Boucher Soccer Fields at Husson College. We are very excited to affiliate Blackbear United with these teams since they will bring a high level of soccer and entertainment to Eastern Maine and know that it will help inspire our club players to continue their growth in the sport.

As an affiliate Blackbear United (club becomes an affiliate for FREE) will receive:
• Fundraising Opportunity through ticket sales (see below)
• Free website listing as an affiliate
• Free sleeve patches for all club players
• 1 free player appearance
• Free quarterly newsletter
• Ball Kid Opportunities
• Half time Mini Match Opportunities
• Discounts from their sponsors

As an affiliate, Blackbear United also receives a great fundraising opportunity

Needham Tournament Medical Release Forms - All players must turn in a completed medical release form by April 28th to their team admin - to do so visit our forms page, download the form and either turn in to team admin at games this weekend or email a copy to your team admin.

England Tour 2008 - Stay up to date and follow the teams daily activities by visiting the "British Blog" or post an entry or visit our england exchange program page that includes the 2008 England Tour trip itinerary and a recap of our 2007 England Tour

New England Revolution Clinic with Deven Apajee

On Saturday, April 19th, the New England Revolution sent Deven Apajee, the academy director, up for a clinic with our U10- U12 Boys and Girls. Thank you to all the players and parents who attended.

It was a great clinic with lots of fun, skill work combined with Deven's charisma and personality made the clinic one to remember, especially the race with Kyle Rogerson.

or of New England Revolution Clinic with Deven Apagee produced by Hal Meyers

The Revolution will be hosting a summer camp in Waterville June 23-26th - so sign up today

Apajee is the director for the Revolution Academy - to learn more about the academy or Deven

Fundraiser Night at Miguel's in Bangor - Thank you to all the families who attend the Fundraiser Night at Miguel's on Monday, April 28th from 4:00-10:00pm. Over 40 families attended the event with great food and a nice night out with family and friends. A special thank you to Joe Kacer for organizing the event.