The women's basketball team is often abbreviated as WBB. For one night last week, those initials stood for women bumblebees, and the players had the costumes to match.
Getting dressed up is part of the fun of the Husky Community Halloween Party. It was held Friday, October 21 at the Gorham athletic fields. The Athletic Department stages the party each year as a gift to the community. All of the food and activities are free to kids up to fifth grade and their families. Student-athletes from every team at USM run the entire event.
Tom and Jamie Morawiec are the parents of two boys, ages 9 and not quite 2 years old. Even though they live five minutes away in Gorham, they had never come to the party in previous years. They made up for lost time by sampling anything that caught their interest.
Tom gave the hayride a positive review, then asked Jamie for her report on the haunted walk around the outer edge of the softball field.
"Somebody scared the crap out of Sebastian. It's awesome," Jamie answered. "He jumped a mile. Lots of dead people."Â READ MOREÂ