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Maine Wildness launches as new USL-W League soccer team

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 15, 2026, 11:16 PM

Last updated Oct 15, 2026

Maine Wildness launches as new USL-W League soccer team

Summary

The Maine Wildness, a new women's soccer team, was officially announced on October 15, 2026, by the ownership group behind Hearts of Pine. The name reflects both the geography of Maine and the character of its people, particularly its women. Community involvement was crucial in the club’s formation, with a focus on local identity. The Wildness sold 5,000 season ticket deposits within an hour, showing strong community support, mirroring the success of its men's counterpart, Hearts of Pine. Both teams will share Fitzpatrick Stadium as their venue while planning for future developments.

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By the Numbers

•Maine Wildness was announced after months of community engagement.
•The team's name symbolizes resilience and strength of Maine's women.
•5,000 season ticket deposits sold out in an hour.
•Both Wildness and Hearts of Pine will play at Fitzpatrick Stadium.
•Plans for a new stadium with 9,000 to 11,000 capacity were revealed.

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11:16 PMYahoo Sports — Hearts of Pine’s new sister soccer team, Maine Wildness, is embracing community and ‘quirkiness’

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In September 1846, American poet Henry David Thoreau left Walden Pond and ventured north to Maine. He wanted to see true wilderness that had long been erased from most of Massachusetts. He found it on Maine’s highest peak, Mount Katahdin. “Primeval, untamed and forever untamable Nature,” he wrote in his travelogue published two years later, documenting a climb in which Thoreau and his party got lost and never actually reached the summit. “Think of our life in nature,—daily to be shown matter, to
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