STANDISH — Emily Benway had 24 points and 12 rebounds as St. Joseph’s (6-0) beat the Bates (3-1) in women’s basketball action Saturday. Kelsi McNamara also added 20 points and 12 assists, while Julia Champagne had 15 points and Jordan Jabar 11 for St. Joseph’s. With a fourth-quarter layup, Benway became the 24th player in […]
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Local roundup: Landry, Dube lead Lewiston girls' hockey in rout of Mt. Ararat/Morse
LEWISTON — Gemma Landry and Brie Dube recorded hat tricks Wednesday to propel Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill (2-0) to an 11-0 girls’ hockey win over Mt. Ararat/Morse (0-2) on Wednesday. The Blue Devils (2-0) scored four goals in the first and third periods and three in second. Katie Lemieux and Madison Conley each had two goals, and […]
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College basketball: Bates men blast past UNE 104-84
BIDDEFORD — Bates rallied to tie Monday’s game against University of New England at halftime, then owned the second half of a 104-84 non-conference men’s basketball victory at Harold Alfond Forum. The Bobcats (2-2) ended the first half on a 9-2 run to tie the game 49-49. Nick Gilpin made a pair of free throws […]
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Local roundup: Middlebrook's 3-pointer propels Bates to double-overtime win
LEWISTON — Sophomore Julia Middlebrook hit a three-pointer with three seconds left in double overtime and the Bates women’s basketball team won an 86-85 thriller over the University of New England Sunday afternoon at Alumni Gymnasium. In a battle of attrition, the Bobcats (3-0) prevailed in their longest game since a triple overtime contest at […]
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College basketball: Brandeis holds off Bates in opener
Bates College guard Max Hummel manages to get a shot off after being fouled by Brandeis ‘Corey Sherman during the first half of Saturday’s game in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Bates College guard Max Hummel manages to get a shot off after being fouled by Brandeis’ Corey Sherman during the first half of Saturday’s game […]
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Taylor McVeigh scores career-high in Bates women’s basketball’s season-opening win
WATERVILLE — Sophomore Taylor McVeigh had nine of her career-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as Bates College used an 23-7 to put away Johnson & Wales in a women’s basketball season-opener in the Thomas Tip-off on Friday. Ariana Dalia had a double-double, putting in 11 points and grabbing 10 boards, while Melanie Binkhorst and […]
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Bowdoin football coach JB Wells not returning next season
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College announced Thursday that football coach JB Wells will not return next season. Wells took over the program in January 2015 and compiled a 3-31 record over four seasons, including a 1-8 record in 2018. The lone win this past season came against Bates College and snapped a 24-game losing streak by […]
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2018-19 Bates women's basketball preview capsule
Coach: Alison Montgomery (fourth year) Conference: NESCAC Last year’s results: 7-17 overall, 1-9 in conference. Returning players: Senior — Erika Lamere (1.1 points per game last season); Juniors — Melanie Binkhorst (10.3), Carly Christofi (injured); Sophomores — Julia Middlebrook (7.6), Skye Conley, Meredith Melendy, Olivia O’Regan, Taylor McVeigh (3.0). Key losses: Emily Freedland, Lyse Henshaw, […]
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Women's basketball: Erika Lamere, Melanie Binkhorst lead young Bates team
LEWISTON — Erika Lamere stepped onto the Alumni Gymnasium floor for the first time as a freshman with three other players in her class and first-year head coach Alison Montgomery. Fast forward to the present day, and Montgomery and Lamere are the last ones standing from that 2015 Bates women’s basketball team. While others fell […]
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Men's basketball: Jeff Spellman more than just a scorer for Bates
Jeff Spellman and the rest of the Bates College Bobcats have a new floor to play on this season inside the 92-year-old Alumni Gym. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Jeff Spellman has had to prove himself every season for the Bates men’s basketball team. As a freshman, he had to prove he could play and […]