INDIANAPOLIS — Bates men’s lacrosse received one of the top four seed and will make its second NCAA Division III tournament appearance in three years when it hosts Plattsburgh State on Wednesday at Garcelon Field. Bates (14-1), the top-ranked team in last week’s USILA Division III poll, earned one of seven available “Pool C” at-large […]
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Men’s lacrosse: Wesleyan rallies to win NESCAC title
LEWISTON — Harry Stanton scored the game-winning goal with 4:58 to go as second-seeded Wesleyan rallied to defeat sixth-seeded Middlebury, 9-8, to win the NESCAC men’s lacrosse championship game at Bates College on Sunday. Wesleyan trailed for most of the game but held Middlebury to just two second-half goals and outscored the Panthers 3-0 in […]
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Middlebury tops No. 1 Bates College in NESCAC men’s lacrosse semifinal
LEWISTON — Saturday’s NESCAC men’s lacrosse semifinal game between Middlebury and Bates came down to faceoffs — win the faceoffs, gain possession, score and, hopefully, repeat. Middlebury resoundingly won the faceoff battle, 23-8, and in doing so also won the battle where it mattered most — on the scoreboard. The sixth-seeded Panthers defeated the top-ranked […]
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A-L Hall of Fame: Chicione still on top of his game
When an athlete receives a call for induction into a hall of fame, it’s not too often that he or she is still competing at a high level. But Sunday’s Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Ramada Inn in Lewiston will cap off a busy week for Lewiston’s Ron Chicoine in the […]
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Men’s Lacrosse: Bates success this has been building the past few years
Bates College lacrosse coaches Peter Lasagna, left, Tom Fournier and Trevar Haefele celebrate their 13-0 regular season after the Bobcats beat Colby 24-10 on Wednesday. To some, to see the Bates men’s lacrosse team as the No. 1 Division III team and currently 14-0 in the nation maybe a surprise. From 2008 to 2012 the […]
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Campus Notes: UMaine Farmington’s Lebel is NAC coach of the year
UMF’s Rhi Jackson battles with Maine Maritime’s Tori Coope (18) for the ball during a North Atlantic Conference quarterfinal lacrosse game in Farmington on Friday. Jackson has been named to the all-conference first team. In her first season as head coach, Lewiston High School graduate Beth Lebel led the University of Maine at Farmington women’s […]
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No. 1 Bates men’s lacrosse wins NESCAC quarterfinal
LEWISTON —As it has been doing all season long, the Bates men’s lacrosse team kept things close against Connecticut College in the teams’ NESCAC quarterfinal. And, as it has been doing all season long, the Bates men’s lacrosse team came out on top. Senior captains Kyle Weber and Charlie Fay led the Bobcats with four […]
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Bates College football coach Mark Harriman likes NESCAC’s switch to nine-game slate
Bates’ Frank Williams runs for yardage during the Bobcats’ 29-17 win over Williams at Garcelon Field on Saturday. Mark Harriman is entering his 20th season as Bates College’s football coach, and each year the slate has been the same: Eight games preceded by a scrimmage. The NESCAC is breaking from tradition and changing its football […]
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Bates College men’s lacrosse caps unbeaten regular season
LEWISTON — Neither Mother Nature nor Colby College were a match for the No. 1-ranked Bates College men’s lacrosse team Wednesday in the Bobcats’ quest for a perfect regular season. The Bobcats defeated the Mules 24-10 at Garcelon Field to put an exclamation point on what has been a remarkable season to date. Bates’ 24 […]
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College rowing: Bates sweeps races, claims President’s Cup
Shoes line the dock as teams from Bates, Colby and Bowdoin load and unload their boats during Sunday’s 21st annual President’s Cup held at the Bates training facility with their recently completed state of the art boathouse. GREENE — Bates College had the President’s Cup wrapped up, but had one more race remaining at Sunday’s […]