Coach: Jon Furbush (11th year) Conference: NESCAC Last year’s results: 12-12 overall, 4-6 in NESCAC play (tied for seventh place). Returning players: Seniors — G Eli Frater (3.9 points per game last year), F Brandon Galloway (2.4 ppg), C Nick Lynch (8.5 ppg), G Max Hummel (7.7); Juniors — G Kody Greenhalgh (5.2 ppg), G Jeff Spellman […]
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College football: Hamilton blocks Bates' chance at a win
Bates’ Kyle Flaherty runs past Hamilton defenders during Saturday’s season finale. Flaherty, a Litchfield native and former Oak Hill High School standout, ran for 86 yards in his final colllege game. (Theophil Syslo/Bates College) LEWISTON — In the span of less than three minutes, Bates’ season finale spiraled out of control, and all because punter […]
College football: Bates drops CBB matchup to Bowdoin
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin hadn’t won a football game in its last 24 tries. All it took was one attempt under the lights at home. The Polar Bears are a perfect 1-0 when they play under the lights at Whittier Field. Saturday’s game against Bates marked the first night game at Bowdoin since renovations to the […]
College football: Colby beats Bates for first time since 2013
Bates’ Liam Spillane tries to run away from Colby’s Patrick Yale and Don Vivian during Saturday’s game at Garcelon Field in Lewiston. Colby defeated Bates 21-6. (Phyllis Graber Jensen photo) LEWISTON — Colby coach Jack Cosgrove jumped up and down as he congratulated his players after the handshake line following their 21-6 football win over […]
Local roundup: Edward Little boys' soccer falls to Bangor in overtime
BANGOR — Jack Bourassa netted the game-winning goal three minutes into overtime as Bangor took a 2-1 triumph over Edward Little in a Class A North boys’ soccer quarterfinal Tuesday at Husson University. The Rams’ overtime goal came on a free kick that was deflected into the net. Connor O’Brien led off the scoring for […]
College football: Bates rallies, but falls short vs. Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Bates College fell behind by 22 points in the first half against Middlebury on Saturday. The Bobcats bounced back with one of their best offensive performances in years, but the rally fell one point short, 35-34, in NESCAC football action. The 34 points is a season-high for Bates, and the most it […]
Men's soccer: Second half defensive lapse costs Bobcats
BRUNSWICK — The end of the season slate for the Bowdoin College men’s soccer team is stacked, with undefeated Connecticut College and Tufts scheduled to visit the Polar Bears to close out the regular NESCAC season. On Wednesday, the Polar Bears hosted NESCAC rival Bates College on Pickard Field, knowing they were not going to […]
College football: Wesleyan rolls over Bates
LEWISTON — Bates College’s defense broke down on third downs and then Wesleyan pulled away for 44-13 NESCAC football win at Garcelon Field on Saturday. The Cardinals’ first three touchdowns came on third-down plays as they built a 24-6 lead over the Bobcats. “Third down is the hardest down for the offense. For them to […]
College field hockey: Bates overpowers UMaine-Farmington
Bates’ Emma Patterson powerslides while shooting at the goal during Tuesday night’s field hockey game in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Bates’ Meghan Lapar slams the ball down the field as Univeristy of Maine at Farmington’s Nickyia Lovely comes into the play from the right. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Bates College spent the most of Tuesday […]
College football: Williams stuffs Bates 31-7
LEWISTON — Following a disastrous first quarter, the Bates defense showed some heart over the next two, forcing Williams to punt on six straight possessions, before Williams earned two breakaway runs in the fourth quarter for a 31-7 triumph in college football action Saturday afternoon. With the Bobcats (0-4) trailing 17-0 in the second quarter, […]