GRINNELL, Iowa — Sophomore Sally Ceesay became Bates College’s first All-American triple jumper since 1985 on Saturday, placing eighth at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships. Ceesay matched the school record she set last year for the second time this season, soaring 11.75 meters, or 38 feet and 6.75 inches, on her […]
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PHOTOS: Bates College women hang on to top No. 9 Amherst
The win keeps Bates (5-0) unblemished on the season. The loss is Amherst’s first in two games. Bates got off to a quick start in the first half. Kaileigh Maguire put the Bobcats ahead 1-0 at the 28:37 mark. Maguire then assisted a scoring strike by Emma Brinkman two minutes later to give Bates a […]
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Women’s lacrosse: Bates beats Babson to stay undefeated
Life wasn’t quite that much of a breeze against traditionally tough non-conference rival Babson, but the end result at Garcelon Field was refreshingly familiar. Greenstein scored four goals, Jeffrey made seven saves, and Bates used a prolific run at the end of the first half to establish the cushion in a 12-7 victory. “We’ve definitely […]
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College Roundup: CMCC falls to Penn State Fayette in USCAA men’s tourney
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — No. 10 Central Maine Community College kept up with No. 7 Penn State Fayette through a fast-paced, back-and-forth first half on Wednesday night in the first round of the USCAA men’s basketball tournament. In the end, however, the running Roaring Lions simply flaunted too much firepower and advanced with a 93-81 victory. […]
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Oxford Hills earns victory in unified basketball
PARIS — The Oxford Hills Vikings had three players in double digits in a 44-29 victory over the Leavitt Hornets in unified basketball action Friday. Brandon Robare had 12 points, while Mita Nash-Côte and Zack Gray had 10 points in the victory. Trevor Larrabee finished the game with six points, while Peter Mahoney had four. Caleb Bays led […]
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College swimming: Paione’s finishing touch
No matter where she is in life, Melissa Paione says she won’t be too far from the water’s edge. Paione spent years in pools around the state training as a swimmer. Her aquatic exploits at Edward Little High School brought her to Bates College where she wrapped up her final season with stellar performances. The […]
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College Notebook: Kendall earns dual track honors
Lewiston native Heather Kendall picked up a pair of awards for her recent efforts in track and field. The University of Southern Maine freshman was named the women’s Rookie Track Athlete of the Week by the Little East Conference on Monday, then the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference named the former Blue Devil its Division III […]
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College Notebook: UMF’s Labbe captures skiing award
University of Maine at Farmington Nordic skier Alisha Labbe was the first female to cross the finish line in last Saturday’s USCSA Katahdin Nordic Sprint/10K race at Titcomb Mountain. That finish earned the Turner native and Leavitt Area High School graduate the USCSA’s Reynolds Division Female Nordic Athlete of the Week award. Labbe finished sixth […]
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MLK keynote: Democracy elusive for blacks
LEWISTON — The country’s founding documents that promise freedom to all get messy when examining the history of race, the keynote speaker at Bates College’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day said Monday. William Jelani Cobb, who teaches history at the University of Connecticut, is an author and a journalist for The New Yorker. Cobb said […]
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College Notebook: Maine-Farmington hoopsters grab honors
A pair of Univeristy of Maine at Farmington basketbal stars garnered North Atlantic Conference Athlete of the Week awards this past week. Junior forward Sean Murphy was named the week’s top men’s basketball rookie, and senior forward Meghan Smith was the conference’s top women’s basketball player this week. Murphy was named the NAC’s Rookie of […]