Bates senior squash player Ahmed Abdel Khalek won his 50th consecutive match on Sunday, beating Moustafa Bayoumy of St. 3-2 in a 7-2 loss for the Bobcats. Abdel Khalek, the 2015 College Squash Association national champion, hasn’t lost since his freshman year, and carries a career record of 73-2. Locals shine for USM indoor track […]
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College Basketball: Britten, Bates make it count against Colby
That individual matchup never materialized, but the game lived up to its billing anyway, with host Bates holding on for a thrilling 73-69 victory at Alumni Gym. It was the second meeting of the season for the two schools, as Colby (10-2, 0-1 in NESCAC) won on its home floor, 78-74 in overtime, on December […]
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College Notebook: Local hoops teams turn the page to 2016
With the calendar flipping from 2015 to 2016, and with some teams still on winter break, this is a good time to check in on the local college basketball programs midway through their respective seasons. Bates There was no downtime for the Bates men, but that can be seen as a positive for the Bobcats. […]
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Former Bates student gets 2nd chance after drunken assault
AUBURN — A former Bates College student pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of aggravated criminal trespass stemming from an early-morning drunken assault last year on an 82-year-old man in his home near the campus. Mac Jackson, 23, of Mount Hood, Ore., will be able to withdraw that plea in two years and plead guilty […]
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College Notebook: Bates, Maine-Farmington women’s hoopsters honored
The Maine Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s weekly honor roll came out this past Tuesday, and two local college athletes were named to the five-member group. University of Maine-Farmington senior forward Meghan Smith and Bates College sophomore guard Lyse Henshaw both had standout performances during the week ending Dec. 6. Smith averaged 18.3 points, 8.7 rebounds […]
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Women’s Basketball: Bates goes cold, can’t stop Saint Joseph’s, Cahill
LEWISTON — Neither Bates nor Saint Joseph’s College had a great shooting night when the two women’s basketball teams faced off Thursday. Thankfully for the visiting Monks, they had Morgan Cahill to ease the pain of those shooting woes. Cahill scored 27 points, most of them in the paint, as St. Joe’s won the non-conference […]
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Men’s Basketball: Bates makes it rain, pour against Saint Joseph’s College
“I still try to emphasize to take the mid-range shot. I know it’s not the most attractive shot to a lot of people,” Bates head coach Jon Furbush said. “But the dunks certainly get us to play a little harder defensively, and when a 3 goes in it’s a very similar feeling.” The game was […]
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Men’s Basketball: UNE shoots past Bates
LEWISTON – University of New England made more than it missed — often a recipe for success in basketball — to down host Bates 101-89 in a non-conference men’s basketball tilt Sunday at Alumni Gymnasium. The Nor’easters’ (5-2) hot shooting started early, as they made five of their first nine shots to take a 17-11 […]
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Women’s Basketball: Colby closes out win over winless Bates
LEWISTON — Desiree Smith’s offense and Colby’s defense were too much for the Bates women’s basketball team Sunday. The Bobcats, still winless while dropping to 0-4, couldn’t overcome a season-high 26 points for Smith or 18 turnovers in a 62-57 loss at Alumni Gymnasium. The two NESCAC rivals (Sunday’s game didn’t count toward the conference […]
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The ski season is officially under way
For some skiers, the season starts when they make their first turns on snow. For me, the season is well under way at least a month before I actually put on the skis. Since 2003, when we first celebrated the skiers who became the first class to enter the Maine Ski Hall of Fame, the […]