WATERVILLE — The Colby and Bates College communities are mourning the loss of one of their own Friday. Head Colby men’s lacrosse coach Jack Sandler, a 2002 Bates graduate and former assistant coach there, died suddenly Thursday. He was 35. According to Colby College officials, Sandler was on a recruiting trip out of state. He […]
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College Football: Hamilton shuts out Bates in season finale
CLINTON, N.Y. — The Bates football team ended its season on a down note Saturday, as the Bobcats were shut out for the first time all season in a 14-0 loss at Hamilton. The Bobcats (2-6) squandered early chances, with a punt after driving into Hamilton territory on their first drive and a missed 29-yard […]
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College Football: Bates bashes Bowdoin for CBB title
It is the distinction that makes any Bates football season a successful one, no matter how the remainder of the schedule plays out. CBB champions. Bates shut out Bowdoin, 31-0, Saturday at Garcelon Field in Lewiston, winning the de facto state title for the second consecutive season and the third time in four years. The […]
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Bates student voters take issue with Lewiston candidate Soule
LEWISTON — Mayoral candidate Charles Soule said he was trying to make a point about local elections when he challenged a group of Bates College students at the polls Tuesday. “I explained the facts, about how would they feel if I went to their family’s home district and started voting in their election without changing […]
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Lorraine T. Lebel
1940 – 2015 AUBURN — Lorraine (Jourdain) Lebel, 75, of Lewiston lost her battle with cancer and passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 2, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn with her family by her side. She was born in Lewiston on May 30, 1940, the daughter of the late Henri and Florence (LeBlond) […]
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College Football: Defense, special teams carry Bates past Colby
Bizarre plays cost the Bates football team one or two wins in what has been a frustrating season. The weirdness finally went the Bobcats’ way Saturday afternoon. After Colby was forced to kick an extra point a second time due to a delayed penalty markoff against Bates, the Bobcats’ Collin Richardson swatted it down and […]
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College Football: Bates sets sights on CBB rival Colby
Throw out the records when a rivalry game is being played. Bates and Colby will be more than happy to do so Saturday, when the 1-4 Mules host the 0-5 Bobcats. Bates is coming off a 41-27 loss to Middlebury, while Colby won its first game of the season last week against Hamilton, 24-19. With […]
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College Football: Bates falls to 0-5 in 41-27 loss to Middlebury
Bates fought valiantly in the face of numerous injuries to its offense Saturday, but ultimately the Bobcats couldn’t stop Middlebury’s aerial attack in a turnover-filled, 41-27 NESCAC football verdict at Garcelon Field in Lewiston. The Bobcats fell to 0-5 with the loss. Bates and Hamilton are the only remaining winless teams in the conference. Patrick […]
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Bates football looking to break through against Middlebury
Bates will be looking for a better second half when the Bobcats host Middlebury in NESCAC football action at Garcelon Field on Saturday afternoon. It’s a two-part mission for Bates, which played the first four games of its eight-game schedule without a win due in part to some letdowns after halftime. The Bobcats will be […]
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Bates Roundup: Women’s Rowing shows well at Head of Charles Regatta
While a repeat victory wasn’t in the cards for the Bates College women’s rowing team at the Head of the Charles Regatta this past Sunday, the Bobcats’ first varsity eight boat did cross the finish line in third place in the Women’s Collegiate Eight race in Cambridge, Mass. Bates’ first boat finished behind perennial top […]