Malik Hall, center, spent three seasons as the defensive line coach at the University of Pennsylvania before being hired as the 20th head football coach in Bates College’s history on Monday. (University of Pennsylvania) Malik Hall’s enthusiasm travels through the phone as he stood on the course at the Bates College football alumni golf tournament […]
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The Hot Corner: Harriman was the hero Bates football needed
Winning percentage doesn’t always tell the whole story. I know that’s contrary to the sporting world’s economy. Players are evaluated through results-oriented goggles, and coaches are hired to be fired if they don’t perform up to the expectations of the most vocal and influential in the fan base. Try living in the belly of the […]
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Bates College pair places high at NCAA Championships
Bates pair scores at NCAA Championships LA CROSSE, Wisconsin — Bates College senior Adedire Fakorede placed fourth in the discuss throw on Thursday at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, winning his third career All-America honor and his first in outdoor competition. And Katherine Cook concluded a year of stunning performances with perhaps […]
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Lewiston’s Kalilwa, two Bobcats heading to NCAA D-III track and field championships
Lewiston High School graduate Adela Kalilwa and a pair of Bates College athletes will compete at the NCAA Division III track and field championships later this week at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The field for all events was announced Saturday. Kalilwa, a sophomore at the University of Southern Maine, has qualified in the triple […]
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Auburn's Bates signs NLI to play baseball at Dayton
Auburn native Gavin Bates, center, with his parents Rodney and Rhonda on Friday after signing a national letter of intent to play baseball at the University of Dayton in Ohio. Bates played hockey, baseball and soccer at St. Dom’s his freshman and sophomore seasons before attending Kents Hill, where he played baseball and hockey. (Randy […]
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Bates science program heading to space
LEWISTON — The work of Bates College physicist Nathan Lundblad is taking off. In fact, if all goes as planned, Lundblad’s laboratory will blast off at 4:39 a.m. Monday from a NASA facility in Virginia. Its destination is the International Space Station. According to Bates, the rocket carrying Lundblad’s work might be visible on the […]
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Fireworks planned at Bates College on Saturday night
LEWISTON — Neighbors of Bates College should expect to hear and see some pyrotechnics this weekend. A student group at Bates will present fireworks over the college’s Lake Andrews starting around 9 p.m. Saturday, May 12. Sangai Asia, an organization promoting Asian and Asian-American awareness, identity and fellowship at Bates, sponsors a fireworks show near […]
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College roundup: Bates' rowing teams dominant at New England championships
WORCESTER, Mass. — The Bates College women’s rowing team lived up to its hype, both as defending champion and the top-ranked team in the nation, at the New England Rowing Championships on Saturday. The Bobcats, ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division III, took first in all seven of their races, including four grand finals. Bates’ […]
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College roundup: Bates' Fakorede claims New England title
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Bates College senior Adedire Fakorede claimed his third consecutive New England discus title Friday at the New England Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships at MIT. Fakorede’s throw of 171 feet, 9 inches, was more than 7 feet longer than the runner-up. Also for the Bobcats, sophomore Brendan Donohue finished second […]
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A-L Hall of Fame: Court inducted after almost four decades of coaching
Lewiston High School track coach Carolyn Court will be inducted into the Auburn Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Carolyn Court had a career that most runners dream of. An All-American at Southern Connecticut State University in the 800-meter run (she ran a 2:14), Court moved on to become a grad […]