RICHMOND — Going into Tuesday’s game between Dirigo and Richmond, players, coaches and fans from both communities knew it was going to be a battle. Neither team disappointed on the court, and the Bobcats outlasted the Cougars 68-62 in Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball action. “This team showed a ton or resiliency tonight, very proud […]
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College roundup: Bates men win, women fall to Colby
LEWISTON — Junior Nick Lynch led the way for Bates with a career-high 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Bobcats held off a furious rally from Colby to prevail 83-76 in men’s basketball action Saturday afternoon. The Bobcats (8-6) jumped out to a 30-7 lead. But, the Mules (7-5) refused to go away, taking […]
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College roundup: Bowdoin sweeps Bates
LEWISTON — In the New England Small College Athletic Conference opener for both teams, Bowdoin College scored the first seven points and never looked back, controlling the Bates men’s basketball team from start to finish in a 71-50 decision Friday night in Alumni Gymnasium. The Polar Bears (9-2, 1-0 NESCAC) won their third straight game […]
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Men's Basketball: Brandeis banks win over Bates with buzzer-beater
Bates College’s Nick Lynch goes up for a basket during Sunday afternoon’s game at Bates in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Brandeis’ Collin Sawyer didn’t call “bank” before launching his buzzer-beating 3-pointer to defeat Bates, 76-73, on Sunday. After all, he’d already established a pattern. With just 0.7 seconds left and starting on the […]
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Women's basketball: Bobcats torch Eagles
Bates College’s Melanie Binkhorst ducks down under Husson University’s Megan Peach during the game at Bates College on Saturday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Husson couldn’t shake the effects of a 10-day layoff at the start of Saturday’s non-conference game against Bates. The Bobcats, meanwhile, threw them off like a frozen tourist throwing off their […]
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College roundup: Black Bears edge Engineers, 3-2
TROY, N.Y. — Nolan Vesey had a pair of goals in first three plus minutes of the game to pace the Black Bears past the Engineers 3-2 in a non-conference contest. He also had an assist in the contest. Vesey’s first goal came 62 seconds into the game assisted by Patrick Shea. His next goal, […]
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Boys' Basketball: Bobcats rally past Greyhounds on Kendrick's buzzer-beater
LISBON — For three quarters, Lisbon’s Jonah Sautter kept the Richmond High School boys basketball team on its heels, trailing by as many as 14 points as Sautter rarely missed. Problem for the Greyhounds is a basketball game consists of four quarters, as Richmond rallied for a 57-55 Mountain Valley Conference win on Friday. Nate Kendrick […]
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Boys' Basketball: McLaughlin (29 points) leads Ramblers past Bobcats
WINTHROP — Winthrop junior Jared McLaughlin didn’t blink when given the assignment to guard Richmond’s leading scorer, Zach Small, in Tuesday night’s MVC matchup with Richmond. McLaughlin also didn’t let such a difficult task affect him at the other end, either, and ended up matching Richmond’s 1,000-career-point scorer basket for basket. McLaughlin hit seven 3-pointers […]
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Boys' basketball: Shaw's shank and redemption give Phoenix 49-48 win
RICHMOND — After missing what would have been the go-ahead layup moments earlier, Spruce Mountain’s Andrew Shaw wanted one more shot. Thanks to the hustle of teammate Tate Walton, who won a scramble for the ensuing rebound and got a timeout, Shaw got another shot, and redemption Shaw faked a handoff on the inbounding play, […]
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Colleges: Maine hockey, CMCC women's basketball, bates men earn wins
HAMDEN, Conn. — Sophomore forward Patrick Shea scored with 24 seconds remaining in the game to lift the Maine Black Bears to a 5-3 win and a weekend sweep over the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Saturday. Cédric Lacroix added an empty netter to clinch the win. The Black Bears scored three times in the second period […]