The hot start turned out to be the worst thing that could have happened to the Huskies, while the Bobcats slowly awakened to the fact that they could attack the zone and find the openings they needed with better ball movement. The result was a balanced scoring attack that saw four Bates starters reach double […]
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Area roundup: Bowdoin cruises past CMCC
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team ran away with a 90-40 win over Central Maine Community College on Friday on the opening night of the Marcia Graef Classic at Morrell Gymnasium. The contest served as an exhibition contest against a non-NCAA sanctioned school for the Polar Bears, who will open their regular season […]
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Nina Davenport getting buckets for Bates women’s basketball team
LEWISTON — Nina Davenport has been a scorer since she stepped on the Bates College campus. Once she finally made it to campus. When Davenport left Freeport in 2014 for the University of Maine in Orono, she was leaving basketball behind. Everything was fine. Until that first college basketball season started. “I saw all of […]
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Bates College women’s basketball outlook
Head coach: Alison Montgomery (second year) Last year: 9-15, 4-6 in NESCAC; lost in NESCAC quarterfinals. Key returners: Bernadette Connors, sr., guard; Nina Davenport, jr., forward; Allie Coppola, sr., post; Lyse Henshaw, jr., guard. Key loss: Chelsea Nason, guard. Key newcomers: Melanie Brinkhorst, fr., guard; Kelli Kennedy, fr., post; Carly Christofi, fr., guard Outlook: The […]
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Leary: No role at Bates College too big or too small
Bates coach Jon Furbush is one of them. Thanks to his versatility and high basketball IQ, former Edward Little star Quin Leary has earned his way into Furbush’s circle of trust. That means the senior could be frequently called upon in crunch time, even though he will begin most games this season on the bench. […]
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Bates men’s basketball outlook
Head coach: Jon Furbush (9th year) Last year: 10-14, 2-8 in NESCAC Key returners: Marcus Delpeche (Sr., F), Malcolm Delpeche (Sr., C), Jerome Darling (Sr., G), Quin Leary (Sr., F), Connor McLeod (Sr., G), Shawn Strickalnd (Jr., G), Justin Zukowski (Jr., G), Nick Lynch (So., F) Key loss: Mike Boornazian (G), Josh Britten (G), Mike […]
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Bates falls to Hamilton in finale
The Continentals (3-5) out-gained the Bobcats (3-5) 309-176 on the day, with 165 passing yards and 144 rushing yards. Bates rushed for 153 yards but only managed 23 yards through the air. Despite the loss, Bates’s senior class — which was honored prior to the game Saturday — is the first since 1931 to win […]
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College football: Bates takes big lead, holds off Colby, 21-19
Junior Frank Williams scored two touchdowns and sophomore Peter Boyer ran for a career-high 73 yards and a touchdown, as Bates went up 21-3 in the first half and then had to hold off a rally in Saturday’s in-state showdown. After the Mules took a 3-0 lead on a 43-yard field goal by John Barron, […]
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College sports roundup: CMCC women’s basketball off to 2-0 start
AUBURN — The Central Maine Community College women’s basketball team is off to a quick 2-0 start. The Mustangs defeated Champlain-St. Lawrence 76-62 on Sunday in a game that ended less than 24 hours after their season-opener — a victory over University of New Brunswick at St. John — began. Brooke Reynolds notched her first double-double for CMCC, scoring […]
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A barbaric practice
This is in response to the column from Karen Coker and Elaine Tselikis (Oct. 6). America’s violent culture, based on death and destruction, rears its ugly head yet again with the state’s allowing of senseless, barbaric killings of “big game” bobcats — majestic, reclusive creatures of the wild. It is very concerning that Maine refers […]