AUBURN — Richmond High School girls’ varsity soccer coach Troy Kendrick had this one circled on the calendar from the get-go. He called Thursday’s match with St. Dominic Academy a “measuring stick” for his team. He certainly learned a lot. Despite a two-goal cushion and an extra player, the Bobcats were tested when the home […]
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Bates adds three to golf coaching staff
AUBURN — When Robert Flynn retired in 2015 after 18 years at the helm, the Bates College Bobcats were in search for a new golf coach for both their men’s and women’s programs. Flynn, who held multiple roles in the athletic department at Bates including head baseball coach, assistant football coach and the head ski […]
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High school baseball: Bobcats drain Lakers
RICHMOND — A few errors in a high school baseball game can be costly. Ten errors is nothing short of deadly. Richmond forced East-West conference foe Rangeley to learn that the hard way on Thursday, when the Bobcats capitalized on the mistakes and drove in 14 runs en route to a dominant 10-run mercy-rule win […]
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Women’s Lacrosse: Colby bests Bates in Top 10 battle
The consolation for Bates is that it will see the Mules again on Saturday, when Colby hosts a rematch in the NESCAC quarterfinals. “I think we’re looking forward to playing again,” Bates coach Brett Allen said. “We want to redeem ourselves and prove that we’re better than we showed that we were today. The fact […]
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Men’s Lacrosse: No. 14 Bates overpowers Connecticut College
The third-year trio of Charlie Fay, Kyle Weber and Andrew Melvin paced the offense, and first-year Mitchell Drake stood tall in net for the Bobcats, who finished up their regular-season home schedule with an 11-7 victory over Connecticut College at Garcelon Field on Saturday. Fay scored four goals — all after halftime — Weber added […]
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Women’s Lacrosse: No. 2 Middlebury buries No. 9 Bates in NESCAC clash
That big opportunity turned into the biggest loss of the season of the season for Bates, which fell behind early and couldn’t recover in a 12-5 loss at Garcelon Field. “We’ve had a great season up to this point, and there’s, I think, a lot for us to still look forward to, but I think […]
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Men’s Lacrosse: No. 13 Bowdoin storms past No. 6 Bates
Still, that didn’t stop Bowdoin from going on the road and beating Bates, 14-10, in a key NESCAC men’s lacrosse game at Garcelon Field on Wednesday. The Polar Bears (8-1, 5-1 NESCAC), ranked No. 13 in the latest USILA Division III Coaches poll, produced an avalanche of goals to start the fourth quarter, turning a […]
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Women’s Lacrosse: No. 13 Bates holds off No. 12 Hamilton
LEWISTON — The best defense in the NESCAC didn’t play like it all afternoon Saturday, but it was at its best when it needed to be. Bates College had a shaky start on the defensive end, and some tense moments at the end, but the Bobcats stood their ground for a hard-fought 8-7 victory over […]
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Ex-Bates baseball coach Chick Leahey leaves behind more than a legacy
That’s what Bates College Director of Athletics Kevin McHugh had to say about William “Chick” Leahey, the longtime Bates baseball coach who died on Saturday at the age of 90. Leahey was at the helm of the baseball team for 36 seasons, from 1955-90, but he was still apart of the program after that, and […]