For the first time in 10 years, the Bobcats defeated NESCAC rival Williams in men’s lacrosse. The No. 6 team in the country had a rough start, but a better finish, and it meant a long-awaited win for Bates at Garcelon Field. The two conference rivals have met every year since that last victory, but […]
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Men’s Lacrosse: No. 6 Bates bites nails to beat Keene State College
LEWISTON — The Bates men’s lacrosse team knows how to beat Keene State College. The Bobcats beat the Owls in each of the past three regular seasons — by increasing margins — and knocked them out of the NCAA Division III Tournament in the first round last year. No win was guaranteed when the teams […]
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Men’s Lacrosse: Bates takes down Trinity in home opener
Jack Allard scored first for the Bobcats (5-1, 2-1 NESCAC), then assisted on Charlie Fay’s goal just over a minute later to make it 2-0 Bates 3:05 into the game. The Bantams (1-4, 1-2) evened the game with goals by Stefan Pappas and Ben Knaus in the latter half of the first quarter. Late in […]
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PHOTOS: Bates College women hang on to top No. 9 Amherst
The win keeps Bates (5-0) unblemished on the season. The loss is Amherst’s first in two games. Bates got off to a quick start in the first half. Kaileigh Maguire put the Bobcats ahead 1-0 at the 28:37 mark. Maguire then assisted a scoring strike by Emma Brinkman two minutes later to give Bates a […]
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Women’s lacrosse: Bates beats Babson to stay undefeated
Life wasn’t quite that much of a breeze against traditionally tough non-conference rival Babson, but the end result at Garcelon Field was refreshingly familiar. Greenstein scored four goals, Jeffrey made seven saves, and Bates used a prolific run at the end of the first half to establish the cushion in a 12-7 victory. “We’ve definitely […]
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Oxford Hills earns victory in unified basketball
PARIS — The Oxford Hills Vikings had three players in double digits in a 44-29 victory over the Leavitt Hornets in unified basketball action Friday. Brandon Robare had 12 points, while Mita Nash-Côte and Zack Gray had 10 points in the victory. Trevor Larrabee finished the game with six points, while Peter Mahoney had four. Caleb Bays led […]
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College Notebook: Kendall earns dual track honors
Lewiston native Heather Kendall picked up a pair of awards for her recent efforts in track and field. The University of Southern Maine freshman was named the women’s Rookie Track Athlete of the Week by the Little East Conference on Monday, then the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference named the former Blue Devil its Division III […]
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College Notebook: Masters sets record, reaps reward
University of Maine indoor track athlete Jaclyn Masters was named America East Field performer of the week for the period ending Jan. 24. The Auburn native and Edward Little High School graduate earned the honor after a record-breaking performance at the Donahue Invitational on Jan. 22. Masters set the meet and school record in the […]
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College Notebook: UMF’s Labbe captures skiing award
University of Maine at Farmington Nordic skier Alisha Labbe was the first female to cross the finish line in last Saturday’s USCSA Katahdin Nordic Sprint/10K race at Titcomb Mountain. That finish earned the Turner native and Leavitt Area High School graduate the USCSA’s Reynolds Division Female Nordic Athlete of the Week award. Labbe finished sixth […]
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College Notebook: Maine-Farmington hoopsters grab honors
A pair of Univeristy of Maine at Farmington basketbal stars garnered North Atlantic Conference Athlete of the Week awards this past week. Junior forward Sean Murphy was named the week’s top men’s basketball rookie, and senior forward Meghan Smith was the conference’s top women’s basketball player this week. Murphy was named the NAC’s Rookie of […]