BATH — No team in Western Class D has played Richmond High School tougher than Buckfield. The Bucks played the undefeated Bobcats within a goal in each of their regular season meetings. Entering Wednesday’s regional final, Buckfield coach Kyle Rines knew his defense couldn’t allow more than a goal if his team wanted to advance […]
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Bobcat Beat: Bates turning fortunes around at season’s end
Two weeks ago, Bates College football sat at 1-4, riding a two-game losing streak. The Bobcats had just suffered their worst loss of the season — a 35-6 setback at Middlebury. But Bates (3-4) wasn’t deterred by the early-season struggles and finds itself winners of its last two and one victory shy of ending its […]
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Bates College building $2.5 million Androscoggin River boathouse for rowing team
GREENE — Donations of more than $2.5 million will help Bates College build a boathouse and training center for the varsity rowing team that’s more suited to its Androscoggin River location. “We don’t have a buoyed race course, but as far as row-able water that’s protected from the elements and does not have a lot […]
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High school soccer: Richmond trips Rangeley in West D semifinal
RICHMOND — In the top-seeded Richmond Bobcats’ first game in 10 days after a first-round bye, No. 5 Rangeley gave them a run for their money, but it was Richmond that walked away with a 1-0 victory. “We gave them everything we had, everything they’ve had up until this point I believe,” Lakers coach Chip […]
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Bobcat Beat: Bates eyes CBB title
It won’t be playing for a conference championship this season, but Bates College football does have a shot at a different title with a victory over Bowdoin College on Saturday. After a thrilling 34-28 victory over Colby in overtime during homecoming last weekend, the Bobcats can win the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin title outright if they defeat the […]
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Bates College Roundup: Bobcats trying to salvage season
There was plenty of optimism in the Bates College football locker room prior to the start of the season. With a surplus of upperclassmen, the Bobcats had high hopes for a successful year. Five weeks into the season and that optimism has faded following the Bobcats’ 1-4 start, the latest installment a 35-6 thrashing at […]
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Bates College Roundup: Bobcats seek first win against Middlebury since ’88
The last time Bates College football defeated Middlebury College, “Red Red Wine” by UB40 was the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, “The Accused,” starring Kelly McGillis and Jodie Foster, was the top box office film, and the price of gas was a mere $1.03 per gallon. In other words, it’s been a […]
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Bobcat Beat: Bates faces stiff test in Wesleyan
Fresh off its first win of the season, Bates football shifts its focus to arguably its toughest competition to date this season when the Bobcats host undefeated Wesleyan University on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Cardinals (3-0) have dominated the Bobcats historically, sporting a 28-4 record all time. Wesleyan defeated Bates 35-7 last year en […]
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Bates College Roundup: Bobcats head home in search of first victory
In their 14-6 season-opening loss to Amherst it was the Bobcats’ offense that struggled. Last week, the defense and special teams units were scorched in a 42-24 loss to Tufts. The Bobcats (0-2) led the Jumbos 17-13 at halftime before yielding 29 points in the second half. Tufts’ Zack Trause returned a kickoff and a […]
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Bates College Roundup: Football battles Tufts on Saturday
A week before Bates College football’s contest with Tufts, the Jumbos did something they hadn’t done since Sept. 25, 2010: win. Tufts snapped a 31-game losing streak with a 24-17 victory over Hamilton College in its home opener last Saturday to start the season 1-0 for the first time since 2010. The Jumbos’ also defeated […]