SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Bates College finished the second quarter strong, but Tufts completely took over in the second half to beat the Bobcats 47-14 in NESCAC football action Saturday. The Jumbos (3-0) took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on a field goal by Matt Alswanger and 9-yard touchdown run by Mike Pedrini. Bates’ […]
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Girls' soccer: Richmond scores early, shuts down St. Dom's
St. Dom’s Abby Castonguay turns to make a shot attempt in front of Richmond defender Marybeth Sloat (1) in Thursday’s girls’ soccer match. (Eric Maxim/The Times Record) RICHMOND — Troy Kendrick’s Richmond High School girls’ soccer team has faced a few growing pains this season. When stepping outside of the East-West Conference, the Bobcats have […]
College field hockey: Bates knocks off nationally ranked Babson, again
BABSON PARK, Mass. — Grace Fitzgerald scored winner inside the left post off a feed from Emma Patterson 7:18 into overtime as the Bobcats upended the fifth-ranked Beavers 3-2 in nonconference field hockey play Wednesday. Tori Roche deflected a long pass from Ashley Tango 4:53 in to give Babson a 1-0 halftime lead. Taylor Lough […]
College roundup: Vazzano throws 5 TDs, Trinity humbles Bates
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Bates College football team found out the hard way that Trinity will once again be a contender in the NESCAC in 2018. The Bantams defeated the Bobcats 59-16 on Saturday. Trinity scored a pair of first-quarter touchdowns to grab a 14-0 lead heading into the second. Bates responded midway through the […]
Bobcat Beat: Bates defense generating buzz of its own
Defensive back Jon Lindgren had a team-high 12 tackles in Bates’ season-opening loss to Amherst. (Theophil Syslo/Bates College) The Bates College football team’s new offense received the most buzz leading up to the start of the 2018 season, the first under head coach Malik Hall. All the attention was justified. Of all the changes in […]
Local Roundup: Nordiques get hot in second period, burn Islanders
FALMOUTH — The L/A Nordiques exploded for five goals in the second period to pull away from the Cape Cod Islanders, 6-0, in NA3HL junior hockey action on Sunday. Kyle Secor scored two goals during the onslaught. Zack Mullen had one and added his second goal in the third period. The Nordiques (2-0) outshot the […]
College football: Bates puts up fight, falls to Amherst
LEWISTON — Amherst broke a scoreless halftime tie by scoring on its first two drives of the second half and avoided a stunning upset with a 19-7 NESCAC football win over Bates College at Garcelon Field on Saturday. New Bobcats coach Malik Hall said his team’s enthusiasm at halftime, when the score was 0-0, was […]
College football: Custavious Patterson overhauling Bates' offense
Bates College offensive coordinator Custavious Patterson runs offensive drills during practice on Wednesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) When Malik Hall was hired as Bates College’s football coach in June, he went to work on convincing Custavious Patterson to be his offensive coordinator. Patterson immediately did a deep dive into whatever video he could find of Bobcats […]
College football: Brandon Potvin helping to build defense, culture at Bates
Bates College defensive coordinator Brandon Potvin talks with linebacker David Campbell during practice on Wednesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Bates defensive coordinator Brandon Potvin is an embodiment of something new head coach Malik Hall has talked about on several occasions since he was hired in mid-June: People over product. “It’s all about relationships, because there’s a […]
College roundup: CMCC women’s soccer beats Vermont Tech with strong second half
RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. — Deliah Schreiber had a goal and an assist, and Central Maine Community College scored four second-half goals to defeat Vermont Tech 4-2 in women’s soccer action Saturday. Samantha Belardo, Katelynn Greene and Rachel Dunn also scored for the Mustangs. Savannah Fisher assisted on Belardo’s goal. Schreiber and Fisher played at Lisbon […]