Former Colby College ice hockey coach and Maine Sports Hall of Famer Jack Kelley tips his cap before a game in Waterville in October 2015. WATERVILLE — Jack Kelley doesn’t get around like he used to. “Are you kidding me? I get exhausted just getting my clothes on and going out to get the car,” […]
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Men's hockey: Colby beats UNE, moves on in Division III tournament
Colby College goalie Sean Lawrence gives up a goal to University of New England’s Ryan Bloom (9) in the first period of the first round of the NCAA Division III men’s ice hockey championship at the Alfond Youth Forum at the University of New England in Biddeford on Saturday. (Michael G. Seamans/Waterville Morning Sentinel) BIDDEFORD […]
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College hockey: Mules will make tourney debut at UNE
The Colby College hockey team will make its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance close to home. The Mules will face No. 4 University of New England in the first round of the Division III national championship tournament Saturday at the Harold Alfond Forum in Biddeford. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Colby (15-10-2) earned its […]
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Poet Richard Blanco in residence at Colby's Lunder Institute
WATERVILLE — Acclaimed poet and artistic visionary Richard Blanco, whose stirring words celebrated the 2013 Inauguration of President Barack Obama and whose creative spirit has been recognized around the world, will be in residence at the Colby College Lunder Institute for American Art starting this month. Blanco, the spring semester artist-in-residence for the institute’s inaugural […]
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College football: Cosgrove excited to be at Colby
Former University of Maine head football coach Jack Cosgrove speaks with media during a news conference at Colby College on Monday. Cosgrove is the new football coach for Colby. (Staff Photo by David Leaming/Kennebec Journal) WATERVILLE — The coach who acknowledged being battered by the grind of his old job couldn’t help but smile as […]
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Colby College edges Bates College in women's basketball tilt
LEWISTON — Thornton Academy grad Katie McCrum led all players with 19 points on 9-of-14 shooting to lead the visiting Colby Mules past Bates College 58-47 at Alumni Gym on Tuesday. One of those made baskets was a 3-pointer for McCrum, who also hauled in nine rebounds and dished out three assists while forcing four […]
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Colby plans major overall of athletic center, including Olympic-sized pool
In this photo made Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, Miller Library towers above the Colby College campus in Waterville, Maine. WATERVILLE (AP) — Officials at a Maine college say they’re planning the school’s biggest project ever — a $200 million athletic center that will bring dramatic upgrades, including the state’s first Olympic-sized swimming pool. The Waterville […]
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Bates College men’s lacrosse caps unbeaten regular season
LEWISTON — Neither Mother Nature nor Colby College were a match for the No. 1-ranked Bates College men’s lacrosse team Wednesday in the Bobcats’ quest for a perfect regular season. The Bobcats defeated the Mules 24-10 at Garcelon Field to put an exclamation point on what has been a remarkable season to date. Bates’ 24 […]
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College rowing: Bates sweeps races, claims President’s Cup
Shoes line the dock as teams from Bates, Colby and Bowdoin load and unload their boats during Sunday’s 21st annual President’s Cup held at the Bates training facility with their recently completed state of the art boathouse. GREENE — Bates College had the President’s Cup wrapped up, but had one more race remaining at Sunday’s […]
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Sen. Angus King: Russian hackers got more on Hillary Clinton than released
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, left, and Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., right, listen as Clint Watts, center, a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute Program on National Security, testifies Thursday, March 30, 2017, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Russian intelligence activities. Lawmakers heading the Senate Intelligence Committee focused […]