Now it’s time for the Bates Bobcats to get up to speed. Bates’ NESCAC football season got off to a slow start in a 41-17 loss to Amherst last Saturday. “One thing that was very evident is that we needed to see that type of game speed to help us out for the rest of […]
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Bobcat Beat: Bates football jumps right into NESCAC schedule
The Bates College football team’s season starts a week earlier than usual, and there’s no easing into 2017 for the Bobcats. They open the new NESCAC nine-game season Saturday at Amherst, followed by Trinity and Tufts at home. “We want to get out of the gate fast,” 20-year Bates coach Mark Harriman said. “If you […]
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Campus Notes: Local athletes thrive at New England track and field championships
Several athletes with local ties had standout performances at the NCAA Division III outdoor track and field championships over the weekend at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Senior Connor Harris of Auburn and sophomore Drew Gamage of Sabattus finished first and second in the triple jump for the University of Southern Maine. Harris, an Edward […]
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Campus Notes: Bates lacrosse moves up to top of rankings
Now there is only one left with zero. The Bates College lacrosse team is the only remaining undefeated men’s lacrosse team in NCAA Division III after Tufts and Salisbury suffered their first setbacks of the season last week. Thanks to those losses, the Bobcats have moved up in a couple of polls. They jump from […]
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Campus notes: Bates College chooses new athletic director
Jason Fein has been hired as the new director of athletics at Bates College in Lewiston. Fein will take over the post on July 1. His hiring is the culmination of a national search that began around the time current athletic director Kevin McHugh announced last August that he will step down June 30. “I […]
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Campus Notes: Harris, Kalilwa honored by Little East Conference
Several college athletes with local ties received conference accolades for their performances last week. Edward Little High School alumnus Connor Harris and Lewiston High School graduate Adela Kalilwa were both honored by the Little East Conference. Harris, a senior on the University of Southern Maine track and field team, was named the men’s field athlete […]
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Campus Notes: Bobcats shine at U.S. Alpine Championships
In between their important slalom runs at the U.S. Alpine Championships, the Bates College skiers competing at Sugarloaf … went skiing. “It’s been great,” Bobcats junior Hannah Johnson said. Bates was well-represented at the U.S. Alpine Championships with five skiers competing: Johnson, Kelsey Chenoweth, Sierra Ryder, Brielle Antonelli and Michael Cooper. “It almost feels like […]
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College sports: Bates sets record at indoor track national championships
Allison Hill, Jessica Wilson and Sally Ceesay helped make history over the weekend. The three Bates College athletes earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships in Naperville, Illinois, over the weekend. Three All-Americans is the most in the women’s program’s history. Hill, a senior captain from Brunswick, became Bates’ […]