Colby College hockey head coach Blaise MaDonald instructs players during practice on Tuesday. Goalie Sean Lawrence is beside MacDonald. (David Leaming/Waterville Morning Sentinel) WATERVILLE — Chris Hall had heard the stories about Blaise MacDonald, the ones that painted a picture of a young, fiery hockey coach who could be hard on his players and his […]
DIII
Posted inLocal Sports
College Golf: Sense of state pride at the NCAA DIII Championship
There were several local connections at the 2017 men’s NCAA Division III Golf Championship at the Mission Inn Resort & Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, this May. St. Joesph’s College and Husson University earned their invitations as a team by winning their respective conferences. The Monks won the Great Northeast Athletic Conference, and the Eagles won […]
advertisement
Posted inLocal Sports
Middlebury tops No. 1 Bates College in NESCAC men’s lacrosse semifinal
LEWISTON — Saturday’s NESCAC men’s lacrosse semifinal game between Middlebury and Bates came down to faceoffs — win the faceoffs, gain possession, score and, hopefully, repeat. Middlebury resoundingly won the faceoff battle, 23-8, and in doing so also won the battle where it mattered most — on the scoreboard. The sixth-seeded Panthers defeated the top-ranked […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Men’s Lacrosse: Bates success this has been building the past few years
Bates College lacrosse coaches Peter Lasagna, left, Tom Fournier and Trevar Haefele celebrate their 13-0 regular season after the Bobcats beat Colby 24-10 on Wednesday. To some, to see the Bates men’s lacrosse team as the No. 1 Division III team and currently 14-0 in the nation maybe a surprise. From 2008 to 2012 the […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Bates College’s Beaudet makes the transition to college track and field from Edward Little
Anna Beaudet of Bates College graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn. LEWISTON — After a winter season battling sickness and just plain getting her bearings, former Edward Little track and field standout Anna Beaudet is finally finding her groove this spring as a freshman at Bates College. “It’s been (going) really well,” Beaudet […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Men’s lacrosse: Bates holds off Middlebury’s comeback attempt
Late in the game, Bates’ Charlie Fay attempts to get through Middlebury’s Clay Hunt (right) and Ben Catt deep in Middlebury’s end of the field. LEWISTON — Bates College men’s lacrosse coach Peter Lasagna called Saturday’s 15-12 win at Garcelon Field over fellow NESCAC opponent Middlebury College a “scary win.” Why so scary? With Bates […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Men’s college lacrosse: Bobcats offense is running on all cylinders
Kyle Weber, left, and Charlie Fay are the leading scorers on the Bates College lacrosse team. LEWISTON — The Bates College men’s lacrosse team isn’t afraid to attack — the season’s statistics bear that out quite nicely. Going into Wednesday’s road game against conference rival Bowdoin College, the Bobcats are undefeated at 8-0 (5-0 in […]