AUBURN — When Robert Flynn retired in 2015 after 18 years at the helm, the Bates College Bobcats were in search for a new golf coach for both their men’s and women’s programs. Flynn, who held multiple roles in the athletic department at Bates including head baseball coach, assistant football coach and the head ski […]
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Rowing: Bates finishes second at NCAA Championships
Led by coxswain Abigail Bierman and stroke Julia Mason, the second varsity eight left no doubt in their dominating performance in the grand final. They rowed to the finish in 6:50.927, about nine seconds ahead of runner-up Wellesley. For the second straight day, the W2V8 led wire-to-wire in their victory. The Bobcats led by about […]
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The Hot Corner: No need to mess with the madness, ever
Find something that works, and stick with it. That’s a fine strategy for sportswriters, teachers, salesmen and CEOs. Sure, we all need to adapt with the times, but change for the sake of change: A) Doesn’t always improve your product; and B) Often is a tried-and-true highway to self-sabotage. After living long enough to see […]
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UMO coaches to lead Auburn teen hockey camp
AUBURN — Red Gendron, head coach of the University of Maine’s men’s hockey team, will bring his experience on ice to local youth in a hockey camp this August. Auburn’s Norway Savings Bank Arena will host the camp for boys 13-18 years of age. Gendron will lead a team of coaches at the camp from […]
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Bates women’s rowing team wins national championship
GOLD RIVER, Calif. — The Bates College women’s rowing team claimed the first NCAA team championship in college history on Saturday at Sacramento State Aquatic Center, edging defending champion Trinity by one point in the final team standings. Bates scored 20 points for its victory in the women’s second varsity eights (W2V8) grand final, and […]
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Frozen Four: Boston University handles North Dakota
BOSTON — Boston University still has Zane McIntyre’s number, but needed solid defense down the stretch to make its offensive production hold up. BU freshman star Jack Eichel scored two goals and added an assist, Brien Diffley added a pair of assists and Matt O’Connor out-dueled McIntyre — barely — with 36 saves as the […]
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College Hockey: From South Portland to Providence, Gillies a force between the pipes
This week, the city is donning Friar black, white and silver after Gillies helped guide Providence, the fourth seed in the East Region, to its first NCAA Frozen Four in 30 years. The Friars will play the University of Nebraska-Omaha, a team making its first ever Frozen Four appearance, on Thursday. “Growing up in South […]
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament: Bates battles back but bows to Trinity, 79-62
WELLESLEY, Mass. — Thirty-three percent shooting proficiency didn’t get it done for Bates against Trinity during the regular season. Twenty-nine percent surely wasn’t enough to boost the Bobcats past the Bantams in the third round of the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament. Thrown for a loop by an 11-minute, 36-second field goal drought Friday evening, […]
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Men’s basketball: Last-minute choice paid off for Safford, Bates
If that is true, count the dynamic between point guard Graham Safford and coach Jon Furbush of Bates College men’s basketball among the best in the galaxy. After four years together, the past three with Safford rarely leaving the floor, Furbush doesn’t even require hand signals or eye contact most of the time. “It’s amazing. […]
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Men’s basketball: Bates’ road to Final Four goes through Boston
LEWISTON — It is uncharted territory, but Bates men’s basketball won’t be dealing with unknown quantities in the NCAA Division III sectional round this weekend. The Bobcats collide with NESCAC rival Trinity (Conn.) at 5:30 p.m. Friday in Staake Gymnasium on the campus of Babson College in Wellesley, Mass. Bates and Trinity have met 44 […]