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 […]
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Bates College mourns death of junior John Durkin
The Bates College community is reeling, mourning the death of one of its students. John Durkin, 21, of Rye Beach, N.H., died Thursday in Rome while on an exchange program through Trinity College of Connecticut. He had last been seen around 2:30 a.m. Thursday in Campo de’ Fiori, a historic square lined with pubs popular […]
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Bantams put lid on Bobcats
LEWISTON — By the time the Bates College men’s basketball team began playing its best Friday night, the Bobcats were already in a sizable hole. Bates started to play with some urgency late in the game and got the deficit down to 10 but it wasn’t enough to overcome a strong performance by Trinity in […]
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Lake Auburn Half, 5K and Bike Tour draws record numbers, despite the weather
AUBURN — Close to 800 people took to the route around Lake Auburn to participate in the Lake Auburn Half, 5K and Bike Tour (LAHM) on Sept. 8. One hundred seventy-three of the participants were children taking part in the kids’ run. It was a challenging and fun way to support the community. Though a […]
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College Football: Bates throws scare into Trinity, falls 28-17
LEWISTON — Forty-five minutes of football were enough — if you weren’t already aware of it after the 2012 breakthrough — that same-old Bates is long gone. But same-old Trinity showed up just in time Saturday afternoon to spoil the Bobcats’ NESCAC season-opener at Garcelon Field. Trailing by a field goal with a quarter to […]