SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Bates College finished the second quarter strong, but Tufts completely took over in the second half to beat the Bobcats 47-14 in NESCAC football action Saturday. The Jumbos (3-0) took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on a field goal by Matt Alswanger and 9-yard touchdown run by Mike Pedrini. Bates’ […]
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Bates, Tufts extend seasons with doubleheader split
LEWISTON — Bates and Tufts both needed a win to extend their season going into Saturday’s Senior Day doubleheader. And they both got what they needed, although by virtually opposite methods. Bates clinched its spot thanks to an outstanding performance by sophomore pitcher Nolan Collins in a 5-0 win in Game 1. Tufts secured its […]
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College softball: Tufts sweeps Bates in NESCAC doubleheader
Maggie Lebinski of Tufts crosses the plate to score the winning run for the Jumbos during the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader against Bates College in Lewiston. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Bates College couldn’t capitalize on its chances and dropped a NESCAC softball doubleheader to Tufts by scores of 1-0 and 7-0 on Saturday. […]
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College football: Tufts rallies to edge Bates, 12-7
SOMERVILLE, MA — Ryan McDonald’s 15-yard touchdown with 9:04 remaining rallied Tufts to a 12-7 win over Bates in a rainy NESCAC defensive struggle on Saturday. Trailing 6-0, the Bobcats (0-2) took their first and only lead of the game when Sandy Plashkes connected with Brian Daly on a 30-yard touchdown pass with 11:58 left in the […]
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College Football: Falmouth’s Cooleen shines as Tufts rallies past Bates
LEWISTON — Close losses have been a part of Bates’ football revival, but few of those defeats have been more heartbreaking than the 17-16 verdict the Bobcats let slip away to Tufts on Saturday afternoon at Garcelon Field. Bates saw a two-touchdown lead evaporate in the third quarter, then fumbled away what would have been the […]
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Paula S. Surrey
1947 – 2015 POLAND — Paula S. Surrey, 68, of Poland died Tuesday, Aug. 18, at her home with her loving husband by her side. She was born in Maryville, Mo., the daughter of the late Sterling and Caroline Surrey. She graduated from Tufts University in Massachusetts and later received her master’s degree in social […]
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Bates College offering MLK events Sunday, Monday
LEWISTON — Peniel Joseph, author, historian and founder of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Boston’s Tufts University, will be the keynote speaker at Bates College on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. Joseph’s talk is titled “Reimagining Martin Luther King Jr. in the Age of Obama and the Age […]
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College Football: Special teams breakdowns cost Bates
For almost four full years, Tufts University failed to win a football game. Now the Jumbos are undefeated, and the latest triumph was at Bates College’s expense. Zack Trause took away the Bobcats’ short-lived lead with an 82-yard kick return for a touchdown late in the third quarter Saturday, and the senior added a 49-yard […]
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College baseball: Jumbos eliminate Bobcats
MEDFORD, Mass. — Playing their second game of the day, Bates held Tufts University to just four hits, but the Jumbos captialized on nine walks and three hit batsmen to earn a 7-1 victory in an elimination game of the NESCAC championship Saturday afternoon. The Jumbos extended thir lead to 6-0 in the top of […]
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College Football: Tufts doesn’t budge, but Bates rallies
The close-but-no-fight-song days of Bates finding creative ways to lose NESCAC football games were a distant memory Saturday, when the Bobcats took one away from the Tufts Jumbos in dramatic fashion. Ivan Reese capped a 17-play, 96-yard drive, plunging in from a yard out with 42 seconds remaining and boosting Bates to a 20-16 victory […]