LEWISTON — Anna Vitiello, 89, of Lewiston, passed away peacefully Feb. 14 at d’Youville Pavilion. She was born in Camden on Feb. 9, 1929, to Antonino and Giovanna Sparta. Anna graduated from Bates College and was a longtime resident of Lewiston. She was a teacher at Lewiston High School before retiring in 1986. An avid bridge […]
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College basketball roundup: UMF, CMCC women earn wins
FARMINGTON — McKenna Brodeur sank a game-high 21 points as the University of Maine at Farmington dispatched Green Mountain 69-56 in women’s basketball action Friday. The Beavers (6-11) came out strong in the first quarter with a 17-8 run, and again in the third frame with a 24-13 sprint. Haley Felkel came off the bench […]
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Bates College junior is only Olympian in Cyprus team
There are several Maine athletes participating in the Winter Olympics, but only one carried a nation’s flag into the opening ceremonies. Dinos Lefkaritis, who carried the flag for Cyprus on Friday, is a junior at Bates College in Lewiston. The Sun Journal reports that he’s an engineering and economics major and the 12th Bates College […]
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Amherst sweeps Bates; CMCC women topple NHTI
LEWISTON — Sophomore Kody Greenhalgh scored a team- and season-high 17 points off the bench as Bates fell to Amherst 80-61 in men’s basketball action Saturday. Junior Joseph Schneider posted 22 of his 24 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots in the second half for the Mammoths (14-7), as Amherst pulled away from a […]
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Roundup: Hamilton sweeps Bates
CLINTON, N.Y. — Samantha Srinivasan drained 16 points and made nine rebounds to lead Hamilton College to a 62-53 victory over Bates in women’s basketball action Friday evening. Freshman forward Taylor McVeigh scored a career-high 15 points and grabbed six rebounds off the bench to lead the Bobcats (7-15), while sophomore guards Melanie Binkhorst and […]
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College roundup: CMCC women drub Villa Maria
ALBANY, NY — Brooke Reynolds landed a game-high 20 points as Central Maine Community College used pressure defense to jettison Villa Maria in women’s basketball action Saturday. Kristina Blais hit four 3s for 12 points, while Jordyn Reynolds notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Mustangs (19-1). Natalie Thurber scored 12 […]
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College basketball: Bates men and women fall to Wesleyan
LEWISTON — Despite the Bates women’s basketball team scoring the final 10 points of the game, Wesleyan held on for a 47-46 victory in NESCAC action Friday evening. With the Bobcats (7-13) down by one and 13 seconds remaining, Maeve Vitale was able to tip a pass into the backcourt. And then a last-second heave […]
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Video: Puddle Jump at Bates College
Bates College seniors, from left, Brie Wilson, Hannah Singer, Sophie Gardephe and Kate Bouchard, jump into Lake Andrews during the annual Puddle Jump on the Lewiston campus Friday. “You never know what your going to see,” said Bates Security employee Dennis Skinner as he ran safety detail during the event. Members of the Bates Outing […]
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Walkers on track at Bates College
Michelle Escobar, left, and Gillian Bavis enjoy their daily hourlong walk at the Bates College indoor track in Lewiston on Wednesday. The two chose to avoid the treacherous, icy sidewalks. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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College basketball roundup: Bates men edge Tufts
MEDFORD, Mass. — Sophomore Nick Gilpin made a layup with the shot clock winding down and 13 seconds remaining in regulation to give Bates a 77-75 win over Tufts in men’s basketball action Saturday afternoon. The Jumbos (12-5) led by six with 4:02 left in the contest. Sophomore Tom Coyne cut the deficit in half […]