LEWISTON — In the New England Small College Athletic Conference opener for both teams, Bowdoin College scored the first seven points and never looked back, controlling the Bates men’s basketball team from start to finish in a 71-50 decision Friday night in Alumni Gymnasium. The Polar Bears (9-2, 1-0 NESCAC) won their third straight game […]
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Bobcat Beat: Bates women gearing up for NESCAC season
Bates College’s Melanie Binkhorst looks to the basket past Husson University’s Sami Ireland as she shoots the ball during the game at Bates College last weekend. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Nor rain, nor sleet, nor bomb cyclone … The Bates College women’s basketball team held a practice Thursday morning, despite the weather that shut down a […]
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Lewiston-Auburn bus service ridership growing after slow start
AUBURN — In the first six months of its new bus service in Lewiston-Auburn, Concord Coach Lines has connected about 10,000 people to Portland and beyond. Ben Blunt, vice president of Concord Coach Lines, said Thursday that ridership on the new Lewiston-Auburn service had an expected slow start, but has been picking up, especially around the […]
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College basketball: St. Joseph's sweeps Bates men, women
LEWISTON — The Bates men’s basketball team suffered another heartbreaking loss on its home floor, falling to St. Joseph’s 75-72 in overtime Tuesday at Alumni Gymnasium. The Bobcats also lost to Brandeis on a buzzer-beater Sunday. Tuesday was their third close game in five days, as they defeated Babson 78-75 on Friday. Jeff Spellman paced […]
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Men's Basketball: Brandeis banks win over Bates with buzzer-beater
Bates College’s Nick Lynch goes up for a basket during Sunday afternoon’s game at Bates in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Brandeis’ Collin Sawyer didn’t call “bank” before launching his buzzer-beating 3-pointer to defeat Bates, 76-73, on Sunday. After all, he’d already established a pattern. With just 0.7 seconds left and starting on the […]
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The Sun Journal Top 10: Looking back on a banner-raising year in sports
To grasp the greatness of the sports year in the tri-county, take a look at what didn’t make the list of the area’s top 10 sports stories of 2017. For instance, the biggest schools finally made some noise in football. Edward Little, Lewiston and Oxford Hills beat out the Portland-area schools for the top three […]
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Women's basketball: Bobcats torch Eagles
Bates College’s Melanie Binkhorst ducks down under Husson University’s Megan Peach during the game at Bates College on Saturday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Husson couldn’t shake the effects of a 10-day layoff at the start of Saturday’s non-conference game against Bates. The Bobcats, meanwhile, threw them off like a frozen tourist throwing off their […]
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College roundup: Black Bears edge Engineers, 3-2
TROY, N.Y. — Nolan Vesey had a pair of goals in first three plus minutes of the game to pace the Black Bears past the Engineers 3-2 in a non-conference contest. He also had an assist in the contest. Vesey’s first goal came 62 seconds into the game assisted by Patrick Shea. His next goal, […]
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Bates College's Sue Harriman hired to lead UC Santa Cruz athletics
Sue Harriman is leaving the Bates College athletic department to serve as UC Santa Cruz’s director of athletics and Office of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports. (Bates College photo) Sue Harriman was named both director of athletics and Office of Physical Education, Recreation, and Sports at NCAA Division III University of California at Santa Cruz […]
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College basketball: Bates men top Alma College in Daytona Beach
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Junior Nick Lynch registered a double-double and three other Bobcats scored in double figures to lead the Bates College men’s basketball team to an 86-80 victory over Alma College on the final day of the Daytona Beach Shootout on Thursday. Lynch not only tallied a career-high 18 points, he also pulled […]