Bates’ Mickoy Nichol fights for yards against a pair of Colby defenders during the Bobcats win over the Mules on Saturday. (Dean Denis photo) When Colby tied the game early in the fourth quarter, Bates football coach Mark Harriman said his team didn’t stress. “I think it was business as usual,” Harriman said. Only 37 […]
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College roundup: Bates soccer, field hockey fall; CMCC women's basketball notches win
MEDFORD, Mass. — The Bates men’s soccer team fell in the NESCAC quarterfinals to No. 4 nationally ranked Tufts, 3-0 on Saturday afternoon. Tufts’ first goal came when Sterling Weatherbie headed one in off a bounce in the 21st minute. Conor Coleman and Travis Van Brewer provided assists. The Jumbos (13-1-2) added to their lead […]
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Bates football picks up first win of season, stifles Colby
Bates College slot back Frank Williams drags a pair of would-be Colby College tacklers along for the ride furint the teams’ game in Waterville on Saturday. WATERVILLE — Freshman quarterback Brendan Costa led Bates to a 27-24 victory over Colby College Saturday afternoon, putting the Bobcats in position to win a fourth consecutive CBB title […]
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Bobcat Beat: Optimism for final third of football season
The Bates College football team now reaches the second part of its season. The first part was cruel to the Bobcats. They went 0-6 and were outscored 43.3 point per game to 14.1. Bates knew its schedule was front-loaded, and entered the season hoping for better results than it achieved. That didn’t happen. Now the […]
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Local roundup: Middlebury halts Bates field hockey's hot streak
LEWISTON — The Bates College field hockey team continued its roll through October into Saturday’s game, but Middlebury broke though and defeated the Bobcats, 6-3, at Campus Avenue Field. Bates, ranked 20th in the nation, jumped out to a 2-0 lead Saturday against second-ranked Middlebury, but the Panthers exploded for four goals in the second […]
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College football: Middlebury roughs up Bates
LEWISTON — Bates again allowed 500 yards and again found itself on the losing end of a NESCAC football game Saturday at Garcelon Field. Middlebury lost starting quarterback Jared Lebowitz in the second quarter, but still racked up 530 yards of offense en route to a 43-14 win. It’s the third straight game the Bobcats’s […]
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PHOTOS: Bates men's soccer falls to Bowdoin, 2-1
Bates College’s Nate Merchant hustles to keep control of the ball as Bowdoin’s Jake Stenquist keeps the pace during Sunday afternoon’s soccer game at Bates College.Bowdoin’s Wilson MacMillan and Bates College’s Eric Opoku both rush the ball during Sunday evening’s soccer match-up at Bates College.
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'Global Leaders' honored at Bates
LEWISTON — “Global Goals — Local Leaders” was the theme of a celebration of United Nations Day at Bates College where four Maine education leaders were honored Saturday afternoon. Talks by the honorees focused on several approaches to bringing quality education to everyone in Maine. They spoke on personal experiences ranging from work with immigrants […]
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Bobcat Beat: Bates football improving; field hockey makes presence known
Taylor Lough (11) of Bates College carries the ball down the field during a game against UMF earlier this season. Lough was named NESCAC Player of the Week this week. Bates football coach Mark Harriman says the final scores haven’t been indicative of the progress the Bobcats have made this season. Take this past Saturday’s […]
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Daniel K. Cyr
LEWISTON — Daniel K. Cyr, 82, passed away at his home Wednesday, Oct. 11. He was born in Van Buren on July 8, 1935, the son of the late Nazaire and Alfreda (Bell) Cyr. Dan graduated from St. Dominic High School in 1954. After graduating, he joined the United States Air Force, serving in the Vietnam […]