WATERVILLE — Three games that could have gone either way. Things went the way of Bates College in all three as the Bobcats swept a New England Small College Athletic Conference Eastern Division doubleheader on Saturday at Colby College, 4-3 in nine innings in the opener, and 6-3 in the seven-inning nightcap. Added to Bates’ […]
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Men’s lacrosse: Bates holds off Middlebury’s comeback attempt
Late in the game, Bates’ Charlie Fay attempts to get through Middlebury’s Clay Hunt (right) and Ben Catt deep in Middlebury’s end of the field. LEWISTON — Bates College men’s lacrosse coach Peter Lasagna called Saturday’s 15-12 win at Garcelon Field over fellow NESCAC opponent Middlebury College a “scary win.” Why so scary? With Bates […]
Women’s lacrosse: Bates’ rally comes up just short
Bates College’s Caroline Kerrigan (4) sets to shoot on Bowdoin College keeper Kayli Weiss during their game at Garcelon Field on the campus of bates Colege in Lewiston on Wednesday. Kerrigan scored Bates’ first goal on the play. LEWISTON — The Bates College women’s lacrosse team came up just short Wednesday, missing an opportunity to […]
Edward Little biography to be presented at library
AUBURN — Douglas I. Hodgkin, historian and professor emeritus of political science at Bates College in Lewiston, will talk about his recently released biography of Edward Little at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in the Androscoggin Community Room at the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. “Dear Parent: A Biography and Letters of Edward Little” details […]
Men’s lacrosse: Weber’s late goals lift Bates over Bowdoin
BRUNSWICK — Bates College’s and Bowdoin’ men’s lacrosse showdown was a game of momentum swings. The Bobcats got the last swing by scoring four unanswered goals in the fourth quarter for a 13-12 victory over the Polar Bears on Wednesday. It was a quiet game for midfielder Kyle Weber until he tied it at 12-12 […]
Men’s college lacrosse: Bobcats offense is running on all cylinders
Kyle Weber, left, and Charlie Fay are the leading scorers on the Bates College lacrosse team. LEWISTON — The Bates College men’s lacrosse team isn’t afraid to attack — the season’s statistics bear that out quite nicely. Going into Wednesday’s road game against conference rival Bowdoin College, the Bobcats are undefeated at 8-0 (5-0 in […]
Campus Notes: Harris, Kalilwa honored by Little East Conference
Several college athletes with local ties received conference accolades for their performances last week. Edward Little High School alumnus Connor Harris and Lewiston High School graduate Adela Kalilwa were both honored by the Little East Conference. Harris, a senior on the University of Southern Maine track and field team, was named the men’s field athlete […]
The Buzz: New restaurants and a new deal for a Bates entrepreneur
This week in the Buzz: A Bates senior is growing his chilly business, a new art/manufacturing lecture series and new restaurants for Lewiston … eventually. Mitch Newlin’s Re-Fridge has struck a deal with Goodwill Industries of Northern New England to buy its unwanted mini-fridges and, Newlin hopes, find them good college homes. Re-Fridge is on […]
Women’s lacrosse: Bates handles University of Southern Maine
LEWISTON — The Bates womens’ lacrosse team used precise passing and a balanced scoring attack to down the University of Southern Maine 16-6 in a non-conference battle at a misty and chilly Garcelon Field on Tuesday Bates fired 39 shots, 23 of them on goal, to keep constant pressure on the USM defense, never really […]
U.S. Alpine Championships Notebook: Richard overcomes another obstacle
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Max Richard didn’t see anybody in his way going down Sugarloaf’s Narrow Gauge trail Tuesday. Though like most of the competitors in the men’s giant slalom, he couldn’t see much anyway, thanks to pea-soup-level fog. But Richard, who attended Mt. Blue High School before moving onto Carrabassett Valley Academy, then Colby College, […]