No chance of a fourth-quarter comeback for the Bates College football team this time. The Bobcats ran into a buzz saw Saturday at undefeated Wesleyan. The Cardinals scored three touchdowns in the second quarter, then marched for a score after the second-half kickoff to put away a 35-7 victory at Corwin Stadium in Middletown, Conn. […]
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College Football: Bates faces extreme test at Wesleyan
It has been a first-half schedule of extremes for the Bates College football team. The Bobcats opened with defending NESCAC champion Trinity, throwing a scare into the Bantams, who have soldiered on to their typical 3-0 start. Next up were Tufts and Williams, two old nemeses who have fallen upon hard times in recent years […]
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Bobcat Beat: Field hockey doubles its fun
After dropping seven of its first eight games under first-year coach Danielle Ryder, the Bates College field hockey program is finding its stride. Bates won back-to-back games in a three-day stretch this past week, stopping Southern Maine, 3-1, before storming back for a 2-1 victory over Connecticut College. The Bobcats are now within reach of […]
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College Football: Bates eke out another over Ephs
Another week, another dramatic win for Bates football. Josh Freedland’s interception with three seconds remaining sealed the Bobcats’ 14-10 victory over Williams in a NESCAC contest at Weston Field in Williamstown, Mass. It is only the fourth victory for Bates (2-1) over Williams (0-3) in history, but the Bobcats’ third straight. Bates also has a […]
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Bobcat Beat: Cross country teams excel in Minnesota
Both Bates College cross country teams already stood toe-to-toe with the top programs in NCAA Division III before they departed campus for the 50th Roy Griak Invitational this past weekend. The Bobcats further embellished that status in the venerable event at the University of Minnesota. The No. 24 women were runner-up among 29 teams, while […]
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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 […]
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PST: Lincou nabs Bobcat Classic crown
LEWISTON — Just when he thought his momentum had run out, Thierry Lincou somehow got it back. Lincou overcame a miserable fourth set and a 4-1 deficit in the fifth to defeat Australian David Palmer for the 2013 Bobcat Classic Saturday, the first leg for both on this season’s Pro Squash Tour. Lincou captured the […]
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College Football: Bates seniors look to sweep Tufts
Bates College football seniors hope to accomplish something Saturday that has been startlingly rare in their lifetime. The Bobcats aim for their fourth consecutive win over the Tufts University Jumbos at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Garcelon Field as part of the school’s annual Parents and Family Weekend. Having the chance to go undefeated in their […]
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Bobcat Beat: Zeltner’s Gorham run rated best in NESCAC
Out of 243 runners at the University of Southern Maine Invitational, only two women finished ahead of Bates College sophomore Hannah Zeltner. Among NESCAC competitors scattered throughout the northeast that day, Zeltner stood alone. She has been named the league’s performer of the week. Zeltner, of Bedford, N.H., led three Bates runners in the top […]
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Teens charged with Lewiston burglaries
LEWISTON — A tip from a resident followed by a police foot chase Tuesday led to the arrest of a pair of teenagers suspected of breaking into a number of homes near Bates College. Boys, 14 and 16, were being charged with three counts of burglary after they were questioned by police. Investigators say more […]