SOMERVILLE, MA — Ryan McDonald’s 15-yard touchdown with 9:04 remaining rallied Tufts to a 12-7 win over Bates in a rainy NESCAC defensive struggle on Saturday. Trailing 6-0, the Bobcats (0-2) took their first and only lead of the game when Sandy Plashkes connected with Brian Daly on a 30-yard touchdown pass with 11:58 left in the […]
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Bobcat Beat: Football sees encouraging signs in tough season-opening loss
Many of the mistakes Bates head football coach Mark Harriman saw in his team’s 38-7 season-opening loss at Trinity last Saturday were typical of a young team and thus correctable. The tough assignment for Harriman, his staff and the Bobcats is to correct those mistakes before this Saturday, when they hit the road again to […]
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College football: Bantams too much for Bobcats, 38-7
HARTFORD, Conn. — Darrien Myers racked up 234 total yards and caught three touchdown passes to lead Trinity College to a 38-7 win over Bates College in the New England Small College Athletic Conference opener Saturday. Bates, which hasn’t beaten Trinity since 1979, led 7-0 after sophomore quarterback Sandy Plashkes’ 3-yard TD run 2:10 into […]
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College Roundup: UMF baseball completes weekend sweep of Lyndon
FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington baseball swept the weekend and season series with Lyndon State on Sunday by winning both games of a doubleheader at Hippach Field. The Beavers shutout the Hornets, 2-0, in the first game and came back to win, 6-2, in the second contest. In the bottom of the second […]
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College roundup: UMF prevails in NAC semifinal
FARMINGTON — Senior forward Rebecca Young scored the decisive goal as the University of Maine at Farmington dispatched Thomas College 2-1 in a NAC field hockey semifinal Saturday afternoon. The Terriers (8-9) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Emily Leighton scored only two minutes into the contest. Leighton’s goal stood until the Beavers […]
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Rotundo bill aims to secure funding for college aspirations program
LEWISTON — New legislation proposed by state Rep. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, aims to protect and secure funding for a local nonprofit that has been working to increase the number of people in Androscoggin County with college degrees. Rotundo said the bill is necessary because an intended $75,000 appropriation meant for the organization in 2015 was […]
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College Football: Bates falls to 0-5 in 41-27 loss to Middlebury
Bates fought valiantly in the face of numerous injuries to its offense Saturday, but ultimately the Bobcats couldn’t stop Middlebury’s aerial attack in a turnover-filled, 41-27 NESCAC football verdict at Garcelon Field in Lewiston. The Bobcats fell to 0-5 with the loss. Bates and Hamilton are the only remaining winless teams in the conference. Patrick […]
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Colleges: Bates rowers shine at the Head of the Charles
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The defending NCAA champion Bates College women’s rowing team didn’t repeat as Women’s Collegiate Eights champions on Sunday at the 51st Head of the Charles, but the Bobcats still performed like the No. 1 team in Division III. Bates’ first varsity eight placed third overall and Bates’ second varsity eight took sixth […]
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Boxer Tomas Smith drops pounds, lands collegiate title along the way
When Tomas Smith decided to take a shot at losing weight, he put on the gloves, dropped the pounds and developed a passion for boxing that earned him a collegiate heavyweight title. Smith’s goal to shed the fat and get in shape began when a high school friend brought Smith, who weighed in at a […]