The Bobcats knock off the nationally-ranked Polar Bears for the first time in nearly 40 years.
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College roundup: UMF hires Nate Carson to be women’s basketball coach
The 2014 UMaine-Farmington graduate was the team’s interim coach last season after spending several years as an assistant for the men’s team.
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Rumford coaches John Shaw and Mark Karter joining Maine Basketball Hall of Fame
Adrienne Shibles, a 1,000-point scorer at Bates before becoming a coach, also will be inducted alongside Shaw, who led the Rumford Panthers to three state titles, and Karter, who led the Mountain Valley Falcons 1991 championship.
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New coach Matt Coyne touts Bates’ experience at college football luncheon
The head coach said the Bobcats will lean on their 12 fifth-year seniors this season.
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Auburn Invaders grow with help of former area softball standouts
Former USM teammates Kirsten Pelletier, who played at Bates College, and Buckfield graduate Hannah Shields coach two of the Auburn Invaders organization’s travel softball teams.
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College football: For Alphonso Belnavis, there is no place like home — or coaching at Bates
The Edward Little High School and Husson University graduate is excited to be back with the Bobcats as the defensive backs coach on new head coach Matt Coyne’s young staff.
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College football: Head coaching job years in the making for Bates’ Matt Coyne
Coyne, a former QB who most recently was defensive coordinator at Wesleyan, will look to lead the Bobcats to their first winning season since 2012.
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Spencer Emerson hired as offensive coordinator at University of Chicago
The former Poland Regional High School leaves Georgetown University after two seasons as running backs coach to take his first shot at being a college coordinator.
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Kat McKay excited and grateful to be Bates’ new softball coach
The former coach at Poland and St. Dominic — and the 2003 Miss Maine Softball as a player at St. Dom’s — initially joined the Bobcats earlier this year after five years leading UMF’s program.
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Dan Annino looks to bring Bates men’s lacrosse program back to the top
Annino, a former Amherst College player, was hired earlier this month as the fourth coach in the program’s history.