LEWISTON — Salem State gaurd Rayshaw Matthews secured a steal with seven seconds left and fed Tyreik McCauley for a layup with 3.8 seconds remaining, as the Vikings completed a wild 83-81 comeback victory over the Bates College men’s basketball team Monday night at Alumni Gymnasium. The Vikings (13-3) trailed the Bobcats (8-9) 81-76 with […]
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Bates recognizes MLK Jr. during interfaith service
LEWISTON — On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jamil Drake urged the congregants of Bates College’s interfaith service to remember King’s struggles and the entirety of his fight for civil rights. Drake, a previous visiting professor at Bates and current assistant professor of religion at Florida State University, was asked to give […]
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Bates' basketball teams fall to Williams; Maine men's hockey team also loses
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Willams College, the No. 4 ranked team in Division III basketball, pulled away in the second half to defeat Bates College 79-68 in a NESCAC men’s basketball contest. James Heskett led the Ephs (12-3, 3-1 NESCAC) with 23 points while Bobby Casey had 19 points and Mike Greenman had 11 points. Jeff Spellman […]
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MLK Jr. Day events in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Many local events are planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services of Lewiston will hold its fourth annual MLK Jr. Day at the MEIRS Youth and Family Center at 256 Bartlett St. and at Longley Elementary School gymnasium, Birch […]
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College basketball roundup: Bates women trip up Middlebury; men falter
LEWISTON — A three-point win for the Bates College women’s basketball team came in part because of the 3-point shot. Emily Freedland scored all 15 of her points in the second half on five 3s and Julia Middlebrook made her only 3-point attempt in the waning seconds of a 60-57 victory over Middlebury in NESCAC action […]
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Biking weather in Greene
Bates College senior Chris Dsida bikes Tuesday along Meadow Hill Road in Greene. He races with the Bates cycling club for Downeast Racing in Portland. He said race season is two months away so he gets in some miles when the weather is good. “It’s finally nice to get outside and enjoy the sunshine while we have […]
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College football: Cosgrove excited to be at Colby
Former University of Maine head football coach Jack Cosgrove speaks with media during a news conference at Colby College on Monday. Cosgrove is the new football coach for Colby. (Staff Photo by David Leaming/Kennebec Journal) WATERVILLE — The coach who acknowledged being battered by the grind of his old job couldn’t help but smile as […]
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College roundup: Bates men win, women fall to Colby
LEWISTON — Junior Nick Lynch led the way for Bates with a career-high 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Bobcats held off a furious rally from Colby to prevail 83-76 in men’s basketball action Saturday afternoon. The Bobcats (8-6) jumped out to a 30-7 lead. But, the Mules (7-5) refused to go away, taking […]
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College roundup: Bowdoin sweeps Bates
LEWISTON — In the New England Small College Athletic Conference opener for both teams, Bowdoin College scored the first seven points and never looked back, controlling the Bates men’s basketball team from start to finish in a 71-50 decision Friday night in Alumni Gymnasium. The Polar Bears (9-2, 1-0 NESCAC) won their third straight game […]
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Bobcat Beat: Bates women gearing up for NESCAC season
Bates College’s Melanie Binkhorst looks to the basket past Husson University’s Sami Ireland as she shoots the ball during the game at Bates College last weekend. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Nor rain, nor sleet, nor bomb cyclone … The Bates College women’s basketball team held a practice Thursday morning, despite the weather that shut down a […]