Smith, Noone are All-NESCAC football

BRUNSWICK — Two members of the Bowdoin College football team have been named to All-New England Small College Athletic Conference teams.

Senior offensive lineman Joe Smith was named as a First Team All-NESCAC choice, while senior wide receiver Pat Noone was named to the league’s Second Team.

A durable offensive lineman who saw action at both guard and tackle in his collegiate career, Smith has been a starter for the Polar Bears since his rookie season. He anchored a Bowdoin line that accumulated 1,002 yards on the ground this fall (125.2/game) and allowed just 12 sacks, the fourth-fewest in the NESCAC.

Noone graduates with virtually every Bowdoin receiving record to his credit.

After totaling a team-best 35 catches and 317 receiving yards this year, he finishes his career as the program’s all-time leader in receptions (172) and yards (1,918). He also caught a pass in a schoolrecord 27 consecutive games and established a school mark with an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown against Wesleyan.

Despite ranking second in the NESCAC in total defense (266.8 yards/game) and third in scoring defense (16.0/game), Bowdoin did not receive any defensive nods to this year’s All- NESCAC teams, as determined by the conference coaches.

Bowdoin finished the season 4-4, standing in a tie for fourth place, and shared the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin trophy for the second time in three years.

Bowdoin squash earns weekend wins

BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College men’s and women’s squash teams both collected wins as the 2011-12 season kicked off last weekend.

The 18th-ranked Polar Bear men earned a pair of wins at the Harvard Round Robin Saturday against Tufts (7-2) and Stanford (7-2) while the 20thranked women edged 19thranked Wesleyan 5-4. Both squads returned home Sunday and lost 9-0 decisions to Trinity.

On the women’s side, Bowdoin featured freshmen at the top four positions on the ladder in both matches and got some solid results. Rookies Rachel Barnes, Alden Drake and Demi Angelakis all collected victories against Wesleyan at the Nos. 2-4 positions, as sophomores Michaela Martin and Christiana Whitcomb accounted for the other two points at No. 7 and No. 9 to seal the win. Martin’s marathon match was key, as she collected a 3-2 (12-14, 12-10, 11-6, 7-11, 13-11) come-frombehind victory.

The Bowdoin men earned solid victories over two teams ranked in the top 20 in the national poll, with five players collecting two wins each.

Barrett Takesian, Andrew Hilboldt, Reid Wilson and Andrew Ward dominated the Nos. 2- 5 positions against Tufts and Stanford, while Maxwell Bearse also earned two wins at the No. 8 position.

Neither team could take a point against the Bantams on Sunday. Trinity is ranked first in the men’s national poll while the women stand fourth overall in the nation.

Central Maine CC men earn first win

AUBURN — The Central Maine Community College men’s basketball team earned its first win on Thursday, downing New Hampshire Technical Institute 80-72 in Yankee Conference action.

Mike Green paced CMCC with 20 points, while Alonzo James of Bath chipped in 18. Nick Hinkley of Wiscasset had 12 points and Samson Olayemi 11 as four Mustang players scored in double figures.

Besfort Syla led NHTI with a game-high 24 points.

CMCC women fall in Yankee action

AUBURN — Sara Romano had 17 points, while Kelley Collins and Jess Hardiman added 13 points each as New Hampshire Technical Institute rolled to a 56-40 victory over Central Maine Community College in Yankee Conference women’s basketball play on Thursday.

Karlee Biskup led CMCC (3- 2, 2- 1 Yankee Conference) with 15 points, while Danielle McKusker chipped in 14.

Jenn Caton of Lisbon had two points for the Mustangs, who led by two at the half.

Husson, Zaharchuk in hoop action

BANGOR — The University of Southern Maine Huskies came into Newman Gymnasium and spoiled Husson University’s home opener, upending the Eagles 80-72.

USM led wire to wire in a tightly-played contest.

The Eagles had four players in double digits, led by junior swingman Wes Murphy and shooting guard Phil Leighton with 13 points apiece. Daeshawn McMorrin and Marc Zaharchuk of Richmond added 12 points each.

The Huskies were led by Chris Pagentine’s game-high 21 points.

Kee, So. Maine topple Presque Isle

GORHAM — Senior forward Jeremy Jackson recorded his second consecutive double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a dominating 93-64 win over the UMaine Presque Isle Owls Sunday afternoon at Hill Gymnasium.

The win is the third straight for Southern Maine, which improved to 3-0, while the Owls fell to 2-2. USM head coach Karl Henrikson earned his 200th career coaching victory.

Junior guard Alex Kee of Bath continued his strong play off of the bench with 10 points and five rebounds.

Southern Maine hosts Bates College, while UMPI travels to Bowdoin College on Saturday.

KVAC boys hoop coaches rank teams

BRUNSWICK — The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference boys basketball coaches ranked their teams during a recent preseason Class A meeting.

Predicted order of finish (top-8) are Hampden Academy, Mt. Blue, Bangor, Lawrence, Brunswick, Lewiston, Edward Little and Cony.

Players to watch include Brunswick’s Mitchell Black and Garrett Erb, and Mt. Ararat’s Josh Wright.

Morse girls to host Scarborough

BATH — The Morse High School girls basketball program is scheduled to host Scarborough in preseason action on Dec. 5, with the jayvee game to begin at 5:30 p.m. and the varsity to follow.

Scarborough is coached by Tom Maines, a former Morse boys mentor. He is assisted by Rita Maines, former Brunswick girls coach.

Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens.

Junior bowlers shine in tourney

BRUNSWICK — Maine State Junior Gold Bowlers held a tournament Saturday at the Spare Time Family Fun Center in Brunswick.

The winners of each tournament earn a spot to the national championship, one of the highest achievements for youth bowling.

The winner of the 15-andunder division, Troy Trombley, bowled a 1,008, also earning him a spot at the Championships in Indianapolis. Trombley is from Brunswick and bowls out of Spare Time.

This month’s tournament winner of the 16-20-year-old division, Nate Harzewski bowled a 941 total pins for six games, earning him a spot at the North Pointe National Junior Gold Championships in Indianapolis in July. Harzewski is from Dixmont and bowls out of Family Fun Bowling Center in Bangor.

Maine Junior Gold is looking for sponsors to help pay for the bowlers’ entry fees and possibly expenses. For more information contact Bonnie at 234-4049 or bookadvice@gmail.com

Indiana, Wells pick up swim victories

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The Indiana men’s swimming and diving team came up with a pair of dual meet victories this past weekend, defeating Penn State 226-127, and Virginia (217-136). Indiana is now 4-2.

Indiana opened with a second place finish in the 200 medley relay as James Wells of Phippsburg, Cody Miller, Steve Schmuhl and Daniel Kanorr finished in 1:29.69, an NCAA B cut.

Wells picked up his first win of the season in the 100 backstroke, touching the wall in 48.75. He also swam a leg on the winning 200 free relay (122.76), swam on the victorious 400 medley relay (3:16.99) and was fifth in the 200 backstroke (1:50.17).

Indiana is scheduled to compete in the Georgia Invitational on Dec. 2-4.

Bowdoin swim in openers

BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin hosted Babson and MIT in a season-opening meet at Greason Pool on Saturday.

The MIT men and women went undefeated, beating both Bowdoin and Babson. The Engineer men beat Bowdoin 222-76 and Babson 235-53. The Bowdoin men beat Babson head-to-head, 197-99.

In the women’s meet, MIT sank Bowdoin 212-87 and Babson 244-48. The Bowdoin women also beat Babson 224-71.

Bowdoin had several strong finishes in the meet, led by a pair of first-place finishes by Helen Newton, who won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:09.95) and 200 breaststroke (2:29.92).

Other top showings for the women included Allen Garner in the 200 freestyle (second, 1:59.02) and 200 IM (second, 2:14.16), Teri Faller in the 100 breaststroke ( second, 1:00.53), Caitlin Hutchinson- Maddox in the 200 butterfly (second, 2:18.83), Patty Boyer in the 50 freestyle (25.64) and Kelsey Goodwin in the 100 butterfly (second, 1:02.60).

Strong finishes for Bowdoin on the men’s side included Nathan Mecray in the 100 breaststroke (second, 58.49) and 100 freestyle ( second, 46.81), Chris Granata in the 200 butterfly ( 1: 57.30) and Basyl Stuyvesant in the 200 backstroke (1:58.76).

In the relay races, the Bowdoin men took second place in both the 400 relay in 3:32.34 and 400 freestyle (3:15.93).