BRUNSWICK — Through six games this season, the Bowdoin College men’s soccer team had tallied a mere eight goals, including only one in the past three NESCAC contests that resulted in ties. A goal 43 seconds into Wednesday’s home match with the University of Southern Maine started the Polar Bears on the right foot, and a […]
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Area roundups — Hot Eagles top Skowhegan, 4-0
TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat High School boys soccer team rolled to its fourth straight Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference victory, shutting out Skowhegan, 4-0, on Tuesday at Riverside Field. The Eagles are 4-2 and visit Edward Little on Friday at 3:30 p.m. Skowhegan fell to 3-4. Mason Brigham had a big game, scoring two goals and […]
Growney lifts Bowdoin field hockey
BRUNSWICK — Elizabeth Growney tallied a pair of goals to power the Bowdoin College field hockey team to a 3-1 NESCAC victory over Wesleyan on Saturday. The Polar Bears are 5-1 overall, 3-1 in the conference, while the Cardinals dropped to a 3-3 (0-3 NESCAC). Wesleyan jumped out to a 1-0 lead late in the first […]
Area college and high school roundups —Bates, Bowdoin end in a tie
LEWISTON — Bates scored with under two minutes remaining in regulation to force a 1-1 tie with Bowdoin in men’s college soccer action on Wednesday evening at Garcelon Field. The Polar Bears moved to 2-1-2 (0-1-2 NESCAC) with the deadlock, while the Bobcats now stand at 3-1-1 (1-1-1 NESCAC). Bowdoin scored in the 23rd minute as […]
Bowdoin College: Polar Bears football opens with tight loss to Hamilton
BRUNSWICK — David Kagan rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Hamilton College football team to a 37-24 victory over Bowdoin on Saturday. The Continentals, who trailed 24-21 with 9:26 remaining, are 1-0, while the Polar Bears dropped head coach B.J. Hammer’s debut. Hamilton used a number of quick strikes to tip the Polar […]
Area roundups — Polar Bears edge Bates in FH play, Freeport falls to Lake Region
LEWISTON — Emma Stevens scored less than three minutes into action and the Bowdoin College field hockey team held on for a 1-0 conference win at Bates on Wednesday evening. The Polar Bears improved to 3-0 (2-0 NESCAC), while the Bobcats dropped to 1-1 (1-1 NESCAC). The win is Bowdoin’s 34th consecutive victory over Bates. On […]
Bowdoin College roundup — Bears-Mules all tied up in women’s soccer
BRUNSWICK – The Bowdoin College women’s soccer team played 110 minutes of shutout soccer en route to a 0-0 double overtime tie with Colby on Tuesday evening. The Polar Bears are 0-1-1 (0-1-1 NESCAC), while the Mules are 1-1-1 (0-1-1 NESCAC). The two teams tied 1-1 last season. The first serious scoring chance for either team […]
Bowdoin field hockey nips Amherst; soccer teams fall
AMHERST, Mass. — Abby Bashaw scored in overtime to lift the Bowdoin College field hockey team to a comeback 2-1 win over host Amherst in the NESCAC opener for both teams on Saturday. The Polar Bears are 2-0 (1-0 NESCAC) after forcing overtime with a Peyton Jackson goal in the 57th minute. The Mammoths are 1-1 […]
Bowdoin volleyball: Polar Bears ranked 23rd
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s volleyball team has been ranked 23rd in the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s Preseason Poll released Wednesday. The Polar Bears return a number of starters from last year’s squad that won the NESCAC championship and advanced to the regional final of the NCAA Division III Championship and ended with a 29-2 […]
Bowdoin College Tennis: Lamanna to lead Polar Bears women’s tennis
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College athletic department has announced the hiring of Ben Lamanna as head coach of the women’s tennis program. A 2002 graduate of Bates College, Lamanna has been the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Brandeis for the last 14 seasons. “Ben has been incredibly successful as both a men’s and women’s […]