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Polar Bear Report: Top-ranked Bowdoin women’s hoops rolls to 93-42 win

by The Times Record January 30, 2019February 4, 2019

BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team remained unbeaten with a 93-42 non-conference win over New England College on Tuesday evening at Morrell Gymnasium. The top-ranked Polar Bears improved to 20-0 for just the second time in program history, matching the start posted by the 2003-04 squad, which went on to win its first 30 […]

Bowdoin College Roundup: Polar Bears edge MMA in men’s basketball

by The Times Record January 29, 2019November 11, 2019

CASTINE — The Bowdoin College men’s basketball team pulled away in the second half for an 84-63 non-conference win at Maine Maritime Academy on Monday evening. The Polar Bears improved to 12-7 this season, while the Mariners dropped to 9-9. The Polar Bears shot 53-percent from the field in the first half but failed to pull […]

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Bowdoin Weekend Wrap: Polar Bears take down Hamilton, 85-51, in women’s basketball

by The Times Record January 28, 2019November 20, 2019

BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team had four players in double figures in a 85-51 win over Hamilton on Friday night at Morrell Gymnasium. Bowdoin never trailed, but the teams traded early baskets until an 11-0 Polar Bear run, capped by a layup from Samantha Roy, gave the hosts an 18-6 edge. The Polar […]

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Men’s Hockey: Colby survives Bowdoin rally for 3-2 win

by CHRIS QUATTRUCCI / The Times Record January 28, 2019November 20, 2019

BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin entered Saturday’s rivalry matchup with Colby looking for its first victory over the Mules since Dec. 5, 2015. The Polar Bears had come close earlier this season, with a 3-3 tie in a Dec. 5 meeting at Waterville. Despite a late Bowdoin rally, a third period power-play goal was the difference as Colby […]

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Polar Bear Stunner: A Bowdoin rally to remember

by Kevin Thomas / Portland Press Herald January 28, 2019November 11, 2019

BRUNSWICK — Through all the emotion, with two powers tussling for every basket before a boisterous capacity crowd, one fact was clear Saturday — Bowdoin is still the one. The top-ranked Polar Bears rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit to beat third-ranked Amherst, 65-56, before 1,400 at Morrell Gymnasium. Abby Kelly led Bowdoin with 17 points. […]

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Area Roundups: Smith lifts Freeport Falcons to girls basketball victory

by The Times Record January 23, 2019November 20, 2019

FREEPORT — Caroline Smith dropped in 18 first-half points as the Freeport High School girls basketball team rolled to a 46-23 Western Maine Conference win on Tuesday over Waynflete. Smith finished with 23 points for the 11-2 Falcons, who visit Fryeburg Academy on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Hannah Spaulding and Mason Baker-Schlendering each scored five points […]

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Area Roundups: Mt. Ararat boys hands Leavitt first basketball loss

by The Times Record January 22, 2019November 20, 2019

TOPSHAM — Austin Damon hit a pair of free throws late in regulation to seal Mt. Ararat’s 54-48 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference boys high school basketball win over previously unbeaten Leavitt on Monday. The Eagles improved to 8-6, while the Hornets fell to 11-1. Mt. Ararat opened strong, grabbing an 18-9 first-quarter lead behind three 3-pointers […]

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Polar Bear Weekend: Kelly tops 1,000 points in Bowdoin women’s basketball win

by The Times Record January 21, 2019November 20, 2019

BRUNSWICK – Abby Kelly scored a game-high 27 points, becoming the 15th player in Bowdoin College women’s basketball history to reach 1,000 points, in a 72-59 win on Saturday afternoon at Morrell Gymnasium. The top-ranked Polar Bears improved to 17-0 (4-0 NESCAC) with their season sweep of Colby. The Mules fell to 6-10 (0-4 […]

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Bowdoin Men’s Basketball: Polar Bears outscore Saint Joe’s, 93-80

by The Times Record January 16, 2019January 22, 2019

STANDISH — Zavier Rucker scored a game-high 23 points as the Bowdoin College men’s basketball team coasted past Saint Joseph’s College on Tuesday night, 93-80. The Polar Bears improved to 8-5, while the Monks fell to 12-3. The teams traded buckets throughout a competitive first half that saw seven ties and eight lead changes. Eight straight […]

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Bowdoin College News: Hammer to lead Bowdoin football

by The Times Record January 15, 2019November 11, 2019

BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College has announced the hiring of William (B.J.) Hammer II as the 30th head coach of the Polar Bear football program. Most recently the head coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Hammer assumed a program that was 1-29 in the three years prior to his arrival. Under Hammer, the Gators improved from […]