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No. 9 Women\'s Squash Wins Kurtz Cup
By Dora Plummer
Sports Writer
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:29 pm)
The Bates women\'s squash team traveled to Princeton, New Jersey to play
in the Howe Cup over February break. Held from Feb. 18-20, the Howe Cup
is the national championship for Division I squash. The competition is
divided into two flights; the A flight typically is composed of such
national heavyweights as Harvard, Yale and Princeton Universities, and
Trinity College. The B flight is made up of colleges like Bates, St.
Lawrence and Cornell Universities and many other NESCAC schools.
Following their Kurtz Cup win last year, the Bobcats ended their team
season on a high note and brought home the Cup again. While the Howe
Cup is the trophy won for the A flight winner, the Kurtz Cup is awarded
to those who win the B flight. By winning the Kurtz Cup, the women
ended their season ranked ninth in the nation....
Bowdoin Dethrones Women's Basketball in Instant Classic
By Alex Schindel
SENIOR SPORTS WRITER
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
On Sunday Feb. 27, the Bates women's basketball team traveled to Bowdoin to play in the NESCAC conference championship game for the third year in a row....
Curll Sets School Record; Swimming 11th at Nescac's
By Alex Schindel
SENIOR SPORTS WRITER
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
Last weekend the Bates men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed in the NESCAC conference championships. The men's team traveled to Wesleyan for the meet. The team had a few solid individual performances with swimmers improving on their individual times, however, as a team, they did not find much success, finishing 11th out of 11 teams in the meet. ...
Did You Know? a Lesson in Lewiston Sports History
By Ari De Wilde
Contributing Writer
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
Many people in Lewiston think that African American sports history began with Sunny Liston V. Muhammad Ali on May 25, 1965. Recently however it was discovered that fame greeted Lewiston for another much earlier event: a bicycle race in 1869. Nearly a century before this famous bout happened, an African American named Jackson Lewis came to Lewiston, Maine and put the hurt on a field of Lewiston's finest bicycle racers. ...
Godsey Sets Ecac Mark in Weight Throw; Women's Track 6th
By Adam Soule
Assistant Sports Editor
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
The Bates women's track and field team competed in one of their last championship meets of the indoor season this past weekend at the ECAC Championship Meet at Saint Lawrence University in Canton, New York.  The Bobcats, although competing with a relatively small squad, finished sixth overall in team scoring (37 team points) out of the more than 40 teams.  The team championship trophy went to SUNY Geneseo with a dominating team score of 118 points.  The Bates women were not far out of the top three scoring places however, with the University of Southern Maine placing third in the team competition with 43 points.        ...
Johnson and Hubbard Qualify for Ncaa's
By John Mcnulty
Sports Writer
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
Both nordic ski teams had a particularly good break, as they competed in the Williams Carnival and the EISA Championships. ‑Excellent races by Juniors Dan Johnson and Seth Hubbard at the latter meet resulted in them both qualifying for the NCAA Championships. ‑...
Mckenna Qualifies for Alpine Ncaa's
By John Mcnulty
Sports Writer
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
The Bates Alpine ski team stayed at Bates over break to compete in the Williams Carnival and the EISA Championships. ...
Men's Basketball Succumbs to Amherst in Finals
By Scott Priest
Sports Section Editor
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
The men's basketball season came to an end in the NESCAC final against the national No. 3 Amherst Lord Jeffs Feb. 27, losing 65-57....
Men's Track Third at Div. III's; Anderson Tops N. England in 5000m
By Gary Dzen
Managing Sports Editor
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
It has been a busy couple of weeks for some members of the men's track team. Those who qualified for the championship meets have been competing against some of the best in New England at the New England Division III Championship (at Tufts) on Feb. 18 and the Open New England Championships (at BU) on Feb. 25. ...
Senior Spotlight - Rob Weller
By Gary Dzen
MANAGING SPORTS EDITOR
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
Rob Weller doesn't want his college career to end....
Weisskopf Named All-american; Men's Squash Finishes Ranked 13th
By Gary Dzen
Managing Sports Editor
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:25 pm)
Ricky Weisskopf is the first All-American in the history of Bates squash. ...
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