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
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 […]
Bowdoin Men’s Basketball: Polar Bears outscore Saint Joe’s, 93-80
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 […]
Bowdoin College News: Hammer to lead Bowdoin football
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 […]
Bowdoin College Weekend: Polar Bears pull past Trinity, 76-63
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team never trailed in a 76-63 win over Trinity College on Friday evening in Morrell Gymnasium. The top-ranked Polar Bears improved to 3-0 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference, while the Bantams fell to 11-3 (1-2 NESCAC). Bowdoin scored the first seven points of the game and […]
College Women’s Hockey: Bowdoin notches first win
Brunswick — The Bowdoin College women’s hockey team knocked off the Castleton University Spartans, 5-1, to earn its first victory of the season. The Polar Bears’ 0-10-1 record heading into the Wednesday matchup at Sidney J. Watson Arena doesn’t tell the whole story of Bowdoin’s season. Bowdoin has been close, with five one-goal losses, with three […]
Hard-Court Action: Bowdoin College squash splits matches against Wesleyan
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College men’s and women’s squash teams returned to action with a split against Wesleyan on Wednesday at the Lubin Center. The Bowdoin men earned an 8-1 victory and improved to 2-2 this season, while the women fell, 8-0, to Wesleyan and dropped to 0-4. In the men’s match, Bowdoin took wins at […]
Bowdoin Women’s Basketball: Top-ranked Polar Bears roll past Husson, stay unbeaten
BANGOR — The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team raced past Husson for a non-conference road win on Tuesday evening, 86-48. The top-ranked Polar Bears improved to 13-0, while the Eagles fell to 7-6 on the season. Samantha Roy and Abby Kelly got Bowdoin going with a pair of 3-pointers, sparking a 9-0 game-opening run as the […]
Polar Bear Weekend: Simonds ignites Bowdoin to men’s basketball win
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College’s Jack Simonds matched his career-high with 35 points to lead the Polar Bear men’s basketball team to a 99-70 win over Bates on Friday night at Morrell Gymnasium. The Polar Bears completed a season sweep of the Bobcats with the win in their conference opener. Bowdoin also defeated Bates (2-10, 0-1) in […]
Year in Review: Out with 2018, in with 2019
BRUNSWICK — My mother used to tell me that as she aged, the years seemed to go by faster and faster. Moms always seem to be right, and with a blink of eye, 2018 has turned into 2019. It seemed like only yesterday that we were watching the New England Patriots fall to the Philadelphia Eagles […]
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