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Golf teams hit the rough
The Bowdoin Men's Golf Team finished its season with a fifth place finish at the Husson Invitational last Sunday at the Penobscot Golf Club. Five Polar Bears played in this final tournament. Ryan Blossom '10 led the squad as he shot his best two-day score of the season at 149 (75-74). Captain Jeff Cutter '09 finished right behind him, carding a 161 (79-82) followed by Bobby Campbell '11 (167), Max Bridges '11 (173), and Eric D'Elia '11 (182).
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Golf places 5th in NESCAC
Despite a fifth place finish in the NESCAC Tournament, which barely pushed the Bowdoin College Men's Golf Team out of qualification for the NESCAC Championships, senior captain Jeff Cutter and Ryan Blossom '10 both earned All-NESCAC recognition.
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Golf takes 2nd place in weekend tourney
The Bowdoin College Men's Golf team secured the runner-up position behind Husson College last weekend after solid play on the links. The Bears battled six other Maine schools in the State tournament on Friday morning at Natanis Golf Club. Coming off of hot seasons last year, Captain Jeff Cutter '09 and Ryan Blossom '10 finished with All-State honors.
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Softball drops game to Colby
Despite a Clare Ronan '10 RBI triple in the top of the second and 2-0 lead, the softball team was unable to hold on in the first of three games against Colby. In the second inning, the Mules rallied and took the lead and never looked back. The loss drops the Bears, who are in third place, to 4-6 in the NESCAC. The Bears have been eliminated from NESCAC playoff contention.
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Softball takes Trinity, hits hot streak
Bouncing back from a 1-5 rocky start, the women's softball team has been red hot this past week, riding a five game winning streak with two wins each against Trinity and University of Maine-Farmington as well as one against University of Southern Maine (USM) before it was brought to a halt with a loss in the second game against USM. The Bears played host to USM last night and controlled the game offensively, scoring double-digit runs en route to an 11-6 win.
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Softball swept by first-place Tufts, split Bates doubleheader
After its strongest preseason in team history, the Bowdoin Softball Team opened its regular season on Saturday with a disappointing four losses in five games.
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Softball starts strong with powerful pitching
Over Spring Break, the Bowdoin College Softball Team went 14-2 in 16 games in Ft. Myers, Fla., marking the best start in club history. Playing a large hand in the Polar Bears' success was sophomore pitcher Julia Jacobs, whose efforts were rewarded when she was named NESCAC Softball Pitcher of the Week. In eight starts, Jacobs posted a 6-1 record with an opposing batting average of just .167 and a 0.58 ERA.
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Men?s ice hockey to play Trinity in playoffs
The men's hockey team fell to third place in NESCAC standings as it split its last two games of the season. In their first game, the Polar Bears challenged the Purple Knights of St. Michael's College at home. The team jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the first with goals from Ryan Leary '11 and Colin MacCormick '10. Then the Polar Bears' offense exploded with a five-goal second period. Notching goals in the period were Will Reycraft '08, Colin Hughes '08, Mike Corbelle '10, and Ryan Blossom '10, who secured two past the St. Michael's goalie.
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Failed chances hurt men?s ice hockey
After a solid win against Hamilton and an early lead over Amherst, things were looking good for the men's ice hockey team. Unfortunately, that was the peak of the weekend, as two third period goals ruined the chance for a victory on Saturday as well.
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Men?s hockey ranked No. 11 after road split
The nationally ranked 11th place men's ice hockey team split a pair of games on the road last weekend. In their first match, the Polar Bears traveled to Salem, Mass., for a rematch against Salem State, who they beat earlier this season 6-3. Yet again, Bowdoin's offense led the game early as Ryan Blossom '10 scored just 53 seconds into the first period. The Vikings tied it up before the period ended, however.
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Men?s hockey takes two
If there's one thing that the players of the men's hockey team have proved, it is that Polar Bears do thrive in the winter as the team defeated both Connecticut College and Tufts University this weekend, bolstering the national 12th-place ranking.
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Meagher records 400th career ice hockey win
As the Bowdoin Men's Hockey Team captured its fourth Salem State Holiday Classic in late December, Head Coach Terry Meagher became just one of seven coaches in Division III history to reach the 400-win mark.
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Leary breaks scoring record in 10-5 win
First year Ryan Leary gave fans at Dayton Arena something to celebrate 15:37 into the first period last Saturday against Skidmore, scoring his first goal as a Bowdoin Polar Bear. Leary then earned a standing ovation when he notched a hat trick just 3:28 later. By the end of the game, he would go down in Bowdoin history, scoring six goals in the entire game as the Bears went on to defeat Skidmore 10-5.
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Men?s ice hockey beats U-18 USA team
For the first time in club history, the Bowdoin Men's Ice Hockey Team defeated the United States National Under-18 Team in a 3-1 exhibition thriller at Dayton Arena last Saturday.
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Men?s ice hockey readies for opening Babson game
Months after its miraculous championship run in the NESCAC playoffs, the Bowdoin Men's Ice Hockey Team will hit the ice this weekend kicking off its 2007-2008 season.
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Cutter and Blossom take 1st and 2nd in CBB golf championships but Bears lose to Bobcats
In the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Championship last Sunday, Jeff Cutter '09, captain of the Bowdoin Men's Golf Team, emerged as the best shooter of the tournament, with an impressive one-day score of 77. Fellow Polar Bear Ryan Blossom '10 finished a close second, just one shot behind Cutter.
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Blossom wins for a second time, Bears finish 2nd
At the Husson Invitational Golf Tournament the Polar Bears made an impressive showing as Ryan Blossom '10 captured his second first place finish of the season with Jeffrey Cutter '09 following a close second.
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Signs of intolerance toward conservatives
I am a devout Christian who, for all intents and purposes, is a political moderate, who votes Republican based on my pro-life stance. Think about that for a second. Do you hate my guts and think that I am just another misguided conservative? If so, you should continue reading.
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Sophomore golfer Blossom wins Maine State Tournament, Polar Bears finish second overall
After second place finish,
Two weekends ago at the Maine State Tournament, sponsored by Natanis Golf Club, one Polar Bear ended up at the top of the food chain. Ryan Blossom '10 won the entire tournament, carding an impressive two-day score of 151.
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Golf struggles at home
The Bowdoin Men's Golf Team finished seventh out of the 13 teams that competed in the Bowdoin Invitational last weekend. Husson College emerged as the winners of the tournament.
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Men?s golf ready for tourney
After a long year, replete with snowy winter nights and hot summer days, the grass is finally green again for the Bowdoin Polar Bears to come out of hibernation to tee up for the 2007 men's golf season.
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Softball ends on high note, but misses playoffs
While softball finished its regular season this week by posting its best record in Bowdoin history, it wasn't enough to propel the team into postseason play.
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For Polar Bear softball, there?s no place like Pickard Field
The Bowdoin Women's Softball Team capped off a busy 11-game week this Tuesday and Wednesday, beating Colby twice in a three-game series. The Polar Bears opened the series with a shutout on Tuesday, 4-0 in Brunswick.
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Softball wins its first game
The Tufts Jumbos dominated Bowdoin on both sides of the ball this weekend in a three-game series in Medford, Massachusetts, outscoring the Bears 24-2 and winning all three games. But the Polar Bears bounced back Thursday and notched their first win of the regular season, splitting a two-game series against the University of Southern Maine (USM) Huskies.
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Bantams sweep Bowdoin softball in three-game series
The softball team had a tough opening series this past weekend as the Trinity Bantams swept the Polar Bears in a closely contested three-game series.
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Softball leads off with a home run
Over break, the women's softball team traveled south and pulled out the big guns, forcing its opponents to surrender. Yes, the Polar Bears conquered the Fort?Fort Myers, Florida that is, the location of this year's spring training. It completed the best start in Bowdoin Women's Softball history, tallying a remarkable 14-3 record.