Think back to Fall 2023: Bates field hockey is having their most successful season yet (7-3 NESCAC regular season play). In the NESCAC quarterfinal round, they beat Bowdoin and, for the first time in program...

Red Sox and Yankees. The Celtics and The Lakers. Bates College and Bowdoin College. All iconic rivalries are rooted in history with dedicated fan bases behind them, and today's loss against the Polar Bears...

For the first time since 1988, Bates College Football won against Middlebury College. Saturday, October 26 saw Batesies lining the stands of Garcelon Field in excitement for another Saturday football...

One/Eleven, a documentary made by kicker/punter Parker Benningfield ’26, gives a look into the weeks-long fall intensive training camp of Bates Football. With its “hard-knocks” approach, this film...

This past weekend Bates football traveled to Middletown, Conn. to take on the previously undefeated Wesleyan Cardinals.  Going into the game, the team knew this would mean more, with the Bobcats not...

Volleyball kickstarted a rather unexpected event for Bates Athletics this year: Pride Night, featuring queer artists’ music, themed shirts, resources for queer attendees and fundraising events for local...

Coming off the recent loss to Wesleyan (1-5) and dropping to a No. 12 national ranking, Bates set out to return to national top 10 form. After returning to the drawing board, Bates came back with a vengeance....

As a New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) school, Bates boasts countless varsity sports. Rugby, however, is one of the few sports exclusively available at the club level. After the women's...

Bates Women’s Volleyball won (3-0) against the Amherst Mammoths with a convincing NESCAC opener on Friday, Sept. 20. Amherst entered the evening with a so-far undefeated season. This historic win marked...

Before the Bates Women’s Basketball team moved forward to play in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen versus Wartburg College, The Student sat down with their team captains to discuss their leadership experiences...

The inception of the 2024 Bates Baseball season, as I view it, can be characterized by two pivotal components. First, the resurgence of a returning pitching nucleus. And second, the task of addressing...