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Intramural flag football teams, Dodgenomics and We Throw Dots play their first game of the season on Garcelon Field on September 21.

Another Season of Friendship and Sports Kicks Off on Garcelon Field

Trinity Poon, Editor-in-Chief September 28, 2025

Football. Friendship. Fun. The three F’s seem to be at the heart of the first round of intramural sports for the 2025-26 school year.  On Wednesday, September 17, Bates students from all corners...

The Bates XC team takes a group photo along with fellow supporters.

Bates Cross Country Team Wins Second-Straight Maine State Meet Title, Crushing Bowdoin College’s Pickard XC Course

Robyn Song, Contributing Writer September 27, 2025

On Saturday, September 20, the Bates men’s cross country team placed first out of 13 teams at Bowdoin College’s Pickard XC Course. This is the team’s second-straight Maine State Meet title and the...

New Athletic Director Brings Experience and Enthusiasm to Bates

New Athletic Director Brings Experience and Enthusiasm to Bates

Sydney Kuder, Contributing Writer September 24, 2025

In December 2024, Jason Fein stepped down from his role as the athletic director at Bates College, after serving in this position for seven years. About three months ago, Stacey Bunting took over the role,...

Bates Kicks Off Season With Dramatic Double-Overtime Victory Over Amherst

Lauren Vick, Contributing Writer September 19, 2025

The Bates football team pulled out an impressive win in their season opener against Amherst on Saturday, September 13. The game came to a dramatic close with a double-overtime field goal to secure...

Hannah Ribero '28 (left) and Tess Griffith '26 (right) play in match against UMass Boston on Sept. 13.

Bates Women’s Soccer Dominates Thomas 8-0 in Home Opener 

Orla Maxcy, Contributing Writer September 13, 2025

The Bates women’s soccer team wasted no time Wednesday night making a statement in its home opener against Thomas College, shutting the Terriers out 8-0. This improves their record 2-1after a 2-0 loss...

Bobcat Bites: Fall Sports Season Previews

Bobcat Bites: Fall Sports Season Previews

Zoe Schaedle and Madeline Cournoyer September 13, 2025

Women’s Golf The Bates women’s golf team is looking forward to the 2025 - 2026 season, which will officially begin on September 13 with the Husson Invitational at Bangor Municipal Golf Course.  Last...

Maine’s Gibby Sullivan Powers Up for Bates Baseball

Maine’s Gibby Sullivan Powers Up for Bates Baseball

Zach Marchick, Assistant Sports Editor March 16, 2025

While writing this article about Gibby Sullivan ‘26, who took home a spot on the D3baseball.com Team of the Week for just the second time in program history last week, I checked my phone to see that...

Olivia Gidlow, Class of '25, preparing to serve during the Bates' Women's Tennis match on Friday, March 7th.

Women’s Tennis vs. Tufts Photo Story

Erwin Kardatzke, Photography Editor March 12, 2025

Despite their 7-0 loss to Tufts University on Friday, March 7 at Merrill Gym, Bates Women’s Tennis showed strength in both their doubles and singles matches. Iris Westmoreland and Isabella Saul stood...

The starting lineup of the Bates' Women's basketball team gathers before the start of their game against Bowdoin on Friday, Jan. 17.

Women’s basketball takes on NCAA tournament in Scranton

Zoe Schaedle, Managing Sports Editor March 7, 2025

Bates women’s basketball (16-9) plays Southern Virginia University (26-2) in the first round of the NCAA DIII tournament at the John Long Center in Scranton, Pa. today at 4:15 p.m. Bates received...

Max Cory '26 celebrates his DIII record 50-meter freestyle relay split time of 18.59 seconds.

Max Cory Breaks DIII Relay Split Record at NESCACs

Carly Philpott, Editor-in-Chief February 28, 2025

Max Cory ‘26 capped the Bates men’s swim team’s performance at NESCAC championships with an apparent DIII record 50-yard freestyle split on Feb. 22 in Middlebury, Vt. Anchoring the 200-yard medley...

Women's lacrosse beat Catholic University 11-10 in overtime over Feb. Break.

ICYMI: Here’s What Bates Spring Athletics Got Up To Over February Break

Zach Marchick, Assistant Sports Editor February 26, 2025

Happy spring! Despite the winter temperatures and lingering snow, several Bates spring athletics teams commenced their 2025 seasons with competitions up-and-down the East Coast. If you traveled home, escaped...

Babacar Pouye '27 taking a shot during the Bates vs. Wesleyan basketball game.

Photostory: Men’s Basketball vs. Wesleyan

Joe DiMartino, Photography Editor February 14, 2025

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