Baseball Splits Games Against Bowdoin

Max Petrie

April 4, 2018

The Bates baseball team played a three-game series against Bowdoin Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31 opening up their NESCAC play for the spring. They lost on Friday by a score of 3-1, and then dropped the first game on Saturday 4-3 in extra innings. In this game, they were down 3-1 heading into t...

Rowing Teams Ready to Dominate the NESCAC and NCAA This Spring

Sarah Rothmann

April 4, 2018

One point capped off an incredible 2016-17 season for the women’s rowing team. The Bobcats became national champions as their second varsity eight narrowly defeated the Williams Ephs by one crucial point on Mercer Lake in West Winsor, New Jersey at the NCAA Championships last May. The men’s team...

Men’s Lax Goes Viral

Hannah Palacios

March 28, 2018

This week proved to be rather eventful for the men’s lacrosse team. Coming in hot off a NESCAC win last Saturday, the Bobcats took to the field on Tuesday, March 20, in a non-conference matchup against Keene State. The ‘Cats established a lead early on, ending the first quarter up 4-1. Curtis Knapton ‘20 got...

Baseball Defeats UMass-Dartmouth 4-3

So Kim

March 28, 2018

The Bates baseball team has not been off to a great start in their 2017-2018 season. With six losses and two wins so far, they are trying to get back onto the ball by winning their game against UMass-Darthmouth in Boston on Sunday, March 25. Having lost the first handful of games of the season, Coach J...

Swimming and Diving Program Records Historic Achievements at NCAAs

Max Petrie

March 28, 2018

This past weekend, members of the Bates swimming and diving team competed in Indianapolis at the Division III NCAA National Championships. Both the men’s and women’s teams had great performances by the athletes in attendance. There were a total of eleven swimmers that were selected to compete: si...

Men’s Lacrosse Nabs First NESCAC Win of 2018 Season

Hannah Palacios

March 21, 2018

After narrow losses in the first two NESCAC matchups this season, Bates men’s lacrosse headed into Saturday afternoon’s game against Trinity eager to pull out a win. Although sub-zero conditions deterred a large crowd, the team exploded onto the field ready to fight. The Trinity College Bantams were th...

Five Time All-American Triple Jumper, Sally Ceesay ’18, Opens Up About NCAA Experience

Max Petrie

March 21, 2018

While March drags on for most students in the cold of Maine, Sally Ceesay ’18 has had a very different experience; she traveled to Birmingham, AL to compete in the 2018 NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships earlier in the month. She says, “Generally for nationals, the meets are pretty fa...

Baseball Team Looks to Reclaim Their Season After Tough Start in California

March 21, 2018

Despite a six-game losing streak during their week-long 2018 debut in California, Bates’ baseball team looks to persevere and regain a victorious momentum throughout the remainder of their season. The Bobcats were in California from Sunday, February 18-Saturday, February 24 and recorded six losses ag...

Bates Water Polo: Wild, Wet, and Fun

March 21, 2018

It is important to recognize that not all athletes at Bates compete under the NCAA Division III banner. Last year, the Bates women’s water polo team, a club sport, succeeded at defeating all the teams in Maine during a weekend tournament held at Bates’s own Tarbell Pool, earning them the title of ...

Captain Maisie Silverman ’18 Talks about Women’s Tennis Early Success

Max Petrie

March 14, 2018

The Bates women’s tennis team has put together an impressive start to their season, with a 6-1 record so far. Their only loss was to Pomona-Pitzer, and since that match they have rattled off five straight wins. For their season opener, the Bobcats traveled to Chapman University in Orange, California and ca...

March Madness Bracket Palooza

March 14, 2018

Welcome to March, a time of dreary weather, academic struggles, and non-stop basketball. With the start of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament, commonly known as March Madness, on the horizon, many fans have begun to pore over season records and past championships to try and predict the outcomes...

Women’s Lacrosse Falls to Wesleyan

March 14, 2018

The women’s lacrosse team was narrowly defeated by No.18 nationally ranked Wesleyan University on Saturday, March 10. With 11 minutes left on the clock, the Cardinals pulled away from a 6-6 tie to defeat the Bobcats 9-7. Before the game against Wesleyan, the team had a great start to the season wi...