Stories about "Athletics"
Video: ESPN’s ‘Top 10’ gives Bates an audience of millions
Thursday, March 22, 2018 5:29 pm
Because of its speed and finesse, some missed the Bates men's lacrosse goal in real time. But within 24 hours, thanks to ESPN's "Top Play," millions had seen it.
For ‘One Goal’ author Amy Bass ’92, the Lewiston soccer team tells ‘an American story’
Friday, March 16, 2018 12:43 pm
The 2015 Lewiston boys soccer team, with many players who are Somali, were state champs. Bass spent months retracing their road to victory, getting to know the players, and understanding her college town in a new way.
Video: Youth is served, and this young softballer serves up the heat
Friday, March 9, 2018 12:48 pm
Kirsten Pelletier, a Mainer from Sidney, is just a sophomore. But on a pitching staff that comprises her and two first-years, she's the wise veteran.
Bates at Night: Dodgeball for a cause
Thursday, March 8, 2018 12:34 pm
Student and faculty-staff teams dodged, dipped, ducked, dived, and dodged to support a school food pantry.
Video: Watch ski jumping off Mount David in 1936
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 2:51 pm
The spectacle of ski jumping from Mount David in 1936 was no less grand, or less popular, than the Olympic version.
Bates at Night: Intramurals and ‘playing the game we love’
Friday, February 16, 2018 10:40 am
When it comes to Bates intramurals, you try not to let "passion get in the way of having fun and showing good sportsmanship."
NBC’s Olympic-sized shout-out to Bates and skier Dinos Lefkaritis ’19
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 4:45 pm
Marching into the opening ceremonies, Bates Olympian Dinos Lefkaritis ’19 of Larnaca, Cyprus, drew an extended shout-out from NBC announcers.
Video: Relive the Blackout Relay — the night the lights went out in Merrill
Friday, February 9, 2018 10:20 am
The Maine State Championships in men's indoor track proceed like any other meet — until the final event. That's when the lights go out, and the fun begins.
Bates’ newest Olympian: Dinos Lefkaritis ’19 of Cyprus
Friday, February 2, 2018 12:33 pm
Lefkaritis, a Bates alpine skier and double major in engineering and economics, is the one and only Olympian from his native Cyprus.
Video: Anticipation, action, reaction at the 2018 Puddle Jump
Friday, February 2, 2018 11:09 am
The weather: pretty cold. The costumes: wigs and heels, goggles and pig noses, swimsuits and cow suits. Then: the jump.