2005-Present


Thompson, Holland dazzle in slalom at NCAAs
3/13/2009: Bates alpine skiers Liz Thompson and Micaela Holland both achieved personal-best NCAA Championships finishes Friday in the women's slalom competition, finishing 11th and 18th, respectively, out of 34 competitors.
Thompson 18th in giant slalom at NCAAs
3/12/2009: Bates senior Liz Thompson finished 18th and Bates sophomore Micaela Holland was 31st out of 35 comeptitors on Thursday in the women's giant slalom event at the NCAA Skiing Championships, hosted by Bates at Sunday River.
Alpine skiers earn points in tough conditions
3/1/2009: The alpine teams resumed racing after the giant slalom races were postponed yesterday at the Colby Carnival due to poor conditions. Today's racing proved difficult, but the Bates alpine skiers found a way to earn points.
Alpine team has great success in the slalom at Colby
2/27/2009: The Bates alpine teams made the most of their final slalom run of the season at the Colby Carnival today. Both the men and the women showed tremendous effort today, as many of the skiers raced to secure and solidify their spot in the upcoming NCAA Championships.
Alpine skiers rebound in the giant slalom at Middlebury
2/21/2009: After a tough first day in the slalom races, the men and women's alpine team bounced back with three skiers each earning points in the men and women's giant slalom at the Middlebury Carnival.
Slalom proves challenging in day one at Middlebury
2/20/2009: Senior Emily Sampson led the women with a 22nd place finish with a combined time of 1:41.79. Sophomore Micaela Holland was next in 28th place with a combined time of 1:43.03.
Senior women lead alpine in slaloms at Dartmouth
2/14/2009: The Bates alpine ski team's trio of senior women all placed in the top 18 Saturday in the slaloms at the Dartmouth Winter Carnival.
Alpine team finishes strong at UVM Carnival
2/7/2009: Senior tri-captains, Liz Thompson, Emily Sampson, and Megan Papineau lead the women's alpine team to a strong finish.
Nordic team off to an impressive start at the UVM Carnival
2/7/2009: The Bobcat women made an impressive carnival debut placing three women in the top twenty of the women’s 5K freestyle. On the men's side, Sylvan Ellefson and Sam Evans-Brown continued their brilliant skiing.
Alpine teams off to an impressive start at the UVM Carnival
2/6/2009: The Bates alpine ski team kicked off the University of Vermont Carnival with the Men’s and Women’s Giant Slalom races. The Bates women had an impressive first day with three skiers finishing in the top 25.
More solid performances for alpine at UNH Carnival
1/31/2009: The Bates alpine ski team placed fifth out of 10 teams in both the men's and women's slaloms Saturday at the University of New Hampshire Winter Carnival, with numerous impressive performances.
Holland, Brockman pace alpine team in slaloms at Bates Carnival
1/24/2009: Micaela Holland finished 11th on the women's side and Bump Heldman notched a second straight top 20 finish to lead the Bates alpine ski team in the slaloms on Saturday at the Bates Winter Carnival.
Alpine Preview: New additions strengthen solid core of returners
1/7/2009: The 2009 Bates alpine ski team, as hosts of the NCAA Championships this season at Sunday River, will strive to send a full team to compete in those Championships.
Bates finishes 15th at NCAA Skiing Championships
3/8/2008: Liz Thompson led three Bates women with a 19th-place finish in the slaloms on Saturday, as the NCAA Skiing Championships came to a close at Montana State University.
Women's alpine skiers tackle giant slaloms at NCAAs
3/6/2008: Bates first-year Micaela Holland finished 22nd out of 35 competitors to lead the three-woman Bates alpine contingent in the giant slalom Thursday at the NCAA Skiing Championships in Montana.
Holland, Loman lead alpine team in GS at MIddlebury
2/23/2008: Micaela Holland finished ninth in the women's giant slalom and Dan Loman came in eighth in the men's field as the EISA Championships came to a close at MIddlebury.
Thompson leads alpine team in slaloms at Williams Carnival
2/16/2008: The Bates College alpine ski team placed fifth on both the men's and women's sides in the slaloms on Saturday, the final day of the Williams College Winter Carnival.
Alpine team strong in the slaloms at Dartmouth Carnival
2/9/2008: The Bates College women's alpine ski team placed fifth out of 10 teams in the slalom Saturday at the Dartmouth College Winter Carnival, while the men's alpine squad finished seventh.
Holland leads women's alpine team in GS at Dartmouth
2/8/2008: The first day of the Dartmouth Winter Carnival saw the Bates College ski teams in seventh place out of 12 teams, as both the men's and women's alpine teams placed seventh in Friday's giant slaloms.
Sampson sixth in slalom at UVM Carnival as Bates places 7th
2/2/2008: Emily Sampson placed sixth out of 57 competitors to lead the Bates alpine ski team on the second and final day of the UVM Winter Carnival.
First-years shine for men's Alpine team at St. Lawrence
1/19/2008: Emily Sampson's ninth-place finish led the Bates College women's Alpine ski team to fifth place in the slalom on Saturday at the St. Lawrence University Winter Carnival, helping the Bates ski teams to a second straight fifth-place finish in the carnival season.
Fahy, Loman lead Alpine team through giant slalom
1/18/2008: The Bates College Alpine ski teams both placed fifth in the giant slalom on Friday, the first day of the St. Lawrence University Winter Carnival, helping Bates skiing to fifth place out of 10 teams thus far.
Bobcats finish fifth as Bates Winter Carnival concludes
1/13/2008: The Bates College alpine skiing team finished up the season-opening Bates Winter Carnival with fifth-place showings in the giant slalom, helping the overall Bates ski team to finish fifth out of 12 teams on Sunday at Sunday River.
Bobcats place 13th at NCAA Skiing Championships
3/10/2007: Bates' combined ski teams finished second among all small schools for the second straight year.
Bates in 12th place after two days at NCAA Skiing Championships
3/8/2007: Bates sophomore Megan Papineau placed 12th in the women's giant slalom Thursday at the NCAA Skiing Championships, leading five Bobcat alpine skiers competing in the bitter cold.
Bates to send six skiers to NCAA Championships
2/28/2007: Bates came within one of last year's school-record contingent of seven skiers to make the NCAAs, although seven skiers did qualify this year.
Fahy eighth in women's giant slalom to lead alpine ski team
2/24/2007: Bates junior Whitney Fahy placed eighth out of 60 competitors Saturday in the women's giant slalom, leading the women's alpine team to fifth place out of 12 teams in the event at the Middlebury College Winter Carnival.
Bobcats impress in slalom at Williams Winter Carnival
2/17/2007: Bates sophomore Emily Sampson and junior Dan Loman each finished ninth in the slalom on Saturday at the Williams College Winter Carnival, leading the Bobcat alpine ski team on the carnival's second day.
Men's alpine team excels at Dartmouth
2/10/2007: The Bates men's alpine team rode solid performances in both Friday and Saturday's slalom races, highlighting the alpine team's weekend at the Dartmouth Winter Carnival.
Women's alpine team places first in giant slalom at UVM Carnival
2/3/2007: An outstanding team effort resulted in first place out of 12 teams in the giant slalom Saturday for the Bates women's alpine ski team, leading the Bobcat ski teams to a third straight fifth-place finish in the University of Vermont Winter Carnival.
Alpine teams slalom to fifth place at UNH Carnival
1/27/2007: The Bates College alpine ski team posted another solid day of racing in the slalom event, helping the Bobcats finish fifth overall at the University of New Hampshire Winter Carnival on Saturday.
Alpine team has big weekend at St. Michael's Winter Carnival
1/20/2007: Megan Papineau's third-place performance in the women's giant slalom sparked the Bates ski team to an excellent showing at the season-opening ski carnival hosted by St. Michael's College.
Bates ski teams place 12th for best NCAA showing since 1998
3/11/2006: The Bates College ski teams came in 12th place overall at the conclusion of the NCAA Championships Saturday, the Bobcats' best team finish at NCAAs since 1998 and the second best among traditionally Division III schools.
Chadbourne '97 reflects on Ligety's Olympic gold
3/3/2006: "I'm just really proud of what he's done," says Adam Chadbourne '97 of his former charge.
Fahy leads women's alpine team at Middlebury Carnival
2/25/2006: The Bates College women's alpine ski team placed fifth in the slalom to help the Bates ski teams to sixth place among 11 teams at the Middlebury College Winter Carnival this weekend.
Alpine team's McKenna shines at Williams College Carnival
2/18/2006: Senior Sean McKenna led the Bates College alpine ski team with top-10 finishes in the giant slalom and slalom at the Williams College Winter Carnival.
McKenna, Thompson head up Bates alpine skiers at Dartmouth
2/11/2006: Bates College senior Sean McKenna placed 13th to lead three Bobcats in the top 20 of the men's slalom Saturday, helping propel the Bates ski teams to a sixth-place showing out of 15 squads at the Dartmouth College Winter Carnival.
Bates alpine team led by women's showing in slalom
2/4/2006: A fourth-place standing out of 10 teams highlighted the Bates College alpine ski team's performances at the UVM Winter Carnival.
Women alpine skiers help Bates to fifth place at Lake Placid
1/28/2006: Bates had five women in the top 24 of the slalom to help spur the alpine and Nordic ski teams to fifth place out of 13 teams at the St. Lawrence University Winter Carnival.
Bates men's alpine team fourth in giant slalom at Colby Carnival
1/22/2006: Bates had its best showing in any event, fourth overall, in the women's giant slalom at the Colby College Winter Carnival. On the men's side, sophomore Leo Menard placed ninth overall out of 52 competitors.
Alpine events at Sugarloaf moved back one day
1/19/2006: Alpine racing at Colby Carnival this weekend has been moved from Friday and Saturday to Saturday and Sunday, due to technical problems caused by Thursday's high winds. The Nordic events will stay on schedule with racing Friday and Saturday.