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The truth is out West! We’re hopping on the ET Highway and venturing to the most notorious alien hot spots, including Roswell’s infamous crash site, Area 51’s eerie perimeter, and a mysterious desert watchtower. Join us as journalist Laura Krantz, host of the podcast Wild Thing , beams up to share stories from the front lines of UFO reporting—from strange sightings and quirky festivals to a mailbox where people leave letters to extraterrestrials. Maybe you’ll even decide for yourself: Is Earth a tourist stop for spaceships? UFO hot spots you’ll encounter in this episode: - UFO Watchtower (near Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado) - Roswell, New Mexico - Area 51, Nevada - Extraterrestrial Highway (aka State Route 375), Nevada - Little A’Le’Inn, ET Highway, Nevada - E.T. Fresh Jerky, ET Highway, Nevada - Alien Research Center, ET Highway, Nevada - The Black Mailbox, ET Highway, Nevada Via Podcast is a production of AAA Mountain West Group .…
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This week we’re looking back at some big performances for the track and swimming teams. Plus, Brady Coyne delivered for men’s basketball at the buzzer, and the squash teams both picked up big wins Sunday against Wesleyan. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:16 -- Brady Coyne '26, Men's Basketball. 14:31 -- Tim Johnson '27, Men's Swimming. (NESCAC Performer of the Week and Male Bobcat of the Week) 27:01 -- Truman Williams '25, Men's Track and Field captain. 36:40 -- Grace Flaherty '25, Women's Squash captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week)
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This week we’re looking back at some big performances for the track and swimming teams. Plus, Brady Coyne delivered for men’s basketball at the buzzer, and the squash teams both picked up big wins Sunday against Wesleyan. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:16 -- Brady Coyne '26, Men's Basketball. 14:31 -- Tim Johnson '27, Men's Swimming. (NESCAC Performer of the Week and Male Bobcat of the Week) 27:01 -- Truman Williams '25, Men's Track and Field captain. 36:40 -- Grace Flaherty '25, Women's Squash captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week)
This week, we’re previewing the final two events of the school year for Bates athletics. The seniors have graduated, but the rowing teams aren’t done yet. The women’s team is headed to West Windsor, N.J. for the NCAA Championships, while the men’s team heads to Camden, N.J. for the IRA National Championship. We preview both, this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:07 -- Rylee Eaton '25, Women's Rowing captain, second varsity eight stroke seat. 13:03 -- Ben Auerbach '25, Sean Christiansen '25, and Ian Van Loo '25, Men's Rowing captains. 23:51 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing.…
This week we’re introducing you to our four Lindholm Scholar Athletes from the class of 2025. These awards have been given annually since 1976 to the senior male and female athletes with the highest academic averages. You’ll meet a neuroscience major from the men’s swimming team, a sociology major from the women’s soccer team, a sociology and politics double major from the women’s cross country and track and field team, and a physics major, also from the women’s cross country and track and field team. That's this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:17 -- Tommo White '25, Men's Swimming & Diving. 8:04 -- Lily Houser '25, Women's Soccer. 16:40 -- Inez Johnson '25, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field. 28:58 -- Julia White '25, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field.…
This week we're celebrating the return of Bates rowing to the national stage. The women's team is once again going to compete at the NCAA Championships after a one-year hiatus, and the men's team earned an automatic bid to the IRA National Championships regatta. Plus, a women's track and field 10K for the record books, and we introduce you to one of the stars of Bates rugby. That's this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:23 -- Hannah Burdick '25, women's rowing captain. 3:37 -- Ben Auerbach '25, men's rowing captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 14:40 -- Isabelle Demeritt '25, women's track and field. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 23:56 -- Spencer Obiero '25, men's club rugby.…
This week we’re talking track and field and rowing, as both programs are racing to the finish of the spring sports season, and rewriting some record books along the way. That’s this week on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:08 -- Curtis Johnson, Head Coach, Track & Field. 7:50 -- Graca Bila '28, Women's Track and Field. 13:14 -- Luke Desmaison '26, Men's Rowing. 20:16 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing.…
This week we introduce you to Stacey Bunting, the next Bates Director of Athletics. Hear how she first fell in love with sports, and what led her to becoming a Bobcat. Plus, the rowing teams won the President’s Cup once again, and celebrated some legends of the past along the way. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 0:44 -- Stacey Bunting, Incoming Bates Director of Athletics. 26:26 -- Maddie Kemp '25, Women's Rowing Captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 42:47 -- Ian Van Loo '25, Men's Rowing Captain. 50:29 -- Andrew Mottur '25, Men's Track and Field. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 63:21 -- Sean Resnick '28, Men's Golf.…
This week we’re talking track and field, as the Bobcats made a big statement up in Waterville in advance of NESCACs. Plus, the baseball team is gearing up for their most important week of the season to date, and the rowing teams continue to put together impressive seasons. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:17 -- Callahan Porter '27, Men's Track and Field. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 8:57 -- Campbell Johnson '28, Women's Track and Field. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 18:18 -- Ben Genser '25, Baseball. 27:10 -- Izzy Beck '25, Men's Rowing Second Varsity Eight Coxswain.…
This week we’re celebrating the women’s rowing team making a big statement over the weekend in Massachusetts, and rising to No. 1 in the country as a result. Plus, the tennis teams celebrated Senior Day, and the baseball team got another outstanding pitching performance. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:20 -- Hannah Herbst '28, Women's Rowing first varsity eight coxswain. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 10:53 -- Darien Chiang '27, Men's Rowing first varsity eight coxswain. 19:50 -- John Tully '26, Baseball. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 29:17 -- Juno Rogers '28, Women's Track and Field. 43:27 -- Eli Criss '25, Men's Tennis captain.…
This week we’re looking back at what was quite possibly the first nine-inning no-hitter thrown in the history of the Bates baseball program, which dates back to the 19th century. Plus, our four women’s lacrosse seniors had a Senior Day to remember. And softball continues to thrive in NESCAC play. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:13 -- Ian McAslan '25, Baseball. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 10:53 -- Brigid Gaffny '28, Softball. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 20:54 -- Olivia Hall '25, Olivia Joaquin '25, Emily Mueller '25, and Caroline Taggart '25, Women's lacrosse captains. 32:14 -- Hannah Burdick '25, Women's rowing captain, stroke seat of the first varsity eight.…
This week we’re talking about the best start to a season for the Bates softball team since 2000. Plus, the golf teams start their respective spring seasons this weekend, and John Tully delivered his best start to date to help the baseball team beat Tufts. Interviews this episode: 1:10 -- Ella Maher '26, Softball captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 9:39 -- John Tully '26, Baseball. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 17:41 -- Henry Ehrlich '26, Men's Golf. 27:04 -- Kelly McManus '12, Interim Head Coach, Women's Golf.…
It finally happened! A member of the Bates swimming and diving program won an individual NCAA championship. And not only did junior Max Cory win the national title in the 100-yard freestyle, he broke the NCAA Division III record along the way, with his championship final time of 42.88 seconds. And Bobcats weren’t just thriving in the water, they also shined on the dirt last week, with the softball team off to their best start in seven years. All that and more.... Interviews this episode: 1:58 -- Max Cory '26, NCAA Division III Men's Swimming Champion: 100-yard freestyle, NCAA D3 record 42.88 seconds. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 14:46 -- Stephanie Tropper '25 (Team captain, All-American) and Sarah Palmer '27 (Four-time All-American), Women's Swimming. 23:04 -- Peter Casares, Head Coach, Swimming & Diving. 46:29 -- Isabel Bettencourt '27 (Female Bobcat of the Week) and Delaney Rankin '26, Softball captains. 58:23 -- Sean Christiansen '25, Men's Rowing captain.…
This week we’re looking back on a win Sunday at Merrill Gym that the women’s tennis team won’t soon forget. Plus, the baseball team broke in the new Leahey Field turf with a great pitching performance, and we wrap up the squash season with outgoing interim head coach Ricky Silbersher. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:25 -- Olivia Gidlow '25, Women's Tennis. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 12:18 -- Ben Miller '25, Men's Lacrosse. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 23:27 -- Kenny Carlisle '27, Baseball. 30:27 -- Ricky Silbersher, Outgoing Interim Head Squash Coach.…
This week we’re looking back on a pair of impressive wins for the lacrosse teams. Plus, track and field is sending three athletes to NCAAs, one of which qualified on her last chance at Tufts. And it’s time to preview the Bates softball season with head coach Kat McKay! All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:09 -- Alison Montgomery (Head Coach), Sophie Spolter '26, and Sarah Hughes '27, Women's Basketball. 8:11 -- Carli Ciavarelli '26, Women's Track and Field captain. 16:12 -- Xander Frey '28, Men's Lacrosse. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 26:00 -- Caroline Taggart '25, Women's Lacrosse captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 34:26 -- Theo Sardain '26 and Phillippe Kosyagin '27, Men's Tennis No. 1 Doubles. 45:13 -- Iris Westmoreland '27 and Isabella Saul '26, Women's Tennis No. 1 Doubles. 58:27 -- Kat McKay, Head Coach, Softball.…
This week we’re chatting with a pair of lacrosse players who have helped their teams get off to fast starts this year. Plus, the Bates women’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA tournament for the third time in the last four seasons. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 0:54 -- Alison Montgomery, Head Coach, Women's Basketball 5:23 -- Miles Schmidt '27, Men's Lacrosse. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 16:58 -- Olivia Hall '25, Women's Lacrosse. (IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week, Female Bobcat of the Week) 24:10 -- Ryan Kim '28, Men's Squash. 30:30 -- Evangelo Kapothanasis '25, Men's Tennis, Captain. 38:23 -- Curtis Johnson, Head Coach, Track & Field.…
This week we’re talking about the Bates men’s swimming team fulfilling Max Cory’s prediction: two conference titles in relays at the NESCAC Championships. Plus, the lacrosse teams are off to a strong start to their seasons, and the baseball team won a dramatic game in Virginia. That's this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 0:43 -- Nate Oppenheim '28, Tim Johnson '27, John Weigel '27, and Max Cory '26 (Male Bobcat of the Week). Bates men's swimming NESCAC champion 400-yard freestyle relay. 19:03 -- Peter Casares, Head Coach, Swimming & Diving. 40:29 -- Laci Raveis '27, Women's Lacrosse. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 51:04 -- Gibby Sullivan '26, Baseball. 57:39 -- Connor Hartman '26 and Miles Schmidt '27, Men's Lacrosse.…
This week we continue our spring sports previews with men’s lacrosse, baseball, and tennis. Plus, Bates alpine skiing senior captain Nic Hotermans represented Belgium at the World Championships in Austria last week. We caught up with him to chat about what it was like to ski in front of 20,000 people. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:19 -- Alexandra Long '25, Women's Basketball, Team Captain. 3:48 -- Ross Tejeda '26, Men's Track and Field (Male Bobcat of the Week). 11:20 -- Sarah Palmer '27, Women's Swimming. (Female Bobcat of the Week). 18:19 -- Paul Gastonguay '89, Head Coach, Men's Tennis & Deepak Sharma, Head Coach, Women's Tennis. 30:37 -- Dan Annino, Head Coach, Men's Lacrosse. 43:35 -- Jon Martin, Head Coach, Baseball. 53:52 -- Nic Hotermans '25, Alpine Skiing Captain.…
Believe it or not, spring sports are around the corner. So this week on the Bobcast we’re introducing you to new Bates women’s lacrosse head coach Princess L. Zabel! Plus, women’s basketball has won four straight NESCAC games, with two key regular season contests remaining. And men’s track and field, as well as men’s swimming, went to Bowdoin last Saturday, and came back champions. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:37 -- Alexandra Long '25, Women's Basketball captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 7:43 -- Nate Roberts '28, Men's Track & Field. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 21:39 -- Anton Kondratyev '28, Men's Swimming. 29:29 -- Princess L. Zabel, Head Coach, Women's Lacrosse.…
This week we’re celebrating the third fastest 500-meter run in NCAA Division III history. It happened Saturday when Bates senior captain Truman Williams made a name for himself in Boston. Plus, women’s basketball has won back-to-back NESCAC games, and senior captain Kyle Kagan had a big day for the alpine skiing team. That's this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:30 -- Truman Williams '25, Men's track and field captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 11:23 -- Elsa Daulerio '26, Women's basketball. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 18:13 -- Kyle Kagan '25, Alpine skiing captain.…
This week we’re looking back at some big performances for the track and swimming teams. Plus, Brady Coyne delivered for men’s basketball at the buzzer, and the squash teams both picked up big wins Sunday against Wesleyan. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:16 -- Brady Coyne '26, Men's Basketball. 14:31 -- Tim Johnson '27, Men's Swimming. (NESCAC Performer of the Week and Male Bobcat of the Week) 27:01 -- Truman Williams '25, Men's Track and Field captain. 36:40 -- Grace Flaherty '25, Women's Squash captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week)…
On this week's Bobcast, we reintroduce you to Bates Interim Director of Athletics Will Rothermel, who was selected to lead the department earlier this month. Plus, our Bobcats of the Week come from the track and field program after a successful Bates Invitational. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:24 -- Max Hoffman '28, Men's Track and Field. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 9:23 -- Campbell Johnson '28, Women's Track and Field. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 14:51 -- Will Rothermel, Bates Interim Director of Athletics…
This week we’re recapping a successful Bates Carnival for the skiing teams. Some first-years impressed in their collegiate debuts, and some more experienced skiers also scored crucial points for the Bobcats. Plus, Max Cory and the men’s swimming team turned in some big performances Sunday against Middlebury, and track and field competed in their first meet of 2025. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:34 -- Sage Grossi '28 and Greta Hendrickson '28, Nordic Skiing. (Bobcats of the Week) 23:35 -- Jaelie Hovey '25, Alpine Skiing. 31:53 -- Alannah Ardrey '27, Women's Track and Field. 44:28 -- Max Cory '26, Men's Swimming.…
We ring in the new year with a preview of the Bates Carnival, hosted by the alpine and Nordic skiing teams this Friday and Saturday at Sunday River and Black Mountain. Plus, Lewiston’s own Chiwer Mayen put on a show for Bates men’s basketball fans against Saint Joseph’s, and our Bobcats of the Week impressed against Division I opponents. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:29 -- Sarah Hughes '27, Women's Basketball. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 6:47 -- Chiwer Mayen '26, Men's Basketball. 17:01 -- John Weigel '27, Men's Swimming. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 26:10 -- Sequoia Anstine '25, Kenzie Arnott '25, Nic Hotermans '25, and Kyle Kagan '25, Alpine Skiing captains. 40:20 -- Eva McDonough '25, Nordic Skiing captain.…
This week we’re catching up with Bates men’s tennis alum Bud Schultz '81. He’s being inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame this February! Plus, men’s track and field’s Truman Williams broke a pair of school records in Boston this weekend, and men’s basketball has won four of their last five games. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:23 -- Bud Schultz '81, Men's Tennis ITA Hall of Fame Inductee 25:26 -- Truman Williams '25, Men's Track and Field captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 36:51 -- Carli Ciavarelli '26, Women's Track and Field captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 44:12 -- Peter Psyhogeos '26, Men's Basketball.…
This week we’re talking some Bates hoops with our Bobcats of the Week, as the women’s and men’s basketball teams went a combined 4-0 over the Thanksgiving break. Plus, it’s time to preview the track and field, and women’s squash seasons! That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:48 -- Sophie Spolter '26, Women's Basketball. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 10:43 -- Babacar Pouye '27, Men's Basketball. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 20:16 -- Tia Billimoria '27 and Grace Flaherty '25, Women's Squash captains. 31:15 -- Curtis Johnson, Head Coach, Track & Field.…
This week we’re chatting with a pair of swimmers who impressed in a season-opening dual meet sweep for the Bobcats. Plus, women’s basketball is 3-1 after splitting a pair of games in Rhode Island over the weekend, and cross country wrapped up the fall sports calendar at the NCAA Championships. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:14 -- Elsa Daulerio '26, Women's Basketball. 7:32 -- Nate Oppenheim '28, Men's Swimming. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 18:34 -- Stephanie Tropper '25, Women's Swimming. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 30:07 -- Danny Feldman, Head Coach, Cross Country.…
This week we’re looking back at field hockey’s run to the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament. Plus, cross country is sending two individuals to this Saturday’s NCAA Championships, and we’re previewing the swimming and men’s squash seasons. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:33 -- Dani Kogut (Head Coach), Anna Lindeis '25, and Amanda Zerbib '25, Field Hockey. 6:34 -- Anna Cote '25, Field Hockey. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 12:16 -- Andrew Mottur '25, Men's Cross Country. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 20:21 -- Leah White '27, Women's Cross Country. 30:22 -- Sarah Hughes '27, Women's Basketball. (NESCAC Player of the Week) 35:42 -- Rei Hergeth, Head Coach, Squash. 43:25 -- Peter Casares, Head Coach, Swimming & Diving.…
We’re celebrating Bates field hockey making the NESCAC championship game for the first time ever, and beating the six-time defending champs to do it. Plus, basketball season starts this weekend, and we have the full preview. All that and more, this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:54 -- Amanda Zerbib '25 and Haley Dwight '27 (Female Bobcat of the Week), Field Hockey. 12:32 -- Alison Montgomery, Head Coach, Women's Basketball. 21:55 -- Jon Furbush '05, Head Coach, Men's Basketball. 30:30 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 37:59 -- Ryan Rozich '27, Linebacker, Football. (Male Bobcat of the Week)…
This week we’re looking back on a thrilling win in a shootout for Bates field hockey in the NESCAC quarterfinals at Wesleyan. Plus, a Bates running back made NESCAC history, that's this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:22 -- Dani Kogut, Head Coach, Field Hockey. 9:18 -- Anna Lindeis '25 (Female Bobcat of the Week) and Ava Donohue '28, Field Hockey. 20:49 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 26:44 -- Ryan Lynskey '27, Football. (Male Bobcat of the Week -- NESCAC record 344 rushing yards against Bowdoin)…
If you’re a Bates football fan, this is your week. The Bobcats beat Middlebury 21-20 on Saturday, knocking off a first-place team in the NESCAC for the second time this season, and defeating the Panthers for the first time since 1988. The awards soon followed. We’ve got you covered in pretty much every aspect of the game, this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:12 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 13:48 -- Sergio Beltran '26 and Colton Bosselait '25, Football. (NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week and Male Bobcat of the Week) 26:03 -- Sami Kim '28, Volleyball. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 32:41 -- Matt Juneau '25, Football. (NESCAC Defensive Player of the Week) 41:06 -- Peter Simplicio '25, Football. (Member of the offensive line, named to the D3football.com Team of the Week)…
This week we’re chatting with women’s rowing first-year coxswain Hannah Herbst, who despite a lot of experience coxing on the west coast, had never been on the Charles River, until this past Sunday. Plus, field hockey and women’s soccer picked up big road NESCAC wins, and the golf teams impressed at the NEIGA Championship on Cape Cod. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:11 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 10:37 -- Haley Dwight '27, Field Hockey. 16:13 -- Abby Alter '25, Women's Soccer. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 22:22 -- Sean Resnick '28, Men's Golf. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 27:49 -- Madeleine Kwei '25, Women's Golf. 34:10 -- Hannah Herbst '28, Women's Rowing Coxswain.…
This week we’re looking back on a strong weekend for the Bates tennis teams, and looking ahead to the 2024 Head of the Charles Regatta, as the Bobcats are sending four boats to this Sunday’s big event. Interviews this episode: 0:58 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 8:26 -- Ava Lyon '25 and Olivia Gidlow '25, Women's Tennis. (Female Bobcats of the Week) 19:29 -- Aaron Ramos (Dec. '24), Men's Tennis. (Male Bobcat of the Week). 33:57 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing.…
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