With Bates' new boathouse nearly ready to open, the college's original facility — a minimalist, barnlike structure from 1988 — was knocked down yesterday morning. Bates rowing coach Peter Steenstra was on hand for the demolition. "I'm proud of what we did with so little," Steenstra said. "And now it's amazing how so little can somehow seem like so much." Operating the power shovel that took down the old house was Walter Davenport, an employee of the Wayne, Maine, excavation firm C.H. Stevenson.

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Welcoming the new Class of 2025 to Bates is a big job. And again this year, many students answered the call. Why do they do it? "Because my experience as a first-year, being welcomed with open hands, inspired me," says Oliver Barrera '22. See what Oliver and other Junior Advisors (JAs) and Residential Coordinators (RCs) had to say about providing that uniquely-Bates welcome experience in our Opening Day video. (Theophil Syslo/Bates College) | Bates College

Bates College Football junior captain Ryan Lynskey rushed for 221 yards and a career-high four touchdowns as the Bobcats scored twice in the fourth quarter to rally for a 35-28 win over Tufts University Saturday under the lights at Ellis Oval. It's the most points Bates has ever scored against Tufts in a football game, and the most points the Bobcats have scored in one contest since they put up 38 against Hamilton in 2013. Check out the highlights! | Bates College Athletics

13 reactions | Check out the highlights from Bates Women's Basketball's impressive 98-50 win over Husson last Tuesday! The No. 12 nationally ranked Bobcats host Endicott Saturday at 2 p.m. #GoBates #mesports #d3hoops | Bates College Athletics | Facebook

Enjoy all the highlights from Saturday's thrilling win over Middlebury in the NESCAC semifinals for Bates field hockey! The Bobcats play Wesleyan Sunday at noon for the championship! #mesports #d3fh #GoBates | Bates College Athletics