First-time softball players got into the swing of things, volleyballs sailed across nets and generations, and smiles were all around.
In the end, joy was the winner during Bates Athletics’ annual celebration of Girls & Women in Sports Day held in Gray Athletic Building on Feb. 2, 2025.
Since 2019, members of Bates varsity women’s teams, joined by Bates coaches, have hosted local children for a day filled with athletic adventure and, this year, a lunch in Commons with their new best buds.
This year, several dozen children enjoyed volleyball, tennis, field hockey, softball, rowing, and soccer clinics. After lunch, everyone walked next door to Alumni Gym and cheered on the women’s basketball team to a big NESCAC victory over Middlebury.