Sportswriter Dave Zirin (he/him) spoke with BSU students on Thursday, November 9 as part of the the Martin Richard Institute for Social Justice’s (MRSIJ) speaker series. Zirin’s “The Politics of Play” lecture, delivered in the Moakley Auditorium, concerned his coverage of the political aspects of the sports world. Zirin is the sports editor of the […]

The Bridgewater State Bears fall sports teams have achieved some great success throughout the past three months. From football nearly sweeping the MASCAC Conference, to Men’s & Women’s Soccer both winning the regular season championship, and everything in between, here is an overview of how their seasons went.  Football: The Bears started their season on […]

Bridgewater State Men’s and Women’s Tennis Head Coach David Purpura just clinched the record for most Women’s Tennis wins after the team’s victory against Vermont State, Castleton. This is his 64th win in his eight seasons at BSU.  The Bears came in 3rd place in the Little East Conference this season, while they were polled […]

Steve Ferroli is an author who wrote about the principles of hitting in his newly re-published book Hit Your Potential: Mastering the Ted Williams Approach. The foreword was written by Hall of Famer and former Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams himself. Ferroli is an alumnus of Bridgewater State and a former baseball player for […]

Bears Women’s Soccer Head Coach Yasmina Carvalho just became a full-time head coach this summer after leaving Brockton High School, where she previously worked as a Physical Education teacher for ten years. She is also the Intramural Program coordinator in the BSU Athletics and Recreation department.   Carvalho is in her 10th season as Bears […]

Spirit week is almost over, and you know what that means; it’s time for the annual Homecoming football game here on the BSU campus. The matchup will be the BSU Bears against the Westfield State Owls. Kickoff will be at 4 p.m. on October 21 after the Women’s Soccer game against the Owls, which begins […]

Runners Naomi Cass and Kevin McBirney both led the Bears Cross Country team at the 50th UMASS Dartmouth Invitational on Sunday, September 17. Cass is a sophomore who has been a part of both the Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field teams. Cass had her personal best last season at the UMASS Dartmouth Invitational […]

The Bridgewater State Bears Swimming & Diving teams are set to start up soon. The season will begin on October 14 with a match at Division II St. Michael’s College in Vermont and last until February. The Comment talked with Head Coach Michael Caruso about what to expect from the Bears this season.   Caruso […]

Fall sports is back for the 2023 season at Bridgewater State University, and one of those sports is men’s soccer. The most important position on the field in the game of soccer is the goalkeeper. They are fundamental to whether the team wins, loses, or draws. Graduate student William Russell is the starting goalkeeper for […]

On Friday, September 8, the football field at the Swenson Athletic Complex was officially rededicated as Mazzaferro Field in honor of BSU Hall of Fame Coach Peter Mazzaferro. This was in the pregame ceremony before the Bears took on the WPI Engineers. The Bears went on to lose 23-20 after a blocked field goal on […]