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2026 Winter sports previews

By Kanan Clifford, Theo Maniatis, Ting Cui and Simon Schmieder | November 13, 2025

2026 Winter sports previews.

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Tapped-in: alpine skiers and the game of speedball

By Simon Schmieder | November 13, 2025

Odds are that if you’ve ever looked into the Virtue Field House around 5:30 p.m. this time of year, you’ve been captivated by all the action. Pole vaulters doing backflips on the mat, sprinters flying around the tight corners of the indoor track and throwers catapulting heavy objects towards a net ...

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Middlebury Volleyball bounces back with strong weekend sweep

By Kanan Clifford | November 6, 2025

Coming off a tough couple of weeks, Middlebury volleyball bounced back on Senior Weekend with a 3–0 sweep of Amherst, followed by a 3–1 win over Hamilton, punctuated by outside hitter Molly Harrison ’27’s thousandth career kill — an exclamation point on her standout year.

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Men's soccer pulls off comeback to beat Bowdoin

By Theo Maniatis | November 6, 2025

The Middlebury men’s soccer team will head to the NESCAC semifinals after upsetting the Bowdoin Bears in a thriller, extending their win streak to four games. Addressing his team’s underdog label in the upcoming playoffs, center back Pablo Gonzalez ’26 gave a clear answer: “We like being the ...

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Women's soccer advances to Semifinals with win over Hamilton

By Thie Harthono | November 6, 2025

The Middlebury women's soccer team hosted Hamilton in Saturday's NESCAC Quarterfinal. The Panthers vanquished the Continentals 2–0, advancing to the semifinals for the first time in four years.

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Field Hockey bounces back against Bowdoin

By Julia Randolph | November 6, 2025

On Tues, Oct. 28 the decorated Middlebury field hockey squad took on 17th ranked Williams. Following a scoreless 60 minutes and two rounds of overtime, the Panthers won in a shootout. With the victory, the Panthers earned hosting rights for the first round of the NESCAC tournament. As the No. 2 seed, ...

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Middlebury cross country teams race at NESCAC Championships

By Simon Schmieder | November 6, 2025

Ducking under ropes and weaving between team tents, we cheered. The herd of runners stormed by, and frenzied fans cut across to the next sector of the race, only to barely catch sight of the stampede before sprinting along a new shortcut for another close-up glimpse. Amid warlike chaos, loyal Middlebury ...

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The spooky issue: fear in sports

By Simon Schmieder | October 30, 2025

When I was in middle school, my travel soccer coach told me to stop “playing scared.” I kept playing scared, so I quit soccer and inevitably became a runner. Yet there is plenty to be scared of in cross country and track, and soon I learned that you generally can’t outrun your fears in sports. ...

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Middlebury field hockey asserts dominance over Bates

By Hanna Freund | October 30, 2025

Breaking their two game losing streak, an anomaly for the decorated Panthers, Middlebury field hockey defeated Bates 2-1 on their home turf this Sunday. After four losses this season and falling in the national and NESCAC rankings, the squad pulled out a hard-fought win against the Bobcats, reasserting ...

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Football defeats Bates on homecoming weekend

By Thie Harthono | October 30, 2025

Amid an overcast homecoming weekend, the Middlebury football team took on the Bates Bobcats at Alumni Stadium. The Panthers cruised past the Bobcats, tallying their 50th win in the matchup first contested in 1948 and improving their all-time record to 50-15-3.

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Women’s soccer earns 1–0 victory over Bates

By Dylan Meyers | October 30, 2025

Last Saturday, No. 10 -ranked Middlebury women’s soccer celebrated its Senior Day against Bates, recognizing its graduating class: goalkeeper Livia Davidson ’26, defender Roshan Purcell ’26 and forward Carolina Espinosa ’26. The festivities complemented a hard-fought 1–0 victory.

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Women’s Volleyball looks to build momentum

By Kanan Clifford and Theo Maniatis | October 30, 2025

Acclaimed fictional coach Ted Lasso once said the happiest animal in the world is a goldfish. Why? Because it has a 10-second memory. The Panthers need to have the memory of a goldfish and keep confidence high following their struggles at the New England Challenge. 

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Men’s soccer falls to #1 Tufts

By Theo Maniatis | October 23, 2025

“Back's against the wall now, and we have to respond,” Head Men’s Soccer Coach Alex Elias said following Middlebury’s 2–0 defeat to number one ranked Tufts. The loss marks the Panthers’ fourth loss in their last five NESCAC games, jeopardizing playoff hopes.   

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Field hockey team stumbles in third home loss

By Julia Randolph | October 23, 2025

The last time Middlebury Field Hockey faced Tufts was last year’s National Championship title game, with the Panthers taking home a seventh consecutive national championship after a hard-fought 2–1 victory. Over the weekend the two teams met again, but this time the result fell against the Panthers. ...

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