The Middlebury women’s hockey team, currently ranked seventh nationally, has faced stiff competition in its last several matchups. In the Panther/Cardinal Classic Jan. 3 and 4, the Panthers played the second-ranked Elmira and third-ranked Plattsburgh, dropping both games to these national powerhouses. Last ...
Last spring, amidst a feast of piña coladas and Doritos in my Florida hotel room, my dad and I came across the 1981 NCAA men’s basketball championship game between Indiana and UNC on ESPN Classic. I usually don’t care to watch old sports broadcasts, but my father had the remote, so I watched. We ...
The Middlebury women’s basketball team achieved its seventh win of the season this Sunday against non-conference rival Lyndon State. The Panthers looked very strong in their 70-47 win, which was a testament to the team’s mental and physical strength. The game marked their fifth game in seven days ...
It has already been an eventful 2010 for Middlebury men’s basketball. After setting a school record with a 10-0 start, the team suffered its first loss of the season to Colby-Sawyer last Thursday in Pepin Gymnasium. After the first half concluded in a 33-33 tie, the second half featured a 17-2 Colby-Sawyer ...
Middlebury squash has proven nothing short of dominant as both teams close out the first third of their seasons. After both squads opened with losses to NESCAC powerhouse Williams, the 18th-ranked men and 13th-ranked women have been on a tear. During this streak of 12 straight combined victories (five ...
Ending its first semester of competitions by falling to Amherst, the Middlebury swimming and diving team redeemed itself this weekend toppling both Colby and Bates. The Panther men defeated Colby 165-97 and Bates 205-82, and the women conquered Colby 158-124 and Bates 183-117. Even after the long bus ...
In its first meet of the indoor season, the Panther track and field team put up some impressive results. The squad traveled to Dartmouth last Sunday to compete in the 41st Dartmouth Relays. Teams from around the area on both sides of the border came to Hanover to participate in the meet. Overall, ...
The Middlebury men’s hockey team started the second leg of its season successfully, emerging victorious in the 18th annual Middlebury College Holiday Classic the weekend of Jan 2-3. The men first defeated Babson on Saturday afternoon, earning a spot to play in the tournament final against the University ...
The Panthers’ quick and dominant start to the season — four wins against non-conference teams in one week — has been characterized by large margins of victory and an impressive depth from the injury-plagued team. “Sweep the week,” said Bill Greven ’10, one of the team’s senior players, ...
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams opened the season with a few intense meets at home the weekend of November 21-22, competing against Tufts and Connecticut College on Saturday and Springfield on Sunday. The Panther men put up a strong fight, but unfortunately were unable to pull ...
The women’s hockey team had much to be thankful for this weekend as the Panthers moved to 4-0 on the season, taking on two Maine teams in post-Thanksgiving play. Moving up a rank to third in Division III over the weekend, the women picked up a 4-3 win over Bowdoin on Saturday before bruising Colby ...
Drolet ’12 earns NESCAC player of the week honors Following an impressive showing against some of the best teams in the nation at the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout at Norwich, men’s hockey forward Martin Drolet ’12 was named NESCAC player of the week on Monday. The sophomore, who started ...
Approximately 15 teammates embarked on a 12-hour drive from Middlebury to Cleveland, Ohio two weeks ago to cheer on the women’s cross country team and Michael Schmidt ’12 as they competed at NCAA Nationals. The women ended up finishing in fourth place overall, trailing behind Wisconsin Eau-Claire, ...
The Middlebury men’s hockey team started the season with strong performances at Tufts and Connecticut College on November 21st and 22nd. The Tufts game ended in a 3-3 tie. The next day, Middlebury topped Connecticut College 5-3. After the first weekend of matches, the team was optimistic about the ...
Despite a 1-3 start to the season, the Middlebury women’s basketball team should not be written off. “Our record thus far does not reflect the team’s potential by any means,” said captain Kaitlyn Fallon ’10. The team turned in strong performances at the Swarthmore tournament in which they ...
The impressive 2009 season came to a close for the Middlebury women’s soccer squad as they fell to Johns Hopkins in a heartbreaking, one-goal game. Nevertheless, the team has much to be proud of in this season and much to look forward to in the seasons to come. Coming off of two exciting NCAA playoff ...