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Rugby advances on the road back to Nationals

Rugby traveled to the UMass-Amherst campus this weekend for the national semifinal tournament. In their first matchup on Saturday, the Panthers took on the Stony Brook Seawolves. The horrendous weather was not ideal for either team, but the Panthers played a hard first half to gain a definitive lead ...


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The Campus Winter sports Preview

Skiing After placing eighth in the 2009 NCAA Skiing Championship, the Middlebury Nordic and Alpine ski teams are gearing up for another successful run in the Eastern Carnival Circuit this winter. Each team can field six men and six women in the events, and hope to qualify all six participants in the ...


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Panther athletics adopts environmental outlook

When thinking of the words “sustainable” and “Middlebury,” the word “athletics” doesn’t usually fit in between. The first things to come to mind are usually the biomass plant and maybe Dining Services’ efforts to use local foods; the idea of sustainable athletics — not only the idea ...


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Field hockey falls to Trinity in NCAA duel

After a tremendous season of hard-fought battles and uplifting performances, the 2009 Middlebury field hockey season came to an end last weekend with a 2-1 loss to Trinity in an NCAA regional game at Ursinus. The team had a stellar year, despite a rocky start. It lost to Tufts in the season opener, ...


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Sports Briefs

Author: Dickie Redmond TRACK & FIELD TEAM RACKS UP NESCAC HONORSAfter a successful run at the NESCAC Championships hosted by Connecticut College, the Middlebury track & field team earned over 20 all-NESCAC Honors. First-year Michael Schmidt '12 claimed the Rookie of the Year title with an outstanding ...


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Men's tennis triumphs in NESCAC championship

Author: Martin Breu The Panthers are once again top dog in NESCAC tennis, taking their fifth title in six years this past weekend. Middlebury cruised past last year's champion, Bowdoin College, 5-1 on Saturday. Sunday was a rematch of last weekend's game against always-tough Amherst. While at times ...


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Men's lax stunned by Wesleyan

Author: Jeb Burchenal The men's lacrosse team is still struggling to find their swagger. After a stressful regular season that featured nine games decided by three or less goals and four decided by only one goal, the Panthers dropped their NESCAC semifinal game to Wesleyan 15-14 in overtime.Middlebury ...


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Crew team rows in tough, exciting competition

Author: Jeff Klein This past Saturday the Middlebury men's crew team headed down to Worcester, Mass. to participate in the New England Championship regatta along with a host of rival schools. The men turned in solid performances in what proved to be an overall exhilarating day.The varsity four of Scott ...


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Women set themselves apart at Division III New Englands

Author: Alyssa O'Gallagher This past weekend, the Middlebury track and field team made its second trip to Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts to compete in the Division III New England Championship meet. The Middlebury women finished an impressive third in the team standings out of a total ...


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Women's tennis bows out to top-seeded Ephs

Author: Alex Lovett Woodsum The Middlebury women's tennis team earned the third seed for the NESCAC championship this past weekend at Williams College yet ultimately lost to the host team in the semi-finals. Amherst and Williams, the one and two seeds, respectively, each received a first round bye in ...


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Pranksters fall at New England Regionals

Author: Kevin Carpenter The Pranksters were unable to quell their opponents at New England Regionals this past weekend at Dartmouth as the Middlebury men's and women's ultimate Frisbee teams both fell short of receiving a bid to Nationals. The top two teams from each tournament received a bit to Nationals, ...


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Middlebury lacrosse legend Peter Kohn passes away

Author: Emma Gardner Lacrosse legend Peter Kohn has passed away.The Middlebury lacrosse field manager failed to recover after a heart attack on Aug. 1 that hospitalized him. Kohn - part of the Middlebury family for over two decades - left an indelible impression upon those he met and inspired. Before ...


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Women's lacrosse falls short in semifinals

Author: Julia Ireland After a season of highs and lows, the Middlebury women's lacrosse team ended their NESCAC run with a loss to rival Colby College in the semifinals this past Saturday.The first half saw back and forth action from both sides. Middlebury struck first with two goals by Sally Ryan '11, ...


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John Illig's adventures published in 'trail mix'

Author: Ted Silberman John Illig's love of the mountains blossomed out of his childhood summers at camp in the Adirondacks. Coaching collegiate squash gave him free summers to pursue this love and complete the hiker's "Triple Crown." During three summers spaced six years apart, Illig hiked America's ...


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Sportsbriefs

Author: Dickie Redmond WOMEN'S GOLF WINS WILLIAMS INVITATIONALMiddlebury women's golf cruised past the competition this past weekend and took first place in the seven-team Williams Spring Invitational. Strong individual performances from veteran Julie Ellenberger '09 and rookie Flora Weeks '12 paced ...


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Women's tennis falls despite powerful play

Author: Alex Lovett-Woodsum The women's tennis team closed out its regular season at home on Saturday with a tough 7-2 loss to Amherst, the number two-ranked team in the region. On a sunny afternoon that saw temperatures climb into the mid-80s, the women fought hard and demonstrated the skills they ...