Sports
Soccer slips up for first time in 18 games
By Middlebury Campus | October 22, 2008Author: Kevin Carpenter The past two weekends saw both a convincing Panther victory and an upsetting loss. The Middlebury men's soccer team defeated Tufts at home 2-0 on Oct. 11, but suffered a stunning 1-0 loss the following Saturday, Oct. 18th to Bates. The loss marked the first for the Panthers on ...
Conrad Olson '09 set to hit the national stage
By Middlebury Campus | October 8, 2008Author: Jeff Klein The Division III tennis world will soon have a new national champion. That national champion could very well be a Panther.Yes, Conrad Olson '09 has the potential to do great things next week, but first, backtrack two weekends.Olson and the Middlebury men's tennis team competed in ...
Women's golf finishes first again
By Middlebury Campus | October 8, 2008Author: Kyle Goodenough The women's golf team hosted seven schools on its home turf this past weekend for the third annual Middlebury Invitational tournament. The women were especially excited about the opportunity to play at home this year because they didn't have the chance to play on the Ralph Myhre ...
Field hockey repeats history, falls to Bowdoin
By Middlebury Campus | October 8, 2008Author: Maeve McGilloway The Middlebury field hockey team, ranked second in the country, dropped a 2-0 decision to unbeaten Bowdoin on Saturday morning at Ryan Field in Brunswick, Maine. Both top-ranked Bowdoin and second-ranked Middlebury had undefeated records prior to the game. This loss drops Middlebury ...
Bullpen catcher of the week Ryan Bohling '10
By Middlebury Campus | October 8, 2008Author: Peter Baumann The Campus highlights a Middlebury athlete whose contribution was vital to the game but did not necessarily show up in the box score. "Bullpen Catcher of the Week" honors those whose efforts go unnoticed to all except their teammates and coaches.The inaugural recipient of the award ...
Sports Briefs
October 8, 2008Author: [no author name found] ROOKIE MATT RAYNER '12 GETS PLAYER OF THE WEEK IN WINMiddlebury athletes are making a habit of grabbing NESCAC Player of the Week honors.The latest sportsman with an outstanding week was rookie wide receiver Matt Rayner '12, who was named NESCAC Special Teams Player of ...
Seniors strengthen women's rugby program
By Middlebury Campus | October 8, 2008Author: James Schwerdtman The women's rugby team has been putting on a clinic on the pitch so far this season. This season has been something special to this point, as the Panthers have not yielded one point to their competitors so far. The team is led by a strong core of seniors, whose experience ...
Matson '09 rights the ship
By Middlebury Campus | October 8, 2008Author: Nick Martell Although opening with a shaky start for the second straight week, the Middlebury football team fought through Saturday's home matchup against Amherst College, beating the Lord Jeffs 31-14 and avenging last week's debilitating loss to Colby.As in the previous two games, the Panthers ...
Middlebury honors assistant coach with tournament
By Middlebury Campus | October 8, 2008Author: Alex Lovett-Woodsum and Peter Baumann This past weekend the women's tennis team competed in the second annual Gail Smith Doubles tournament on the Proctor courts. Gail Smith, who is retiring next year, has been a part of the Middlebury community for 29 years, serving as the assistant women's ...
Men take out Bowdoin in Brunswick, still undefeated
By Middlebury Campus | October 8, 2008Author: Kevin Carpenter The Bowdoin Polar Bears proved more like frightened cubs in their 1-0 loss to the Panthers last Saturday, Oct. 4. The Panthers extended their unbeaten streak - now standing at 5-0-1 overall - and booked another shutout for keeper Brian Bush '09, who now has four on the season. ...
Teeing Off
October 8, 2008Author: Peter Baumann Let me start out by saying that I would consider myself a pretty tolerant and open-minded sports fan. I have my teams, for sure, but I usually confine my time spent watching games to rooting for a certain team, rather than rooting against the other. This all changed after I moved ...
Middlebury finishes second, twice
By Middlebury Campus | October 8, 2008Author: Sarah Bryan The Middlebury cross country teams traveled to Castleton this past weekend to compete in their fourth race of the season. Both Panther teams came home with second-place team finishes in the State Meet, trailing closely behind the University of Vermont. "Despite being the 'Vermont ...
Volleyball goes 2-1 at Amherst
By Middlebury Campus | October 1, 2008Author: Nicole Lam This past weekend the volleyball team took part in the Amherst Classic, earning a Friday night 3-0 win against Westfield State before losing a 3-1 against the host school on Saturday and coming back for a 3-1 win against Brandeis to top it all off. In this particular tournament, control ...
Middlebury football falls to Colby in Waterville
By Middlebury Campus | October 1, 2008Author: Nicolas Martell In just the second game of the season, the Panthers' endeavor into Colby College's Alfond Stadium ended in a stunning 24-19 defeat for the previously 1-0 Middlebury program. The entire football organization returned to campus late Saturday night, distressed by the challenge ...
Men's rugby wins big, again
By Middlebury Campus | October 1, 2008Author: Peter Baumann When you have not lost a regular season game in ten years, like the Middlebury men's rugby team, you know you are going to get every opponent's best shot. When the opponent is the rival school 40 miles to your North, you are going to get even more. Under that backdrop, the squad ...
Men's golf sneaks past Trinity for first place
By Middlebury Campus | October 1, 2008Author: Jeff Klein "We're eager to show we can go low as a team."Those were the words spoken by Michael McCormick '09 after the Middlebury men's golf team hosted the Duke Nelson Invitational two weekends ago. The Panthers' fifth place finish in the tournament was solid, but perhaps not quite up to the ...
Sports Briefs
October 1, 2008Author: Emma Gardner and Jeff Klein JENNY GALGANO '10 SCORES FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FAMEJenny Galgano '10, a junior midfielder on the women's soccer team experienced fifteen minutes in the spotlight this weekend after being nominated for WPTZ's Play of the Week. Galgano's goal on Wesleyan keeper Gavi Elkind ...