Author: Andrew Donnantuono The men's lacrosse team dropped its record to 7-4 when it fell 5-4 in overtime to Wesleyan on Saturday. The highly anticipated game certainly lived up to the hype. Cardinal attack Russ Follansbee, who opened the scoring 4:47 into the contest, needed only 23 seconds in overtime ...
Author: Brooke Farquhar The trip down to Florida over the weekend was a second spring break for some of the members of the men's rugby team. It was also a huge break for the entire team in regard to their success this season.The Middlebury men's rugby team will compete in the Division II Championship ...
Author: Jeff Klein You know what seems ridiculous to me? Professional athletes who wear jewelry during games. This is an idea I've held for as long as I've been following professional sports, but it has become increasingly noticeable in recent years as more and more Major League Baseball (MLB) players ...
Author: Simon Keyes I inch my way delicately across the log, flailing my arms to stay balanced. Worse yet, the log is still being stabilized on both ends by two more established log rollers. The two finally let go of the log, and I start moving my feet up and down frantically. The log slowly begins ...
Author: Brooke Farquhar If you thought you had a busy weekend, talk to a softball player. The women's softball team played five games between Friday and Sunday, but somehow managed never show to signs of exhaustion.After hosting Amherst for two days, the team drove to Clinton, N.Y. to face Hamilton ...
Author: Jeff Patterson The women's water polo team can be added to the list - it is yet another Middlebury team that has been overwhelmed by overtime. The Panthers had a 5-4 lead over Dartmouth in the final seconds of regulation in the New England Division Championship game, but in the end, the Big ...
Author: David Infante Softball beat Williams in the first game, but lost the next twoThe Middlebury softball team may have been a little shaken up due to the change in venue for Saturday's games, picking up only one win in three games at Williams. The games, which were originally meant to be played ...
Author: Jeff Patterson Outside for the first home tennis match of the spring season, the number-three ranked Middlebury men's tennis team outplayed the out-of-town Williams Ephs, 8-1. The outlook of Wednesday's match was determined right from the outset as the Panthers took all three doubles points ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel The Panthers easily defeated Plymouth State 8-2 on Forbes Field with what Tri-Captain Nick Lefeber '08 described as "good displays of hitting particularly from the bottom of the order, good defense, good pitching from Steve Shortle."After repeated delays, the weather finally ...
Author: Jeff Patterson Middlebury has seen its share of polo shirts, has recruited die-hard water polo players and has chemistry majors that can speak at length about Polonium, but Federico "Kiko" Velge '10 might be the College's first authentic polo star. A native of Portugal, this serious polo player ...
Author: Andrew Donnantuono For men's lacrosse, 2007 has been a tale of two seasons. Undefeated at home (6-0) and winless on the road (0-3), Middlebury continued that trend last week with an 11-2 trouncing of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) at home on April 10 before losing in double-overtime ...
Author: Allison Ortega Ranked second in the most recent national poll, the Middlebury women's lacrosse team showed their offensive firepower early and then held on for victory on Saturday at Kohn Field in a NESCAC matchup against Trinity. Playing in front of a large crowd assembled to celebrate the ...
Author: Jeff Klein One disappointing basketball tournament has ended and a new one is beginning: the NBA playoffs are almost upon us. This year a bunch of teams have a realistic shot at the title. Here are my predictions for Saturday:EastNo. 1 Pistons vs. No. 8 Magic: Once again, the Pistons are the ...
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Author: Sports Editors The weekly editor's picks, by the numbers, Midd scoreboard, and locker room features.
Author: Jeff Klein I am utterly disappointed by the lack of upsets in this year's March Sadness. The lowest seeds to advance past the first round were 11th seeds Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) and Winthrop, who both lost in the next round. It marked the first time since 2000 that a number-12 seed did not ...
Author: Maeve McGilloway The women's tennis team gained an important win over the fifth-ranked Ephs of Williams College last Thursday. The Panthers continued their success two days later, defeating Amherst College with an impressive 5-4 win, a definite improvement from last spring and fall's 6-3 losses. ...
Author: Simon Keyes The Middlebury women's lacrosse team, the fourth-ranked Division III team in the nation, made a strong case for itself as the cream of this year's NESCAC crop after two resounding victories over NESCAC foes Williams and Amherst. Both the Ephs and the Lord Jeffs were undefeated in ...