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 ...
Author: Andrew Donnantuono The men's lacrosse team got back on track with a tidy 19-9 win over the Lord Jeffs of Amherst on Saturday afternoon. Three hundred spectators watched Middlebury grab its third conference win and 20th straight over Amherst, who had fallen to Middlebury by just one goal in each ...
Author: Jeff Patterson There are nine days in a weeklong vacation, nine judges on the Supreme Court and there have been nine-nothing scores in almost every Middlebury men's tennis match this spring. Whether facing a local challenger or a faraway foe, Middlebury has been far and away the supreme team ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel The Middlebury baseball team was scheduled to host Wesleyan for three games at Forbes Field last weekend, but Wednesday's snowstorm forced the Panthers to take their white uniforms to Connecticut. Backed by stellar pitching outings from Justin Wright '08, Jack Britton '08 and ...
Author: David Infante Palladino is the Pitcher of the Week in the NESCACRob Palladino '09 was named NESCAC Pitcher of the Week for his standout, 10-inning performance in the past week's games. Palladino pitched against both St. Michael's and Wesleyan, giving up no earned runs in either contest. Against ...
Author: Peter Baumann and David Infante TWO OPINIONS ON VIOLENCE IN HOCKEY:Pro hockey's black eye[by Peter Baumann]For many athletes, the past three years have been memorable. Tiger Woods won four majors, Roger Federer won 10 Grand Slams and Sidney Crosby went from a 17-year-old kid to a 19-year-old ...
Author: Thomas Brush Collier, men's swimming take 14th at NationalsLed by Co-Captain Robert Collier '07, the Middlebury men's swimming and diving team finished 14th out of 52 teams at the 2007 Division III Championships held at the University of Houston on March 15-17.Collier, one of eight Middlebury ...
Author: Caroline Moninger The mantra for the women's hockey team in the 2005-2006 season was "make every day count." The mantra for the team on Saturday night was "make every second count." The enduring image from Middlebury's 2-1 loss to the Plattsburgh State Cardinals in the NCAA championship game ...
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Author: Andrew Donnantuono For the second consecutive week, Tom Petty '09 played a solid game for men's lacrosse. And for the second Sunday in a row, Petty helped Middlebury overcome capable visitors. In a match-up postponed because of Friday night's snowstorm, Petty scored a pivotal goal, and the Panthers ...
Author: Jeff Patterson In a game worthy of SportsCenter's opening highlight, Oswego State - the alma mater of ESPN anchors Linda Cohen and Steve Levy - beat the men's hockey team 4-3 in overtime to win the NCAA D-III Championship. The Panthers forced extra time with a John Sullivan '10 goal with 2:25 ...
Author: Brooke Farquhar A fear of chipmunks is not a quality commonly attributed to athletes.The appearance of chipmunks is, however, Leslie Moffat's '10.5 biggest fear since chipmunks serve as her sled-dogs' biggest distraction. But at this year's Laconia World Championship Sled Dog Derby held March ...
Author: Andrew Donnantuono Led by a stellar performance from goalie and Co-Captain Alex Palmisano '07, the men's lacrosse team beat Stevens Institute of Technology on March 11 by a slim 7-5 margin. The eighth-ranked Ducks made the trip up from Hoboken, N.J., but were greeted by the parsimonious Palmisano, ...
Author: Anna Furney Andrew Wagner '09 took full advantage of this year's NCAA Championships. While it is only his second year on the alpine squad, "Billy," as so many of his teammates call him, achieved All-American status in both the men's slalom and the men's giant slalom disciplines. He and Mattie ...
Author: Jeff Patterson Justin Gaines '08 is going home. The Wisconsin native and his teammates gained admission to the Frozen Four when they beat UMass-Dartmouth 3-2 in the NCAA quarterfinal game at Kenyon Arena, playing as the road team. The Corsairs, who had only lost two games all season, were given ...
Author: Jeff Klein It's that time of year, ladies and gentlemen. The most glorious time of the year; the time that causes employees to miss work and students to "forget" about their assignments. In the words of Dickie V, "It's March Madness, Babyyyyyyy!!!!!"This year, the field is ripe with talent. ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel It has been a long time since Georgetown was considered a basketball powerhouse. In the 1980s, led by Hall of Fame Coach John Thompson and stars like Patrick Ewing, the Hoyas captured Big East title after Big East title, cutting down the nets six times.Now it finally seems fair ...
Author: Andrew Donnantuono Whether you plan on relaxing on the beach in Florida or playing an afternoon round of golf in Hilton Head over spring break, do not be surprised if you run into one of Middlebury's sports teams, who will be well-represented throughout the country in the last week of March.Scottsdale, ...