Author: Andrew Donnantuono On Sunday, for the seventh consecutive season, the men's lacrosse team won the NESCAC championship. For a team which has had its share of critics throughout this year's campaign, Middlebury seemed to have little trouble finding that extra gear when NESCACs rolled around. On ...
Author: Jeff Klein There was confetti streaming from the rafters. There were hugs and high fives amongst players. A crowd clad in yellow "We believe" shirts was screaming its lungs out. A fan held a poster declaring a simple and direct message: "WE'RE GONNA SHOCK THE WORLD!"Seems like an upset to me. ...
Author: Livingston Burgess The Middlebury men's rugby squad captured its first national title Saturday at Stanford's Steuger Stadium. Led by Pascal Losambe '07 and Ari Silverman '09, the club team beat Arkansas State 38-22 in a match that the Panthers controlled from the outset to the final seconds. ...
Author: Jeff Patterson It is not too often that a Division III baseball player gets a chance to spend his summer playing in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League, but Middlebury right-hander Jack Britton '08 will get that shot.The Hyannis Mets, who have had Major Leaguers Jason Varitek, Kris Benson, ...
Author: Simon Keyes The term "dynasty" is a hackneyed word, made banal by the numerous times sports journalists have freely used it to describe teams that win multiple championships in the span of a few years. Right now, however, this very term seems a fitting moniker for the lacrosse juggernaut that ...
Author: Jeff Klein Ok everyone, I am a Yankees fan. But this is an objective statement: the New York Yankees are not in trouble.Yes, I understand that as I am typing this the team is sitting on a 9-13 record, good for last place in the American League East. This might be the latest into a season the ...
Author: David Infante Men's lacrosse team advances to the semifinals to play Tufts Middlebury Men's Lacrosse may have gone 1-1 on the road this past weekend, but the Panthers have entered the postseason with gusto. The team dropped a 7-6 overtime thriller to Tufts on Saturday, despite Mike Stone's ...
Author: Livingston Burgess The Middlebury women's outdoor track and field team made a strong statement on its home ground Saturday, taking second at the NESCAC championships and fielding five individual event winners. On the men's side, Pat Sedney's '08 and Bobby Marcoux's '07 second place showings ...
Author: David Infante The weekly editor's picks, by the numbers, Midd scoreboard, and locker room features.
Author: Jeff Patterson The Middlebury men's tennis team is at it again. The Panthers captured their fourth consecutive NESCAC Championship title as they smashed Williams 7-2 on the courts of Amherst College on Sunday morning.Amherst's courts have been somewhat of a home away from home for Middlebury, ...
Author: Jeff Patterson The Middlebury men's and women's golf teams enjoyed a rare treat when they played together in the first-ever Williams Coed Invitational. In addition to the individual team tournaments, there was also a combined men's and women's tournament. The men finished the day third out of ...
Author: Jeff Patterson "This used to be where the sleeping bags would dry," said Spencer Paxson '07, as he walked out of a back room in the College's new Bike Shop. The drying rope is no longer necessary, it is a just a remnant - but if you want to learn the ropes of how to fix a bike, the Bike Shop ...
Author: Maeve McGilloway The Middlebury women's tennis team fell to Williams College in an 8-1 loss on Saturday in the semifinal round of the NESAC Championship, which was held at Amherst College. The Panthers entered the NESCACs on a strong note, having finished their regular season with a 5-1 conference ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel After losing a crucial three-game set with NESCAC West rival Amherst last weekend, the Middlebury baseball team rebounded when it took the field against Hamilton on April 27 and 28. The Continentals came to Forbes Field at the bottom of the division standings, with a 2-7 record, ...
Author: David Infante Women's Lacrosse extends its winning streak to nine gamesThe women's lacrosse team continues to roll here at Middlebury, with the Panthers picking up their ninth consecutive win this past Sunday on the road against Connecticut College. Middlebury tallied 16 goals on 42 shots with ...
Author: Simon Keyes After stumbling out of the starting gates on April 14 at the Vassar College Invitational, the women's golf team seems to be regaining its Fall season form. The Panthers placed second in the Jack Leaman Women's Championship this past weekend in western Massachusetts.The field was ...
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 ...