Author: Jeff Patterson In basketball, momentum is crucial, and sometimes a game's outcome is determined simply by which team is able to string together a better run at the end. That was certainly the case in Middlebury's NESCAC quarterfinal game, in which the Panthers ended their 2006-2007 campaign ...
Author: Anna Furney Middlebury's ski team finished third out of fourteen teams over the weekend at Williams' Winter Carnival. Following strong performances by both the men's and women's teams, the Panthers delivered a passionate response to what was a challenging weekend for the team both emotionally ...
Author: Livingston Burgess Coach Martin Beatty led eight women and six men into Lewiston, Maine for the Division III New England Championships, where, despite not contending for any team honors, strong individual performances were in no short supply.The women's side was highlighted by the multi-event ...
Author: Allison Ortega Riding a six-meet winning streak in a season characterized by unprecedented success, the Women's swimming and diving team entered the NESCAC championship at Williams College's Muir-Samuelson Pool in strong contention for victory. In the meet's opening event, Barbara Van Der Veer ...
Author: Andrew Donnantuono The women's basketball team was eliminated from the NESCAC Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 17, when it lost at Tufts 65-50. It was a tough end of the season for the Panthers, who lost nine of their final 12 games to finish with a 12-13 record.Against the Jumbos, though, the Panthers ...
Author: Seth Miran Ninety-six wins, ten losses and three ties - that was the career record of the seniors on this year's women's hockey team heading into their final NESCAC regular season contest on Saturday, Feb. 18. When you add their two NESCAC championships and three NCAA titles, you have an impressive ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel This year's NBA All-Star weekend took place in Las Vegas, Nev. The slam dunk contest followed the three-point shootout and the skills challenge to cap off an impressive Saturday night. Gerald Green of the Boston Celtics revolutionized the dunk contest and sent the crowd home ...
Author: Brooke Farquhar Tom Maldonado '08 could be called the Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Men's Hockey team. Although he wears a white no. 2 and not a black no. 8, with 84 consecutive starts, Maldonado's record is hot and shows no signs of dwindling. In the 24 games played so far this season, Maldonado assisted ...
Author: David Infante Broomball is back despite blizzardThis semester Middlebury's most popular intramural sport makes its triumphant return to the frozen pitch outside McCullough Student Center after several lackluster winters. Broomball is back at Midd, and despite the recent snow it looks like the ...
Author: Simon Keyes The Middlebury women's squash team was unable to repeat their promising NESCAC Tournament performance at this weekend's Nationals. Even with the return of two recently graduated Senior Febs, the women's team suffered multiple defeats. The Panthers were competing in the Kurtz Cup, ...
Author: Brooke Farquhar Whether standing on the pitchers mound at Forbes Field or clearing six-foot heights in the high jump, Frazier Stowers '08.5 shines as a two-sport varsity athlete. The intense time-commitment is nothing compared to his middle school days, when he played five sports. Most recently, ...
Author: Simon Keyes At the NESCAC tournament hosted by Trinity College, Feb. 3-4, the Middlebury women's squash team knocked on the door of the hub of the elite college squash teams announcing that they had arrived at the upper echelon and planned to stay. Even with a lineup depleted by the absence ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel In the '05-'06 season, the Florida Gators basketball team began its season with a 17-0 record. Although they did not play any teams with a top-25 ranking, they reached as high as number one in the Associated Press and USA Today polls. The Gators, however, were not able to maintain ...
Author: Jeff Klein Rest assured, Panther fans: History is not doomed to repeat itself.Facing tough NESCAC opponents on the road, the Middlebury men's basketball team ended its regular season in convincing fashion, defeating Wesleyan and Connecticut College by scores of 64-58 and 69-59. With the victories, ...
Author: Jeff Patterson I ate nothing for dinner last Friday night. Instead I was treated to an 8-0 barbecue of UMass-Boston. It was an A-1 performance by the Panthers men's hockey team in a game with important playoff postion at stake. While the appropriate chants of "Tiny Bubbles" came from a tinier ...
Author: Allison Ortega While many Middlebury students were enjoying sunny beaches in the Caribbean or the comforts of home, the men's and women's swimming and diving teams remained hard at work at the Natatorium during the break in preparation for the upcoming NESCAC Championships. In addition to valuable ...
Author: Jeff Patterson UConn honors Coach Dee Rowe '52Donald "Dee" Rowe '52 was among 16 honorees in the inaugural class inducted into the "Huskies of Honor" recognition program. Rowe, the head men's basketball coach at the University of Connecticut, compiled a 120-88 record from 1969-1977 and was a ...
Author: Andrew Donnantuono The women's basketball team clinched a spot in NESCAC tournament with a win over Connecticut College 51-40 on Feb. 9 at Pepin Gymnasium. Despite suffering a five-game losing streak that lasted well into February Break, the Panthers finished the regular season with three conference ...
Author: Seth Miran For the women's hockey team, Feb break was a time for suffering through the cold during a week spent on campus. It was not all bad, however, as the team came away from the break with wins over NESCAC rivals Williams and Connecticut College in addition to a tie against Amherst. The ...
Author: Jeff Patterson It is Mark Messier night at Madison Square Garden and John Dawson '04 is sitting in the upper deck. He is the only one wearing a suit in the nosebleed section and he sticks out like a broken nose.Earlier that morning Dawson was hard at work at Morgan Stanley. Now he is looking ...