Author: Geoff Homer Two and a half months - that is how long the alpine and nordic ski teams waited to experience their first collegiate competition of the season. The Panthers came out firing on all cylinders and led the St. Michael's Carnival after day one of the two-day event. Ultimately, the team ...
Author: James Kerrigan With a name like Simi, people take notice.With cross-country skiing ability and a name like Simi, people really take notice.With cross-country skiing ability, a name like Simi and a nickname like "Simitron 5000," people really, really take notice.The Aspen, Colo. native had plenty ...
Author: Geoff Homer Women's hockey wins two moreThe women's hockey team continued its success this season as the number three-ranked Panthers beat Utica and RPI last weekend. The Panthers have not lost a game in their last 13 contests, and hold their record at 12-1-1. Friday night the Panthers beat ...
Author: Jeff Patterson "Dum-de-de-dum, de-de-dum-de-de-dum, de-daa-daaaaa." After a two-month absence that saw losses to Plattsburg State, Southern Maine, Skidmore, Colby and Bowdoin - teams the Middlebury men's hockey team beat by a combined score of 35-12 over seven games last season - Big & Rich's ...
Author: Andrew Donnantuono The women's basketball team fought hard for a split against Amherst and Trinity this weekend in Pepin Gymnasium. In both games, Middlebury held double-digit leads only to see the opposition chip away at them. Amherst successfully completed their comeback and finished off a ...
Author: James Kerrigan Within hours of checking their luggage and going through customs after a red-eye flight across the Atlantic, members of the women's hockey team were lacing it up with a Swedish squad. Six time zones, 15 degrees of longitude and one long plane ride separated the two teams, but ...
Author: Jeff Klein Explosive offense. Stifling defense. The Middlebury men's basketball team showed a bit of each in three straight wins in 2007 over the University of New England (UNE), Skidmore and Colby-Sawyer, boosting the team's record to an impressive 8-3. Against UNE on Jan. 3, the Panthers relied ...
Author: James Kerrigan Senior Co-Captain Hannah Baker, of the women's squash team, has an individual record of 4-1 on the season, but more important to the squash star is the team's record of 2-3. According to her housemate Leigh Polfer '07, she has "a deep affinity for bonding" and has always put the ...
Author: Geoff Homer Men's hockey wins Holiday ClassicWhile most students enjoyed the recent break away from campus, the men's hockey team hosted its annual Holiday Classic, which featured Trinity College, Hobart and St. Anselm. On New Year's Eve, Middlebury defeated St. Anselm 3-2 in a game in which ...
Author: Seth Miran What do Tiger Woods and the women's hockey team have in common? Both have recently taken advantage of the best that Sweden has to offer. For Tiger, that means a smokin' hot wife. For the women's hockey team, that meant taking on three Swedish club teams.Returning home to the U.S. ...
Author: Livingston Burgess Middlebury's men's and women's track teams opened their seasons Sunday by throwing some of their top competitors into a difficult field at the 38th annual Dartmouth Relays in Hanover, N.H. The Panthers walked away with several strong individual performances, a good sense of ...
Author: Simon Keyes Parents, relatives and friends filled the Natatorium to the brim this weekend to watch both the men's and women's swim teams sweep NESCAC opponents Colby and Bates. Those family members who visited on the swim team's parents' weekend were not disappointed by the contests. The women ...
Author: Jeff Patterson Connecticut College was a cakewalk in Nov. 2005. The Panther hockey team smoked the Camels 7-1 without even scoring in the third period. That same season, Skidmore and Castleton State were second and third helpings of cake, which the Blue Shirts consumed by scores of 8-2 and 6-1.This ...
Author: Andrew Donnantuono After three consecutive wins at the end of 2006, the women's basketball team began 2007 by dropping two of three games and doubling its total losses for the season. The squad returned from the winter break by losing to regional foe Eastern Connecticut at home 62-56, defeating ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel Why isn't it possible for a team with a perfect season like Boise State to have a shot at the national title? Strength of schedule is about the only variable that separates Boise State from the top teams, and it is still not much to build an argument around. The Broncos beat ...
Author: Geoff Homer M/W soccer players honoredFive members of the Panther soccer squads have earned NSCAA All-New England honors for their performances this fall. Kim Walker '07, Zack Toth '07 and Casey Ftorek '08 all were named to the first-team, while Caitrin Abshere '07 was named to the second-team ...
Author: Adam Clayton Over the last few days, amid much work, I have been asserting my right as a European to skip class in order to watch football - the Champions League to be exact. Final papers, group projects (sorry guys) and any other obligation will be postponed, or simply ignored, as I watch ESPN2. ...
Author: Jeff Klein Four consecutive road games. A record-breaking win. There were many reasons for the Middlebury men's basketball team to be revved up for its home opener against Rensselaer in Pepin Gymnasium last Thursday night. How much were the Panthers looking forward to finally stepping onto their ...
Author: Seth Miran For most teams, the home opener is a source of both excitement and nervousness. For this year's women's hockey team, it was far more the former than the latter as they rolled over Conn. College by a score of 6-0 on Friday night before holding off Amherst in a thrilling 1-0 contest ...
Author: Simon Keyes With a view overlooking the climbing wall and indoor tennis courts in the Nelson, newly appointed Athletic Director (AD) Erin Quinn '86 takes a seat at his desk. It is only his fourth month on the job, but what makes many confident he will handle his work soundly is that he brings ...