Author: James Kerrigan The Middlebury women's soccer team capped a tremendous performance in the NESCAC tournament by beating host Amherst 1-0 in overtime of the finals Sunday. Erin Oliver '07 scored the game-winner seven minutes into overtime off a feed from Norah Tomlinson-Weintraub ...
Author: Geoff Homer The Panthers made their last road trip of the season worthwhile: after boarding their bus to travel to Clinton, N.Y. to take on Hamilton in the annual Old Rocking Chair Classic on Saturday the 4th, the Panthers were able to enjoy the four-hour trek back to Vermont following a 10-0 ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel First to shoot was John Sales '07. He gave the Panthers an early 1-0 advantage, but Williams matched it. Vandy Shanholt '07 stepped up to the stripe next and striped a shot into the center of the goal, but once again Williams matched it. Winston Rains' '07 shot hit the right ...
Author: Geoff Homer Ryan breaks record, records POTWPanther football player Kevin Ryan '07 was named NESCAC Player of the Week for his efforts against Hamilton. The defensive lineman had three of Middlebury's six sacks to go along with eight tackles in the Panthers 10-0 victory. The three sacks enabled ...
Author: Jeff Patterson The women's rugby season came to a close last weekend in the semifinals of the New England Championship in a not-so-close loss to Stonehill College. Despite the 34-0 score, the Panthers left no stone unturned in their efforts."Colleen Sullivan '07 and Rachel Korschun '09 showed ...
Author: James Kerrigan Senior rugger Matt Volz has seen his fair share of bumps, bruises and blood during his time at Middlebury, but he has also seen much growth and success for the Middlebury rugby team. This season, the rugby team collected its second consecutive New England Rugby Football Union ...
Author: Jeff Klein New York Giants running back Tiki Barber's announcement that he plans to retire at season's end is generating more controversy than the war on terror, taxes and social security combined. Everyone from fans to ESPN's Tom Jackson to former wide receiver Michael Irvin have been criticizing ...
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Author: Jeff Klein Congratulations to the St. Louis Cardinals for winning their first World Series since 1982. The Cards won in five games despite being heavy underdogs. But that brings me to my point: I have a big problem with the current format of the seven-game series in Major League Baseball. The ...
Author: Jeff Patterson The football and cross country teams competed in Connecticut on Saturday and although neither team won and the cross country's bus ride was 47 miles longer, it must have felt shorter to the runners than it did to the running backs on account of each team's performance. While ...
Author: Seth Miran "Pressure makes diamonds," said General George S. Patton. In the case of the women's volleyball team, pressure also makes playoff berths. Coming off a tough mid-week loss to Williams, the Panthers headed into the weekend at Hamilton knowing that their playoff hopes were riding on ...
Author: James Kerrigan Nora Tomlinson-Weintraub has wasted no time in making a major impact on one of the fall's best teams, women's soccer. Even after a relatively slow offensive weekend for the first-year striker, she is still leading the team in goals with seven and is tied for second on the team ...
Author: James Kerrigan Soggy conditions forced the women's soccer team to play on turf fields all weekend, but the rain failed to dampen the team's spirit. The Panthers beat Trinity 3-0 on Saturday and handled Bowdoin 3-1 on Sunday, securing a berth in the NESCAC semifinals for a matchup against Colby ...
Author: Geoff Homer The Natatorium was busy this past weekend, and the bus was not here for a swimming and diving meet. Instead, the men's water polo team hosted the seven-team North Atlantic Division Championships and fans filled the building all day long.The team's third place finish over the weekend ...
Author: Simon Keyes The answer is around 400 yards. The question is not "How long is the distance of four football fields?" Nor is it "How long is the 10th hole at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course?" The question is, "How many yards of tape are wrapped around the limbs of Middlebury College athletes before ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel Despite wet conditions, men's soccer won both of its crucial games last weekend, capturing a 3-0 victory over Trinity and 2-1 win against Bowdoin. In doing so, the Panthers advanced to the NESCAC semifinals where they will battle Amherst on Saturday in Williamstown, Mass.In their ...
Author: Livingston Burgess The Middlebury men's and women's crew teams have been hard at work building on a season that has demonstrated great potential for two fairly youthful groups. On Oct. 21, both teams traveled to the New Hampshire Championships Regatta, where they fought fog, choppy water and ...
Author: Jeff Patterson The Middlebury men's soccer team had ten corner kicks. Bates had zero. Middlebury had hundreds of supporting fans on account of Homecoming Weekend. Bates had almost zero. Middlebury had already claimed three wins: in women's soccer, field hockey and football. Bates had zero. ...
Author: Dave Lee Bad luck, injuries and the weather are all potential excuses for the Williams women's soccer team's futility against the Panthers. Since 2001, the Middlebury women have not lost to the Ephs and certainly Middlebury had no intention of changing that stat last Saturday down in Williamstown. ...
Author: Jeff Klein You know what I am sick of in professional football? Wide receivers complaining that they are not getting the ball enough. Every semi-talented wide receiver always thinks he should get the ball on every play. But lately the complaining has gotten out of control. Wide receivers now ...