Author: James Kerrigan After an impressive first year as a tennis standout, Conrad Olson '09 continues to turn his backhands into winners and his agility into victories. The 2006 NESCAC Rookie of the Year shows no signs of cooling down as the weather does - he has reached the semifinals in all three ...
Author: [no author name found] In this battle of unbeatens, and with no such thing as a tie (see Telling Number), something will have to give. Amherst comes into the game after handily handling two Maine opponents, Bates and Bowdoin, 31-6 and 20-7, checking off victories against the two in alphabetical ...
Author: Brett Swenson The Middlebury men's rugby team traveled south on Rte. 7 to take on Williams in last weekend's match. Undaunted by the wet conditions, the Panthers came out hard from the get-go and applied intense pressure to capitalize on the Ephs' lack of size, speed and skill. Proving to be ...
Author: Jeff Klein Breaking news from inside the New York Yankees' clubhouse! Several members of the team, whose names are being withheld at this time, were seen repeatedly punching a life-size inflatable A-Rod, yelling insults such as "You overpaid piece of ----" and "How about a freakin' hit every ...
Author: Tory Hayes With schoolwork mounting and colder weather setting in, September can be a tough time to play a college sport, especially tennis. That theory clearly means nothing to the Middlebury women's tennis team, which fared extremely well in last weekend's Intercollegiate Tennis Association ...
Author: James Kerrigan Reid Berrien '08, who plays attack on the Middlebury field hockey team, was largely responsible for the preservation of the team's undefeated season as she netted the lone goal in the 1-0 win over Wesleyan. She uses the fast surface to her advantage as she has mastered the art ...
Author: Simon Keyes Thirty-one. Thirty-two. Thirty-three. While most intramural participants catch their breath and engage in some friendly trash-talking, members of the Middlebury ski team are doing sit-ups on the sidelines. They are relentless in their conditioning and work hard even when the slopes ...
Author: Robbie de Picciotto Once again, the Middlebury men's tennis team had an impressive showing in their annual invitational. Seven other schools participated, including NESCAC opponents Bates, Bowdoin, Colby and Trinity, but it was mostly Middlebury players vying for the tournament's titles.Alex ...
Author: Geoff Homer Woodring bags defensive player of weekErik Woodring '08 was named NESCAC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in Middlebury's season opening 10-7 win versus Wesleyan at Alumni Stadium. Flying all over the field, the 6'3'' 220-pound linebacker had a great day on defense, recording ...
Author: George Mayer It was not exactly pretty, but the Middlebury football team still managed to earn themselves a hard fought 10-7 win over Wesleyan Saturday afternoon in their season-opener on Youngman Field. Leading the way for the Panthers was their tenacious defense and exceptional special teams ...
Author: Allison Ortega The Panther field hockey team employed strong defense and opportunistic scoring to edge both Skidmore and Wesleyan in individual 1-0 shutout victories last week. On Wednesday Sept. 20, the team traveled to Saratoga Springs, N.Y. to challenge the undefeated Skidmore Thoroughbreds ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel After starting their season with four convincing wins, the men's soccer team had a tough time this week. In Wednesday's game at Colby-Sawyer, the team came out flat and had trouble finding the back of the net until late in the game. The Colby-Sawyer game was followed by a devastating ...
Author: Jeff Klein 33-20 Oklahoma. Just under three minutes left. Oregon with the ball on their own 35. You could sense the feeling of disappointment and surrender in the Duck faithful at Autzen Stadium. The Oklahoma Sooners were about to defeat Oregon for the third straight time. Then, in a flash, ...
Author: James Kerrigan Senior co-captain Jamie Staples and the Middlebury football team are eager to build on the success they saw at the end of last year's season. After winning three of their final four contests, Middlebury is eyeing the top of the NESCAC standings for 2006.The Pacific Grove, California-native ...
Author: Geoff Homer Bob Ritter to talk on ESPN 1490Followers of Middlebury football will be pleased to learn that WFAD, a division of ESPN radio, channel 1490, has expanded it's coverage of the football team, and will include a new segment titled, "The Coaches Show with Bob Ritter." The first scheduled ...
Author: Anna Furney Following a debilitating accident at the Williams College Carnival in February of 2006, Middlebury student Kelly Brush '08 was left without feeling and control of her body from the waist down. The injury, however, has not prevented her from bike riding.On Saturday Sept. 16, 2006, ...
Author: Steve Hauschka Last week, the men's golf team was training. They were not hitting balls at the range, not practicing on the course, but rather conditioning in a timed two-mile run. It seems that this fitness has bolstered the team's success as they took home fourth place in last weekend's Duke ...
Author: David Lee It all started with a simple head ball. Last Monday on the practice field, following up a solid 1-0 victory over Connecticut College, the women's soccer team was simply going through their daily drills. As tri-captain Christine Bolger '07 went up for a routine header, the worst sound ...
Author: Jeff Patterson No, Jimmy Butcher '08 didn't win the Panther Invitational last Saturday - he came in second - but the men's and women's cross-country teams won the team races in run-away fashion. This year's races marked the fifth consecutive Panther Invitational win for the women and a second ...
Author: Jeff Patterson Most college students have multiple credit cards and have guzzled multiple alcoholic beverages in a single sitting, but few can say they play multiple sports at the varsity level. At Middlebury College, however, 48 student athletes, not counting cross-country runners who participated ...