Author: Robbie de Picciotto Rugby is played at Middlebury during both the fall and spring seasons, but the intensity differs greatly between the two. According to Alexander White '09, "The actual results of our spring games have little significance beyond pure pride. People are a bit more laid back ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed, Sports Editor Burke currently has a 6-3 record with a 2.20 ERA this season for the Middlebury softball team.The Campus: Why did you start playing softball?Brittany Burke: My sister played it when I was little. And so, I wanted to be like her. And my dad played with her, so I would ...
Author: Steve Beslow After a disappointing end to last year's season, the Panthers baseball squad is off to a spectacular start. The team began the year with a 4-4 record in their inter-league Arizona spring tournament before taking two of three from rival Williams College to open the NESCAC season. ...
Author: Brooke Farquhar It's still winter for the Middlebury crew team. At least it was this past Monday morning at 4:30 a.m. when practice began with the temperature hovering around 28 degrees. These bitter practice conditions, however, have not hindered the start of the team's season. As Brooke Adams ...
Author: Justin Golenbock It's Opening Day at Fenway and I'm distracted, so let's dip into the mailbag. From Lexington, Mass., we have one reader, N. Sullivan, who'd like to respond with an apology for his response to last week's Ball 5 column:"Dear Ball 5 reader(s?): I write to apologize. Until now ...
Author: Jake Cohen Whether it is the leopard-print skirts on the men or the eccentric sequined blouses on the women, members of the Ultimate Frisbee team are renowned for their quirks, kinks and unabashed pride. This year at the karaoke contest, four members of the Ultimate Frisbee team took second ...
Author: ZAMIR AHMED & TOM MCCANN, SPORTS EDITORS Midd hockey gets high marksThe accolades keep coming for the Middlebury men's and women's hockey teams despite the end of their seasons over three weeks ago.Men's Head Coach Bill Beaney was named by the American Hockey Coaches Association the 2006 ...
Author: Sarah Luehrman Three NESCAC victories in a row have boosted the Middlebury women's lacrosse team's position in the league as well as its determination. A 19-6 victory over Tufts on Kohn Field Tuesday afternoon fueled a five-game winning streak for the 7-1 Panthers, and this weekend they travel ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed Berck plays second singles on the women's tennis team and was last year's NESCAC Rookie of the Year.The Campus: Why did you choose tennis?Amanda Berck: I chose tennis because it's a sport where you can, um, you create the results, no one else chooses your destination for you. Um, ...
Author: Dave Lee The Middlebury softball team returned to action against NESCAC rival Hamilton this Sunday, picking up two wins to begin its conference schedule a perfect 2-0. These wins are important to the team's overall record, but more importantly, they will give a boost to the team's confidence ...
Author: Chris Dowd This past weekend the Middlebury men's and women's track and field teams hosted and won the annual Middlebury Invitational. Coming back from the perfect conditions of sunny San Diego, the Panthers competed against Vermont, Colby-Sawyer, Union, St. Rose and Norwich in what coach Nicole ...
Author: Tory Hayes After sweeping each of its first four matches 7-0, the Middlebury men's tennis team flew the coop over spring break, heading to sunny California for its first real test of the season: seven matches in 10 days. Still, 3,000 miles were not enough to keep the team from playing like ...
Author: ZAMIR AHMED, SPORTS EDITOR Renehan '06 grabs POTWMiddlebury's Elizabeth Renehan '06 was named the NESCAC Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week on April 3. The co-captain recorded six goals and three assists as the Panthers picked up two wins during the week to move to 5-1 on the season.On March ...
Author: Justin Golenbock "A man awakes clutching his hamstring after burning the candle late at Paddy O's the night previous. His head is shaved, and he sports a handlebar mustache, a tire around the waist and white salt stains across his forehead. He checks the calendar, April 3. Next to the date is ...
Author: James Kerrigan When Middlebury College sports teams have not been winning championships, they have been making their presence felt through contributions off the field, court and rink. To date, 10 teams are participating in this year's Relay For Life event on April 28-29.Relay For Life, a fundraising ...
Author: Tom McCann, Sports Editor The Campus: Is riding horses your favorite thing to do in the world?Mercy Trent: Definitely in the top five.TC: How did you get into it in the first place?MT: I don't know, I was a horse-crazy little kid - I mean, I feel like a lot of little girls are. So I started ...
Author: Steve Beslow Middlebury's dominance over Division III men's hockey has reached dynastic proportions…again. After a 22-2-2 regular season, a no-sweat NESCAC title and a solid first-round game, Bill Beaney's squad headed down to Elmira, N.Y. and played their way to a third straight NCAA National ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed, sports editor The Campus: When did you first play baseball?Ryan Armstrong: I started playing probably when I was about five or six, tee-ball like everyone else, then I just played through my town and then through high school and now here.TC: So, do you play any other sports?RA: ...
Author: Geoff Homer While all of us enjoyed the sun and sand, the men's lacrosse team was hard at work competing in three games. The Panthers won the first game at home before going south for their annual spring break trip, during which they compiled a .500 record on the road. On Saturday, March 18, ...
Author: Jake Cohen The Middlebury women's hockey program won its third consecutive NCAA National Championship last week with a 3-1 win over number one-seeded Plattsburgh in Stafford Ice Arena. Led by Coach Bill Mandigo, the second-ranked women fought their way through the playoffs beating Manhattanville ...