Author: Justin Golenbock To return to the roots of physical education in western society:In Ancient Sparta, young boys were required to attend six hours of physical training a day until their eighteenth birthday, in mind of the mandatory military service upon reaching that date. In the neighbor city-state ...
Author: ZAMIR AHMED & TOM McCANN, SPORTS EDITORS Women's golf takes home goldAfter recording a seventh-place finish in its first tournament of the spring season, the Middlebury women's golf team fared considerably better in its second tournament. The Panthers returned to Middlebury having captured ...
Author: Dave Lee Three weeks ago, the Middlebury softball team appeared destined to make its unprecedented fourth consecutive NESCAC tournament appearance. After racking up an astounding 25 runs in the doubleheader against an error-plagued Castleton squad, the women were ready to resume their NESCAC ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed, Sports Editor Palmisano currently has a .581 save percentage and a 7.03 goals-against-average for the men's lacrosse team.The Campus: When did you first start lacrosse?Alex Palmisano: Uh, I started out in fifth grade, town team, just kinda playing with my brother. My older brother ...
Author: James Kerrigan Middlebury played host to the 2006 Women's Water Polo New England Division Championship this past weekend in the Natatorium. Six teams from five schools crammed in a total of 11 games over a 30-hour stretch, culminating in a thrilling championship game that saw the Yale squad ...
Author: Michael McCormick After winning three of its last four matches, the Middlebury women's tennis team is in good position going into the NESCAC and NCAA championships. The Panthers have had four matches in April, prevailing in three of these and falling only to Amherst, 6-3. The team narrowly pulled ...
Author: Steve Beslow After a meteoric rise to the top of the NESCAC standings, including a four game sweep of Tufts (ranked seventh in the national poll), the Middlebury baseball team saw its school-record 10-game winning streak brought to an end at the hands of Amherst last weekend. In their first ...
Author: Geoff Homer Playing in front of an overwhelmingly hostile Bowdoin crowd of roughly 1000 Polar Bear students and alumni, lined two and three deep on the sideline, the Middlebury men's lacrosse team held on for the victory in overtime. The 12-11 victory was the first victory at Brunswick that ...
Author: Justin Golenbock In their most recent magazine, ESPN decided to run their cover story on a spanking fresh topic in sports journalism: Barry Bonds. Now, the presence of pop journalist Chuck Klosterman notwithstanding, I figured hey, worth a read. Without giving anything away, save the three minutes. ...
Author: ZAMIR AHMED, TOM MCCANN & RYAN W. REESE Lanahan '08 earns POTWAs the Middlebury baseball season has come into full swing in the past few weeks, so has John Lanahan '08. This past week Lanahan was dominant in games against Massachusetts College and Tufts University. Over a course of five ...
Author: Jake Cohen The men's and women's Middlebury golf teams constantly push the threshold of success. At each tournament, the Panthers struggle through unpredictable elements, streaky players and challenging courses. But unique to these golf teams is the brevity of their seasons. This spring, the ...
Author: Sarah Luehrman To run a marathon in itself is a truly outstanding achievement, but Middlebury seniors Lacee Patterson and Georgia Jolink didn't choose just any marathon they chose the Boston Marathon. On Monday, April 17, Patterson and Jolink were two of 20,117 runners to line up in Hopkinton, ...
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 ...