Author: Sarah Poling Luehrman Two tournaments in, it's safe to say that things are looking very good for the Middlebury women's basketball team this year. The Panthers currently boast a 4-1 record when they trailed 1-3 this time last year, and they are looking at another home game this weekend against ...
Author: ZAMIR AHMED, SPORTS EDITOR With the recent success of many Middlebury teams over the past two weeks, it is no surprise that three athletes were honored by the NESCAC for their impressive contributions to their teams' winning ways. On Sunday, first-year Annemarie Cellino was named NESCAC Player ...
Author: Justin Golenbock "OH, MY GOD, WE'RE HAVING A FIRE…sale…OH, THE BURNING! IT BURNS ME," shouts Florida Marlins General Manager Larry Beinfest into his cell phone."Could you maybe try that…simpler," responds principle Red Sox owner John W. Henry, and just like that an aging, cost-ridden ...
Author: Ryan W. Reese Many teams struggle with winning a championship and encounter a sluggish start to the following season or get knocked off by teams gunning to defeat the defending title-holders. There is always a danger of slacking off, looking down from the top of the polls or getting blinded ...
Author: James Kerrigan The green grass of Battell Beach was host to the first annual Middlebury Muggle Quidditch World Cup on Sunday, Nov. 20, with the trophy awarded to the formidable Falcons. Battell Beach has been home to countless activities during each season over the past few years. From pigskin ...
Author: Tom McCann The Middlebury Campus: When did you start playing football?Stefan Hrdina: Probably about third or fourth grade. I played for the town next to me, Ridgefield, in Connecticut 'cause our town didn't have a football team.Campus: Were you a standout player there?SH: Not really, no. I started ...
Author: Ryan W. Reese Brunswick, Maine was the place for four teams to take a stab at moving closer to attaining the ultimate goal of a national title. It was also a place for three teams to see their season end and the place for seniors to see their proud and illustrious college careers come to a close. ...
Author: Eri Nosaka It was a heartbreaking moment when the referee blew his whistle ending the semifinals game of the Northeast Territorial. With a score of 20-15, Middlebury College endured its first loss this year which ended the season earlier than expected. Despite warm weather and a devoted group ...
Author: Justin Golenbock Google Search Ugueth "Ugie" Urbina: Click…an opening to a column only Niall Sullivan could envision. Some interesting hits surface when you search for information on the 31-year-old (age possibly important or at least not uninteresting) Venezuelan, including statistics evidencing ...
Author: Sarah Luehrman The accomplished riders of the Middlebury Equestrian Club are not unlike many Middlebury club sports - they compete against bigger and better-funded programs and often win. One rider in particular, sophomore Ptarmigan Abbott, earned significant recognition competing in the novice ...
Author: Dan Berkman The Middlebury women's cross country team will return to the NCAA Championships this year after a fourth place finish at NCAA Regionals in Springfield, Mass. The top five women's teams from the New England region qualify for Nationals. The men's team finished eighth in a 43-team ...
Author: Jonathan Brand After a dismal start to the season for Middlebury's offense - at one point they went scoreless for nine quarters - the unit has recorded at least 40 points in two of their last three games. They carried this momentum into Saturday's season finale, scoring two touchdowns in the ...
Author: ZAMIR AHMED, SPORTS EDITOR Lyon '07 is offensive POTWFollowing his impressive performance in Middlebury's 21-16 win over Tufts on Nov. 12, quarterback Tiger Lyon '07 was named NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week for this week. Lyon completed 24 of 37 passes for 282 yards and three touchdowns ...
Author: ZAMIR AHMED AND TOM MCCANN, SPORTS EDITORS Giddings named XC All-StarAndrea Giddings '07 was named to the 2005 NESCAC Women's Cross-Country All-Conference Second Team on Nov. 1, after finishing the NESCAC Championship in 12th place. On Oct. 29, Giddings completed the 5k race in 18:29, stopping ...
Author: Sarah Poling Luehrman The Panthers' hopes for victory in this year's NESCAC tournament were dashed by a determined Trinity squad in a short three games during the quarterfinals last weekend. Middlebury finished the regular season tied for third place in the conference with Amherst, Williams, ...
Author: James Kerrigan After 29 years at Middlebury College, Russ Reilly is ready for some R & R, but chances are you will still catch him in the bleachers or on the sidelines cheering for his Panthers. Reilly will step down as the College's athletic director, effective June 30, 2006.Eleven years ...
Author: Jonathan Brand After a close loss to the top-ranked team in the NESCAC last week, the Panthers could have lost focus and overlooked Hamilton - arguably one of the worst teams in the league. Fortunately, the team maintained its concentration and continued an impressive second half of the season, ...
Author: Tom McCann Greece shocked the world when it won the European Championships in 2004, Porto came from nowhere to win the Champions League in the same year and more recently Liverpool did the same. All four African representatives at the World Cup in Germany - Angola, Cote d'Iviore, Ghana and Togo ...
Author: Dan Berkman With the top five runners on both the men and women's cross country team sitting out this race with regional's this upcoming weekend, the JV teams stepped up in their place for the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) race. On a sunny and warm November day, the Middlebury runners ...
Author: Justin Golenbock Don't think I enjoy this. Don't think I wouldn't much rather return to the sand dunes of Qatar camel racing. Or Adirondack Mountain Unicycling tour (UMX). Or even Canadian Underwater Hockey (invented in 1954 by an English scuba instructor…obviously). But it's not like ...