Author: Sarah Poling Luehrman The Hall of Fame Classic, hosted at Mt. Holyoke last Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 and 22, brought the Panthers four games closer to the postseason with some competitive playing under their belts. They came away with two tough losses to Williams and Wellesley and two wins ...
Author: Brooke Farquhar After falling to Williams 39-18 on Homecoming weekend, the Panthers rebounded boldly on Saturday defeating Bates 41-7 for the first win of the season. Scott Secor '07 had an outstanding game with two interceptions, five tackles and a sack, earning him the NESCAC Defensive Player ...
Author: Justin Golenbock In the inferior 1994 sequel to the hilarious baseball comedy Major League, Omar Epps reprises Wesley Snipes' role in the original as Willie Mays Hayes, the Indians' stylish speedster who unsuccessfully tries to turn himself into a power hitter for promotional purposes. On a ...
Author: Jeff Paterson Wellesley, the home team, had a 75 on the scoreboard and everyone waited anxiously for last scores to come in. This weekend was filled with waiting - Saturday's round had been rained out - so the team hung out at teammate Julie Ellenberger's house until play resumed on Sunday. ...
Author: Tom McCann The Middlebury men's soccer team fell from a perfect 7-0 start to 9-3 over the past couple of weeks, highlighted by a defeat to perennial rivals, Williams. The Panthers' 2-3 record over the Fall Break period means that they will not earn a bye through the first round, but should be ...
Author: Eri Nosaka On Oct. 15, the Middlebury College men's rugby team battled Babson College to a 36-0 win. With efficient rucking, mauling and support play, the team proved that it was capable of impressive things despite a sub-par performance against St. Michael's the week before. With an ending ...
Author: Dan Berkman On Oct. 15, the men and women's cross country teams traveled to Albany, N.Y. for their final tune-up before their big NESCACs race this next weekend. This past weekend, the teams had a week off from racing which conveniently coincidenced with fall break. At Albany, both teams ran ...
Author: Stephanie Pritchard The Head of the Charles River (HOCR) is the most prestigious regatta of the fall racing season. Teams from all over the world come to Boston for two days of racing. This year the 41st HOCR saw over 1,000 crews ranging from youth (age 19 or younger) to grand veterans (age ...
Author: ZAMIR AHMED AND GEOFF HOMER Secor, Weymouth snag POTW Middlebury's Scott Secor '07 earned the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Week award handed out on Sunday for his performance in the Panthers' first win of the year on Oct. 22. Not to be overlooked, Channing Weymouth '06 was also recognized ...
Author: Justin Golenbock Three years ago, while voting in Barney Frank for another 20 years, I innocently checked "yes" on question four, effectively banning the abusive sport of greyhound racing in the state of the Massachusetts. This conscientiousness, I determined, would reverberate throughout my ...
Author: Dan Berkman Conditions were less than ideal last Saturday as the men and women's cross country teams traveled down to Boston's Franklin Park for the All-Divisions Open New England Race. After heavy rains, the normally fast course was quite slick and muddy for the more than 300 runners who ran ...
Author: Stephanie Pritchard Middlebury Crew traveled to the Stonehurst Capital Invitational Regatta in Rochester, NY this weekend. The competitive field of 45 teams included both Division I and III teams, most notably Harvard, Brown, Williams, Syracuse and Dartmouth. The regatta is famous for its unique ...
Author: James Kerrigan Coming off a hat trick against Bowdoin on Sunday, Oct. 2, Middlebury first-year Ashley Pfaff scored four goals on the way to an 8-2 win over Vermont neighbor, Castleton. If opponents thought Pfaff was only a threat on Sunday, the speedy striker gave teams a little more to think ...
Author: Eri Nosaka On Sunday afternoon, the men's rugby team played against the only other undefeated team within the conference and, even with terrible weather conditions, managed to come out on top with a score of 12-0 against St. Mike's. The Panthers had a rocky start and were unable to successfully ...
Author: TOM McCANN AND ZAMIR AHMED, SPORTS EDITORS Bane '08 wins Rookie of the Year Sophomore Harrison Bane, one of Middlebury's finest golfers, has been recognized for his phenomenal performances for the men's golf team by being named the NESCAC Rookie of the Year. He has been in fine form for the ...
Author: Tom McCann While many sporting events fell foul of the weather this past weekend, members of the Middlebury equestrian team just donned their jackets, settled in their stirrups and grabbed the reigns of whichever steed they were assigned to mount - it was showtime.Every year Middlebury hosts ...
Author: Sarah Brand The performance of this year's Middlebury football squad could be summed up by Yogi Berra in his famous quote, "It's like déjà vu all over again." Berra was referring to watching Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hitting home runs, but he could have been having a premonition about ...
Author: Sarah Luehrman A good team knows how to take it all in stride, as the Panthers demonstrated after their loss to Skidmore last Wednesday, Oct. 5. They put their heads down, practiced a little harder and went 2-0 last weekend against two league rivals, Amherst and Hamilton. After a busy week followed ...
Author: Eri Nosaka On Saturday the women's middlebury rugby team suffered an unfortunate loss to Keene State by a score of 0-12. As the team matures, it still struggles with its lack of experienced players. However, newcomers Rachel Korschun '09 and Amelia Magistrali '09 made a strong impact on Saturday. ...
Author: James Kerrigan The women's soccer team had an undefeated parent's weekend with two solid performances. Both opponents were seated higher than Middlebury coming into the weekend. After 110 minutes on Saturday, the women played Colby to a tie on Sunday, the Panthers exploded for three goals on ...