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 ...
Author: Dan Berkman The men and women's cross country teams can both call themselves state champions. In front of a home crowd cheering them on, both teams used the home course to their advantage to dominate the rest of the field. Overall, it was a great day to be a Panther.The Middlebury women literally ...
Author: Jeff Patterson Sophomore Tory MacNeil, much like fellow lefty Canadian golfer Mike Weir, turns up her game in important competitions. MacNeill, who spends her winters up-front on the women's hockey team attacking the opponent's net, spent the weekend on top of the leader board, finishing only ...
Author: Ryan W. Reese The women's field hockey team was well aware that they were faced with a tall order this past weekend. The Panthers were slated to play host to their counterparts from the far north as Maine's NESCAC contingent rolled into town. After the weekend was over, the Panthers knew they ...
Author: Tom McCann Traditionally, the Middlebury men's soccer team buckles to Maine rivals Colby and Bowdoin. The Panthers broke from this last weekend sweeping, aside both the Mules and the Polar Bears in much the same fashion they have dismissed every other team so far this season. Both Colby and ...
Author: Jonathan Brand Even before the game started, everything went awry at Alumni Stadium on Saturday. A transformer blew out on campus and the press box lost power, rendering the scoreboard inoperable for the first three quarters. By the time power was regained and the board came on in the fourth ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed The Middlebury College cricket club completed their first match of the year last Saturday, traveling to Williams to take on the Ephs in a friendly competition. The team, now in its sixth year of existence, played well but was overwhelmed by a surprisingly strong showing by the Ephs. ...
Author: Steve Beslow Consider the NESCAC officially on notice: Middlebury men's tennis is not going to be any easier to beat this year. After playing up to par with some tough Division I schools in last weekend's Cornell Invitational, the Panthers returned to their own weight class and completely dominated ...
Author: ZAMIR AHMED, SPORTS EDITOR Aldrich to end 31-year reign Nordic ski team head coach Terry Aldrich has announced that he will step down from the position following the upcoming season after holding the job for 31 years. Aldrich will remain on as head coach of the men's and women's cross-country ...