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Friday, May 3, 2024

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With the Athletes...Jody Kramer '03

Author: Andreo Niccolo Zimmermann Jody Kramer '03 will be one of only four starters on the rugby team to graduate this May. That means one of Middlebury's most successful intercollegiate athletic teams will continue its dominance yet it also means it will be losing a leader and one of its smartest and ...


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Men's Lacrosse Topples Two Tough Conference Foes

Author: David Freedman The fourth-ranked Middlebury men's lacrosse team put away three close games over top-20 opponents this past week to keep its unblemished conference record intact. The Panthers went on key second-half runs in each game to beat Tufts 12-7 on Wednesday, Bowdoin 13-11 on Saturday ...


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Hanley's 12-Point Opus Leads Women's Lacrosse to Victory

Author: Zach Foster Success often leads to the willing disappearance of superfluous individual recognition. However, at other times certain athletes remind us that some recognition is not only necessary and well-deserved, but imperative. This past weekend, on the campus of Bowdoin College, Kristin Hanley ...


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Breeze Offers Breath of Fresh Air to Track and Field Team

Author: [no author name found] The Middlebury track and field teams traveled to Williamstown, Mass., to compete in the Williams Relays last Saturday on April 12. The previous weekend's heavy snowfalls led to the cancellation of the Panthers' home meet on April 5, but aside from a stiff breeze, the weather ...


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Men's Tennis Breaks Williams' 53-Match NESCAC Win Streak

Author: David Lindholm Nine years ago, the Amherst College men's tennis team beat to their closest rival, Williams, 5-4. After that loss, the Ephs set off on a 53-match New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) winning streak that continued from 1994 until last Wednesday, when they traveled ...


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Streaking Softball Takes Eight Out of Last 10

Author: Kate Nerenberg Someone lit a fire underneath the Middlebury softball team. The Panthers have won eight of their last 10 games and six in a row. This past week, the squad dominated state rival Lyndon State and dismantled two New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) foes, Wesleyan ...


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Hamilton Baseball Sent Packing in Last Inning

Author: Jacob Heller The estimated driving time from Middlebury, Vt., to Clinton, N.Y., is four hours. This weekend the Middlebury baseball team ensured that drive would be a long four hours for the Hamilton Continentals. Middlebury won all three games by scoring a run in the final inning - 7-6, 8-7, ...


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NESCACs Looming for Women's Tennis

Author: Dan Shea While its male counterparts trekked to Maine, the Middlebury women's tennis team made the time-honored Grand Tour of Southern New England this past weekend, making stops at Amherst College and Connecticut College. The group called upon Amherst as their first destination. Foregoing the ...


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With The Athletes...Peter Henessy '03

Author: Andrew Niccolo Zimmermann Senior Peter Hennessy is a Prankster with a capital "P". For those who don't know, Pete isn't the only one. There are more and they share a passion here at Middlebury. "We're in our 25th year," the Chicago area native says. "The Merry Pranksters was a group that traveled ...


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Zigs' Picks

Author: Zachariah Allen Well, it has been some time since I have gotten the privilege of appearing in The Campus. A whole world of things has gone on since then, and I don't think I have space to deal with it all, but we'll see what we can get to.Firstly, I'd like to offer praise for playoff hockey. ...


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With the Athletes... Angela Kapus '03

Author: Andrew Nicolo Zimmermann The 2003 Middlebury women's hockey roster reads like a who's who of eastern U.S. All-Stars. Almost all hail from prep or prestigious private high schools and all are very talented. The success of the hockey team speaks for itself. Yet when your eyes cross 5'0" senior ...


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'Wintry Mix' Most Daunting Opponent of Spring Athletes

Author: Peter Yordan There have been no two fouler words than "wintry mix" for spring athletes this season. With temperatures stubbornly hovering around the freezing mark, Middlebury's traditional winter wonderland has turned into an April nightmare for those who ply their trade out on the athletic ...


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Women's Lacrosse Thrashes Number Two Amherst

Author: Zach Foster As we push further into a snow-covered spring, the women's lacrosse team continues to melt competition while extending its blistering winning streak. In two games that promised to test the back-to-back national champions, the Panthers asserted their dominance with remarkable efficiency ...


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Freyer's Bat Helps Softball Knock Down Ephs

Author: Kate Nerenberg The Middlebury softball team made history on Sunday. For the first time in its four-year existence, it beat perennial New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) powerhouse Williams in the first game of a doubleheader. Although the Panthers dropped the second of these ...


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Men's Lacrosse Dismantles Union

Author: David Freedman The Middlebury men's lacrosse team has had its schedule delayed three times in one week by the latest winter storm, playing only one game in 10 days on the original date in the original venue. Playing in a constant and heavy rain reminiscent of the Gettysburg loss, the Panthers ...


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Angry Peter

Author: Peter Yordan April is indeed the cruelest of months. Students come back from vacation tanned, toned and ready for spring, only to have the chilly blasts of ice and snow snap them back into their discarded fleeces and hats. Yet for those in the know there is a fresh source of solace from the ...


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Women's Tennis Gains Momentum at Invitational

Author: Dan Shea Spring athletes were dismayed to see a layer of downy snowflakes atop their playing fields this week, but the piddling amounts of snow that seem determined to keep New England grumbling had women's tennis team Co-captain Sandy Spring '04 pleased this past weekend, for the annual Middlebury ...


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Men's Tennis in Tight Matches, Win or Lose

Author: David Lindholm With a tight 4-3 victory over Tufts on Friday, the men's tennis team picked up some momentum heading into their most difficult match of the regular season. The team faces Williams today in a match that features the Ephs, the top-ranked team in the country, against the Panthers, ...


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Track and Field Finds Its Legs in San Diego

Author: Erich Kahner The Middlebury track and field team traveled to San Diego, California for its annual West Coast swing. On Saturday, March 22, the team took part in the Aztec Track and Field Classic at San Diego State University. With the Dragone Track in Middlebury buried under snow for most ...