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Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024

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Amherst Waters Give Crew Countercurrents

Author: Ashley Elpern In the second race of the season, the Middlebury crew team faced NESCAC foes Amherst and Bowdoin on the Connecticut River last Saturday, battling both the teams and the currents of the river in the shortened 1,800-meter race.The highlight of the day came with the novice women's ...


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Pranksters Look to Peak as Regionals and Sectionals Approach

Author: Andrew Zimmermann It is common knowledge that the Middlebury ultimate frisbee team peaks towards the end of the season. With that in mind the next few weeks should bring strong play and strong results, as last weekend at Yale it was the latter that was lacking. With Western New England Sectionals ...


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Women's Water Polo Ends Season Riding Wave

Author: Srah Weston & Margot Herwood The Middlebury women's water polo team made a splash this weekend at the New England Championships. Ranked third in its division coming in, Middlebury finished eighth overall in the round robin tournament at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which ...


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THE INSIDE STORY Weighing In on the Age-Old Debate

Author: David Lindholm This weekend, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will meet up for the first time this season, continuing one of the greatest and most heated rivalries in all of professional sports. The series will be closely watched by plenty of people across the Middlebury campus; people ...


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Women's Lax Doubles Up Jeffs in Title Rematch

Author: Kate Nerenberg With three wins this past week, the Middlebury women's lacrosse team improved to 7-0 and remains the top ranked Division III team in the nation. To start off their run, the Panthers handed Union College its first loss of the season with a 13-4 victory at home. In a huge weekend, ...


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Panthers, Lord Jeffs Produce Last Inning Dramatics

Author: Neil Onsdorff Baseball, like life, can be hard —it has its ups and downs, its good times and bad. The members of the Middlebury College baseball team can definitely testify to this after reflection of this past week's games. After opening their season at home last Wednesday with a win 3-2 ...


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After Forgettable Tournament, Frisbee Awaits Yale Challenge

Author: Andrew Zimmermann In what could be described as a "learning experience," a split version of the Middlebury Ultimate Frisbee A team traveled to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Saturday and Sunday finishing with a record of 1-6 on the weekend. The Pranksters entered knowing that beating ...


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Riders Finish Season on a High Note

Author: Alison Hertel The Middlebury equestrian team had a busy weekend. On Saturday 10 Middlebury riders traveled to the University of Vermont in cold, blustery conditions to take home a fourth place finish. Unstoppable UVM took the day, closely followed by a strong Dartmouth team and a fiercely competitive ...


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'Tufts' Loss Finds Men's Tennis

Author: Scott Palmer The men's varsity tennis team continued their regular season last Friday with a critical match against its NESCAC rival, Tufts University. Coming into the match with a record of 7-2, the Panthers looked to establish themselves as a top NESCAC team against the Jumbos who came into ...


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Home Cooking Piles Two Wins on Track's Plate

Author: Erich Kahner Amid the snow flurries and chilly temperatures last Friday, the Middlebury track team played host to six other schools during an early season meet. There was talk among the athletes before the meet of the difficulty they might have in performing up to their standards in such conditions, ...


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Women's Tennis Streak Halted in Trinity Romp

Author: David Lindholm It was a weekend full of Middlebury women's tennis as the team hosted the 13th Annual Middlebury College Invitational. The Panthers thoroughly dominated the action, having a player in each of the finals, both for singles and doubles. Earlier in the week, the Middlebury women dropped ...


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Big Green Only Obstacle in Water Polo's Triumphant Weekend

Author: Whitney Sones The Women's Water Polo Club had a winning weekend in Worcester, Mass. at a tournament held at Holy Cross this past weekend. The ladies found themselves outmatched when they faced up against a tough Dartmouth College team. The game had notable marks on defense and some all around ...


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Softball Wins in Lucky 13th vs. Bates

Author: Andrew Zimmermann In what turned out to be a wild weekend in Maine, the Middlebury women's softball team posted a dramatic extra inning win and a hard fought loss against Bates College. The split now puts the Panthers at 4-9 overall with a 2-4 record in NESCAC play. However, due to two losses ...


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Captain Seeley's 'Seven' Sparks Amherst Shelling

Author: Nick Ferrer The men's lacrosse team continues to tear through its NESCAC competition like a lion eating its young. On Saturday, the top ranked Panthers improved their conference record to a perfect 3-0 (7-0 overall) with a decisive victory over the Lord Jeffs of Amherst College. Playing on ...


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Rowers Strong in First Race of Season

Author: Ashley Elpern In their first regatta of the spring season, the Middlebury crew team fared quite well against Massachusetts Maritime Academy and Franklin Pierce College on Sunday, despite the fact that the races began at 6:45 a.m. with Daylight Savings Time kicking in. All boats raced on a 2,000-meter ...


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Controversy Engulfs Ruggers First Loss

Author: Dan Russel The Middlebury College Rugby Club entered Saturday's game against Harvard University not really sure of what to expect from its players as the team entered the game with radically altered chemistry. The club is missing seven of the top eight players in its front line, after having ...


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Pranksters 'Sky' and 'Layout' in Name of Tournament Glory

Author: Andrew Zimmermann With Georgia on its mind this Spring Break, the Middlebury ultimate frisbee team did more than just soak up the Southern sun. In most impressive fashion, the Pranksters took part in three tournaments, winning one and placing as the runner up in the other two. Among the highlights ...


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San Diego Gives Track Stars Chance to Shine

Author: Erich Kahner During Spring Break, the Middlebury men's and women's track teams benefited from nine days of sunning and running in the tame climate of San Diego, Calif. The team left frigid snowbound Middlebury with all its barren vegetation and adapted quickly to the sight of swaying palms and ...


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Baseball Both Hot and Cold in Florida

Author: Neil Onsdorf Florida — the land of white shoes and early bird specials. Yet, while in the Sunshine State over Spring Break, the members of the Middlebury College baseball team had their first chance of outdoor competitive action so far this season. Returning north with a three win and six ...


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Women's Tennis Tripped by Trinity

Author: El Van Woert The annual Spring Break trip brought the women's tennis team to Hilton Head, S.C., where it put in thousands of serves, hundreds of games and earned five dynamic wins in five matches. The competition included Niagara University, Carleton College, Luther College, Salisbury University ...