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Nelson Ceremony Honors the 'Duke'

Author: David Lindholm Duke Nelson Arena, the one-time home to the Middlebury Panther hockey teams has undergone a massive transformation both in terms of appearance and function. However, the arena still stands in homage to the achievements and contributions of one great man: Walter J. "Duke" Nelson ...


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Women's Hoops Christens Renovated Pepin With First Playoff Win

Author: Emily Berlanstein The excitement of the Middlebury women's basketball team was certainly visible to the Middlebury community this week: rookies sport shirts advertising game times, posters adorning the doors of Proctor Hall and team members focusing, excited, and a little anxious for Tuesday ...


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Men's Puck Awaits NESCAC Foes as Tourney's Host

Author: Peter Yordan The Middlebury men's hockey team is enjoying a well earned two week respite after receiving a first round bye in the upcoming New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC)tournament. The team, which closed out its season with a 5-1 victory over St. Michael's on Friday, ...


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History, Controversy and Solidarity Encompass 2002 Games

Author: Bob Wainwright With the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics drawing to a close this Sunday, there have been many memorable moments that will be etched in our memories. The Opening Ceremonies were unforgetable as the tattered United States flag from ground-zero was cause for a moment of silence ...


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End Emotional for Squash, Seniors

Author: Alison Hertel It was an up and down weekend for Middlebury women's squash at the Howe Cup, the national championships held at Yale University. Middlebury came in sixth in the B-Division out of eight schools (behind the University of Pennsylvania, Bates, Amherst, Saint Lawrence and Colby colleges, ...


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New Englands Bittersweet for Indoor Track Team

Author: David Lindholm The Middlebury College indoor track teams competed in the New England Open Championships last weekend at Boston University, with both teams finishing in the lower half of the pack but featuring many strong individual performances. The women, led by Jess Kosciewicz '04, finished ...


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THE INSIDE STORY All Five for Boston in 2002

Author: David Lindholm This is Boston's year. We've been sitting quietly since 1986, waiting for a chance to pounce on the sports world and dominate completely. It wasn't the Curse of the Bambino, but the Red Sox' loss in the '86 World Series (the recollection of which still makes me cringe) sent ...


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Ski Team the Feature Attraction in Middlebury Winter Tradition

Author: Andrew Zimmermann Alpine Team to ChallengeThe Middlebury ski team is inching closer towards its goal. Last week the team as a whole finished just 10.5 points behind Dartmouth in second place. This weekend marks the Middlebury Carnival, the last race before the NCAA National Championships in ...


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Kenyon Arena Proves No Vacationland for Mainers

Author: Kate Nerenberg A goal from Lorna Gifis '05 3:19 into the overtime period on Saturday gave the Middlebury women's hockey team a narrow victory over close challengers Bowdoin College, and set the stage for an 8-0 thrashing of Colby College on Sunday. With the two wins, the Panthers snagged the ...


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Hockey Brushes NESCAC Foes Aside

Author: Peter Yordan The Middlebury men's hockey team withstood a hungry phalanx of in-league opponents over February break to clinch the number one conference spot and with it the right to host the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) tournament. Entering the home stretch of the ...


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Men's Basketball Outlasts Wesleyan in Double OT

Author: Daniel Russel Two thrilling Panther victories were sandwiched by disappointing losses as the men's basketball team went 2-2 in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) play. The four games were indicative of the team's season, as the Panthers showed poise in a double-overtime ...


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Nordic Team Finds Midseason Groove

Author: Andrew Zimmermann The Middlebury nordic ski team is skating on a fast ski these days as it along with the alpine team has finished a solid third place in the last two carnivals. While the team has found its niche behind the giants of the University of Vermont (UVM) and Dartmouth College and ...


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Proven Squash Squad to Howe Cup, Final Test

Author: Alison Hertel Middlebury took all three of its matches at the Mount Holyoke/Smith Invitational Feb. 1-2. On Feb. 1, it swept Mount Holyoke College 9-0. The next day its success continued in the defeat of Tufts University 6-3 and Vassar College 6-3. Newcomer Holly Haertel '05 had a 3-0 weekend ...


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THE INSIDE STORY Olympics, Brought to You By NBC

Author: David Lindholm The suspense is building. How do we know? Well, Bob Costas tells us that the suspense is building. The National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) is leading up to the final of a competition by running a few human interest stories, interviews and plenty of commercials. It's sports ...


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In Minnesota, Women's Puck at Home in Two Convincing Wins

Author: Kate Nerenberg The Panther women's hockey team had its work cut out for itself last week, despite the rest of the school enjoying February break. They faced and beat four tough opponents on the road. In Minnesota, the Panthers handed Gustavus Adolphus College a 5-1 loss and hammered Augsburg ...


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Ski Team On Fast Track to NCAA Success

Author: Andrew Zimmermann Approximately two-thirds of the way through the season the alpine ski team is skiing well and is poised for the final stretch of the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) season and the NCAA National Championships. In the four carnivals completed this season some standouts ...


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Sweet Farewell For Senior Swimmers

Author: Shannon EGan The men's and women's swimming and diving teams kept busy over break with a pair of home meets, including a dual meet vs. Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Middlebury Invitational. The teams topped M.I.T. with a score of 169-119 for the men and 167-128 for the women. ...


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Panther Hockey Bites Cadets, Retains Status as Nation's Best

Author: Peter Yordan Bill Beaney's 300th win as head coach of the Middlebury men's hockey team couldn't have been any sweeter as the team exorcized its lone demon with a convincing 3-1 victory over Norwich College Tuesday night. The team, which suffered its only loss of the season to Norwich in November, ...




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