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Friday, Dec 5, 2025

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Duffers Win Eph Classic With Record Score

Author: Jeff Martin The Middlebury Panther golf team continued its utter domination this past week with a blistering round of 292 at the Eph Classic en route to winning its third tournament of the fall season. The Panthers also placed second at the Goss Invitational, to which they played host on Oct. ...


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Weekly Club Team Beat

Author: [no author name found] RUGBYCleaning up its sloppy play from last week, the men's rugby team convincingly beat the University of Vermont, 36-3. Led by Ulises Zanello's '03, the men relied on their strong tackles of their forwards and continuous ball movement through their back line. In its last ...


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COLUMN Chops Talks

Author: Alan Topalian The marquee pitching matchup in this year's World Series will be Jarrod Washburn against Livan Hernandez, two immortals sure to lock up in an exhilarating thrill ride from start to finish. Clemens versus the Big Unit has nothing on this, as baseball fans' excitement hits a crescendo ...


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Cronin '05 and Cronies Top Williams

Author: Kate Nerenberg Grabbing a pair of crucial wins, the women's soccer team is now entering the final third of its regular season with a promising 6-3-1 record. After a convincing 4-1 pounding of Lyndon State, Middlebury beat New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) archrival Williams, ...


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Field Hockey Downed by Williams' Early Surge

Author: Andrew Zimmermann In its only game of the week, Middlebury lost to Williams 3-1 Saturday. In what amounted to a battle for a share of first place with Bowdoin, Middlebury fell victim to the one of Williams' star players, Tori Scott, whose goal and two assists in the game earned her New England ...


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Panther Pigskin Falls to Ephs in Final Minutes

Author: Neil Onsdorff Every year, the Williams game is the biggest game of the season and is truly a telltale of what kind of season Middlebury football is going through. The outcome of this year's Williams game was, in one word, painful: Painful to listen to, painful to watch and most definitely ...


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College Celebrates 30 Years of Title IX

Author: Nick Ferrer In 1972 President Nixon signed Title IX of the Education Amendments into law. As part of a series of laws aimed at extending civil rights, the legislation prohibited individuals from being subject to discrimination on the basis of sex under any educational program receiving federal ...


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Williams Offense Too Much for Men's Soccer

Author: Josh Axelrod The Middlebury men's soccer team had hoped for a better result this weekend when it faced the Williams Ephs in a showdown of New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) foes. But the day was not Middlebury's to win as it fell 3-0 to the always-competitive Ephs. Nonetheless, ...


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Men's Tennis Lands Three in Semifinals

Author: Bob Wainwright After two straight weekends of extremely competitive match play, the Middlebury men's tennis team traveled north this past Friday for the Bates Invitational, while leaving its top five singles players behind for a well-deserved weekend off. Despite lacking their top players, the ...


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Field Hockey Climbs to Top of NESCAC

Author: Andrew Zimmermann In what amounted to a 1-1 week, the Middlebury field hockey team lost in heartbreaking fashion to Keene State in New Hampshire but kept pace with Williams and Bowdoin atop the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) with an impressive 3-0 win over Amherst. With ...


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Panthers Peter Out on Final Drives Against Amherst

Author: Neil Onsdorff Middlebury has a very good football team — but Middlebury does not have a football team with a very good record. This weekend, in front of a packed Alumni Stadium full of rowdy fans and parents, the Panthers suffered their second heartbreaking loss of the season, this time to ...


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Cross-Country Teams Capture Vermont State Titles

Author: Mike Mazzotta On an ominous Friday afternoon, the Middlebury cross country team traveled to the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds to put on an exposition of its own. The women repeated as perennial state champions, while the men reclaimed the title after lending it to Lyndon State for safekeeping ...


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COLUMN The Lone Angel Fan

Author: Bryan Goldberg For hundreds of students, faculty members and Middlebury employees, Saturday night's playoff game between the New York Yankees and Anaheim Angels was a nightmare come true. After losing the closest World Series in several decades, New York was poised to rebound, finishing the ...


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Amherst Deals Women's Soccer Loss

Author: Kate Nerenberg Ending its fourth week of play, the Middlebury women's soccer team split a pair of games to improve its record to 4-3-1. After a romp of Colby-Sawyer on Wednesday, the Panthers dropped a heartbreaker on Saturday to New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) foe, Amherst ...


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The Rugby Tackle

Author: Kate Nerenberg MenBehind junior Doug Haber's stellar performance, the men's rugby team managed to slip by St. Michael's College, 19-10. Haber scored all three of the team's three tries as the Panthers struggled to their victory. Despite the return of team anchors Epeli Rokotuiveikau '03 and ...


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Men's Soccer Pounds Lord Jeffs, 2-0

Author: Josh Axelrod Controversial refereeing set the tone for the Middlebury men's soccer team as it recorded its third New England Small Colleges Athletic Conference (NESCAC) win by defeating the visiting Amherst Lord Jeff's, 2-0. Tied with Trinity at fourth place in the NESCAC rankings, the Panthers ...


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Tennis Stars Shine at MIT Tourney

Author: Bob Wainwright Following championship performances in the season's first two tournaments, the Middlebury men's tennis team sent its top five players to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) last weekend to compete in the Omni Hotels Championship, where they faced the stiffest competition ...


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Men's Soccer Follows the Bouncing Ball Up and Down

Author: Josh Axelrod Middlebury men's soccer had an up and down week finishing with a tie against Colby-Sawyer, a win against Colby and a loss to Bowdoin, who has now claimed the number one spot in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) rankings. Middlebury now sits in fourth place, ...


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The Club Team Beat Box

Author: Nick Ferrer and Kate Nerenberg RugbyBoth the men's and women's rugby teams walked away victorious from their respective games this past weekend. The men demolished Keene State 60-8 while the women snuck past Green Mountain College in the second half, 32-24. Caleb Consenstein '06, who scored ...


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Women's tennis Slips Past Wesleyan

Author: Emily Berlanstein Last weekend, the women's tennis team had its first taste of adversity on the heels of yet another sweet victory. After defeating both Skidmore and Union 8-1, the Panthers were prepared for battle with New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) rivals Wesleyan and ...