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Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024

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Equestrian Team Jumps Into Third Place Finish

Author: Alison Hertel At their home horse show held at The Equestry in New Haven on March 9, the Middlebury equestrian team came in third in the point standings, a considerable improvement from their sixth place finish the weekend before at Bates/Bowdoin Colleges. Middlebury was just four points behind ...


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THE INSIDE STORY Hockey Cheers? Too Mean!

Author: David Lindholm As students, we should all have a weight hanging on our conscience. Why? Because our section of students, which sadly, included myself, was horrendously mean throughout the entire men's hockey two-game series against Wentworth this past weekend. No, not mean to each other, but ...


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Equestrian Team Makes Leap Ahead

Author: Alison Hertel Seven members of the Middlebury equestrian team traveled to Durham, Maine, to compete in the Bates/Bowdoin Intercollegiate Horse Show at the Chez Chevaux Equestrian Center on March 2, placing sixth out of a competitive field of nine schools, just three points behind Dartmouth College. ...


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Despite Its Best, Women's Relay Team Falls Short

Author: rich Kahner The Middlebury women's distance medley entered the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) championships last Friday with one goal in mind: to put themselves in a position to qualify for the national championships. En route to shaving a remarkable 14 seconds off their season ...


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Hockey Awards Amass in Panther Pockets

Author: David Lindholm The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) honored both the men's and women's hockey teams, as four players from each squad were included in the annual All-NESCAC schools. For the men, goaltender Christian Carlsson '02, forward Kevin Cooper '04 and defenseman ...


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'In a Blender' Climbing Meet Showcases Wall

Author: Ben Wessler Middlebury's annual In a Blender climbing competition was held Saturday at the Nelson Arena Climbing Wall. This competition, part of the Northeast College Climbing Competition Circuit, drew some of the best climbers and pitted them against one of the region's greatest climbing walls. ...


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At Nationals, Squash Leaves the Wiser

Author: Alison Hertel Holly Haertel '05, Sarah Herrup '02 and Casper Reske-Nielsen '02 traveled to Princeton University to face the tough competition of the Individual Squash Nationals, held Friday, March 1 to Sunday, March 3. Trinity College swept the individual squash nationals, with Amina Helal taking ...


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Women's Hockey Title Hopes Leveled by Bowdoin

Author: Kate Nerenberg and David Lindholm The Middlebury women's hockey team's season came to a quiet finish Tuesday night versus Bowdoin, following a disappointing showing in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) tournament last weekend. The Bowdoin Polar Bears beat the Panthers ...


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At Bowl, Ski Patrol Blankets Big Green

Author: Andrew Zimmermann In the first of what is hoped to become an annual event, the Middlebury Snow Bowl ski patrol took part in a friendly competition against its Dartmouth counterpart in a match of ski talent and skill Saturday at the College's mountain. The competition came a week after Carnival ...


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THE INSIDE STORY Cinderella in Israel

Author: David Lindholm The UEFA Cup, one of soccer's most prestigious trophies, is now in its quarterfinal stage. And some of Europe's biggest clubs are there: Valencia of Spain, Inter Milan and A.C. Milan of Italy, Borussia Dortmond of Germany, Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven from Holland and Hapoel Tel-Aviv ...


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Panthers Dethrone Ephs After 35 Year Dominance

Author: Shannon Egan In 1966, the men's swimming and diving team from Williams College began a 35-year New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) winning streak. It lasted until Sunday. Now, thanks to the men from Middlebury, it's over. For the first time in as long as anyone can remember, ...


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Cheers and Jeers for the Olympics

Author: Peter Yordan Like some far-traveling and exotic relative, the Olympics have blown in and out of our collective sporting lives over the past few weeks. The Olympics have always occupied a unique and prestigious place in the pantheon of sport. Every four years they bring together the nations ...


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Panther Swimmers Outpaced by Williams at NESCAC Finals

Author: Meghan Dwyer This past weekend the Middlebury College women's swimming and diving team competed in the second annual New England Small College Athletic Conference Championships (NESCAC) at Williams College. The meet, which lasted three days, marked the end of the season for most of the team, ...


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Men's Hockey Heads NESCAC Field in Tourney

Author: David Lindholm At the very least, the Middlebury men's hockey team will be fresh heading into Saturday's New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) semifinal match against Colby College. After winning the NESCAC title this season, the Panthers earned the right to host the end of ...


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Lively Second Day Defines Nordic's Carnival Run

Author: Andrew Zimmermann After its best result of the season in the Middlebury Carnival, the nordic ski team will send six of its members to the NCAA National Championships in Anchorage, Alaska. Shams Helminski '02, Colin Rogers '04 and Tim Weston '03, who played an integral role in the weekend's success, ...


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Adrian Rocks Competition at New England Championships

Author: Erich Kahner While the majority of the Middlebury Indoor Track team's season ended a few weeks ago, several panthers are still on the prowl. Last weekend a handful of Middlebury athletes took to the track at Tufts' Gantcher Center to compete in the Open New England Championships. Seven Middlebury ...


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On Wings of Alpine Ascendance, Team Off to Great White North

Author: Andrew Zimmermann With everyone attentive and watching over Winter Carnival weekend, the Middlebury ski team as a whole turned out its best performance of the year, aided significantly by motivated racing from the alpine team. Having finished in third place for the majority of the carnival circuit, ...


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Panther Hockey Looks North for Inspiration

Author: David Lindholm Finally showcasing my skills as a master prognosticator, here are my picks for this weekend's tournaments to be held in Kenyon Arena, as the Panthers try to duplicate Team Canada's dual gold medals in hockey.Women's Semifinal: Colby vs. Bowdoin – Friday, 4 p.m.Despite their ...


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Hoopsters Fall in Heroic Surge to NESCAC Throne

Author: David Lindholm Bowdoin College proved too strong for the Panthers as the Middlebury women's basketball team fell in the finals of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) tournament. Bowdoin, one of the top teams in the nation, got out to an early lead with exceptional shooting ...