Author: David Lindholm Assistant Sports Editor Total domination. Two words that perfectly describe the Middlebury Women's Hockey team in the last six season. The team's record over that time: 134 wins, 21 losses, three ties. In league play, the women have not lost a game dating back to 1998 and ...
Author: David Lindholm Assistant Sports Editor We didn't find out anything we didn't already know about athletes getting help in the admissions office when the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Report story broke two weeks ago. While the numbers were surprisingly high (recruited ...
Author: Emily Berlanstein Staff Writer This weekend the Middlebury women's basketball team inaugurates the 2001-2002 season against non-conference foe Johnson & Wales in a tip-off classic. The Panthers rank among New England's best, and the program boasts a 76 percent winning record over the past ...
Author: Neil Onsdorff Staff Writer "Athletes are very lucky. Unlike most mortals, we are given the privilege of dying twice — once when we retire and again when death takes us," Johnny Blood. How true is that quote? For those of you who have ever played competitive sports for a long time, know ...
Author: David Lindholm Assistant News Editor After knocking off Goliath last week in the regular season, Coach Dave Saward's men were unable to come away with another win against Williams, as the Ephs pounded Middlebury 5-1 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference Championship (NESCAC) ...
Author: Daniel Prepas Sports Editor I think it's safe to say that this World Series was one of the greatest ever. From start to finish, this World Series was simply incredible. The pitching match-ups were about as good as they get. Both Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling redefined the term "big-game ...
Author: Luke Coppedge Staff Editor Despite the loss of senior stalwart Jon Carr to graduation, the Middlebury golf team put together another fine fall season. Third year veteran Damon Gacicia '02 stepped up to fill the leadership void as he captained the team to strong early-season finishes at the ...
Author: Neil Onsdorff Staff Writer Youngman Field is easily the preeminent venue for Division III football in the country! The three-tiered Green Mountains to the east, the scenic golf course, the shadow of the stands, the always interesting rants, raves and cheers for both teams echoing throughout ...
Author: David Lindholm Assistant Sports Editor It was the best World Series in my lifetime and quite possibly the best ever. And it could not have ended in a better fashion from a baseball standpoint. Yankees fans should be disappointed but should also realize that the end result was justified and ...
Author: Doug Haber Staff Writer This past weekend, the Middlebury Rugby Club surpassed everyone's expectations but their own. Middlebury's rivalry with Yale began three years ago when Yale defeated Middlebury for the first time in the New England championships. The bad blood continued last year when ...
Author: Mike Kirkland Staff Writer On Saturday, Oct. 27 the men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Bowdoin to race in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championships. The women won the annual race for the fourth consecutive year while seven of the 12 men ran personal ...
Author: David Lindholm Assistant Sports Editor Middlebury's volleyball team played host to the New England Small College Athetic Conference (NESCAC) Championships this past weekend, and the Panthers kicked off the tournament by hosting top-ranked Wesleyan on Friday. Looking toward the game, Head Coach ...
Author: Jeremy Shakun Sports Editor Women's soccer traveled to Williams last Saturday to play Amherst in the semifinals of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Tournament. The Panthers came into Saturday's game with an 11-4 record after going on a four-game winning streak in the ...
Author: Elizabeth Beetem Staff Writer The Middlebury Crew team traveled to the Head of the Fish regatta in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. this past Saturday. The novice and varsity teams rowed an impressive 12 boats. This was both the first and last race of the season for the novice teams. Coach Machi and ...
Author: Matt Waxman Staff Writer Spring forward, fall back? Spring back, fall forward? Due to the confusion over the hour time difference caused by daylight savings time, the intramural football playoffs were in serious danger of being cancelled or, at the very least, postponed. In the end, league ...
Author: Emily Berlanstein Staff Writer In a league as competitive as the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), any team has the potential emerge victorious on a given day, regardless of its regular season record. Unfortunately for the Panthers, Saturday was simply not their day. ...
Author: Daniel Prepas Sports Editor "Now I'm not a bettin' man, but thanks to this season, I never will be." If you remember that these were the words from my assistant editor's column last week, I must apologize. It must have been somewhat nostalgic though, like back in the days of 3rd grade newspapers. ...
Author: David Lindholm Assistant Sports Editor Williams came into Saturday's match with a record of 13 wins, no ties, no losses. They had scored 52 goals and allowed 10. Alex Blake, their leading scorer, had scored 22 goals and had nine assists, leading the New England Small College Athletic Conference ...
Author: Neil Onsdorff Staff Writer For those of you who were unable to catch this past weekend's game, there is only one thing to say — unfortunate (although your cardiologist might be pleased). Hard-hitting, heart-stopping, with the Panthers the ultimate victor — all one might want for a harvest ...
Author: David Lindholm Assistant Sports Editor I had just come in from the sub-zero temperatures of the tundra where they played the NESCAC men's soccer quarterfinals, and I saw that the common room in my hall was packed full of burly, unshaven men. This could have meant only one thing; it was Sunday ...