Author: Dan Russell Staff Writer The Middlebury College Men's Basketball team began their season at the Lopata Classic in St. Louis against the sixth ranked team in Division III, Washington University in St. Louis. The Panthers were able to keep stride with the Bears in the first half, holding the ...
Author: David Lindholm Assistant Sports Editor The Middlebury Swimming and Diving teams opened their season with success on Saturday, Nov. 17, competing at Wesleyan against both the Cardinals and Springfield College. Both the men and the women beat both teams, and accomplished two goals: to get every ...
Author: Chris Eberly Staff Writer It was a balmy Saturday on the rolling greens of the Augustana College golf course in scenic Rockport, Ill. It was hot, very hot. It was humid, very humid. All of the necessary criteria for just one thing: Panther Country. It was here that the Middlebury Women's Cross-country ...
Author: Peter Yordan Staff Writer The five-time national champion Middlebury Men's Hockey team began another season this past week with three easy victories and one disappointing loss. With several new faces joining a host of veterans, the Panthers are confident that they have once again put together ...
Author: Bridget Dungan Staff Writer The Women's Rugby team emerged from their first fall season ranked third in the North East Rugby Union. They finished their regular season undefeated (5-0-1) and came in second place in the playoffs at Holy Cross, which sent them to the Final Four Championships. ...
Author: Alison Hertel Associate Editor The women's squash is off to a strong start with three new first-years and three returning senior players. Last year's team finished well at 10 games won, four lost in their league, the "B" flight, that includes such rivals as Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin and Williams. ...
Author: Michael Kirkland Staff Writer On Saturday, the men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Westfield State to race in the NCAA New England Regional Championships. The women won the race of 35 schools, edging conference rivals Williams and Amherst (second and third place, respectively). ...
Author: Doug Haber Staff Writer This season has been a season of firsts for the Middlebury Rugby team. For the first time ever, the Panthers won the New England Championship; for the first time ever the Panthers attained the Northeastern Championship and for the first time ever, the Panthers qualified ...
Author: Dan Russell Staff Writer The Middlebury College men's basketball team enters thisr season a radically altered and much younger team, bidding farewell to nine seniors from the '00-'01 season. Last season, the team went 11-13 and qualified for the first inaugural New England Small College ...
Author: Matt Waxman Staff Writer What happens when you return to Middlebury for an extra semester just to defend the intramural (IM) football Super Bowl title and you lose? Just ask Max Moyer, '01.5. What do you do with your time when you've been devoting 55 hours a week to IM football logistics ...
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 ...