Author: Neil Onsdorff No one wants to spend 16 hours in a tight bus just to lose. Two years ago the Middlebury College Panthers drove eight hours each way to and from Watertown, Maine to face off against the Colby White Mules — they left suffering a one-touchdown defeat and had to cope with the feeling ...
Author: Jeff Martin The Middlebury Panther golf team rallied from a nine-stroke deficit on Sunday to win the New England Small School Athletic Championship. The host team shot a splendid 301 on day two at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course to capture its second NESCAC title in four years.The five-man combination ...
Author: Andrew Zimmermann The trip to Maine is always a tough one for any Middlebury team. In a weekend which saw a host of Panther teams travel to Vacationland, the field hockey team returned home with a split of its two games against Colby and Bowdoin. Middlebury played one of its best games of the ...
Author: Andrew Zimmermann Week three of Middlebury intramural (IM) football has made apparent an important point to IMers everywhere; who is a contender and who is a pretender. Just as the coming weeks will weed out the Chargers and Panthers of the NFL, week three and week four will do the same for ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Author: Jeff Martin The Middlebury Panthers golf team continues to lower its team score with every tournament. Its hectic fall schedule last week included an impressive victory over the field at the Skidmore Fall Classic, before enduring a rain shortened Williams Invitational over the weekend.The low-pressure ...
Author: Bob Wainwright Following a dominating performance at the Middlebury Invitational, the Middlebury men's tennis team continued its fine play at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) North Championship this past weekend, placing first among 12 teams. The Panthers swept through the competition, ...
Author: Andrew Zimmermann In a successful weekend for Middlebury sports teams, the field hockey squad went 2-0 with tight, hard-fought wins against Springfield College and Wesleyan. With the results, Middlebury is tied atop the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) standings at 2-0. ...
Author: Mike Mazzotta and Mike Kirkland On Saturday, the cross country teams traveled to Williams College to compete in the Purple Valley Classic. Despite intense training since returning to campus and hot temperatures, the Panthers made their coaches quite proud. Both teams, and particularly the ...
Author: Andrew Zimmermann RugbyIn dominating fashion, the Middlebury rugby club opened its 2002-2003 campaign with a 57-0 rout of in state competitor Johnson State University. This, mind you, was in the absence of team stars Jodi Kramer '03 and Epeli Rokotuiveikau '04, who aim to return in two weeks ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg The Middlebury women's soccer improved to 2-0-1 on the season as they dominated both Norwich and Wesleyan. Building on their first game, a 2-2 tie against Trinity, the Panthers scored a total of 16 goals in two games. On Wednesday, although Middlebury did not start scoring until ...
Author: Josh Axelrod It took 90 minutes of play for Middlebury's men's occer team to find its rhythm and they did it with a man down. Tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time, the Panthers defeated Wesleyan with a golden goal from Pat Saunders '04 7:40 into the first period of overtime.The game started ...
Author: Andrew Zimmermann On the sun-baked tundra of the Middlebury intramural (IM) fields, the IM football season official started Monday with a full slate of entertaining games. Commissioners Eric "Gilby" Gilbertson '03, broken arm and all, and Pat Rose '03 have been hard at work organizing games ...
Author: Bryan Goldberg The Middlebury women's volleyball team opened its season with a busy week, squaring off against New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) rivals Hamilton, Bates, Bowdoin and Colby this weekend following a Wednesday night victory over Colby-Sawyer. The Panthers split ...
Author: Emily Berlanstein Having devoted a significant amount of practice time to doubles strategy, Coach Nate Simms must have the women's tennis team thinking in pairs because last week they handily defeated Skidmore College and Union College, both by a score of 8-1. This year's experienced squad, ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg In its season and New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) opener, the Middlebury women's soccer team walked away with a 2-2 tie against Trinity College. Like any other first game, the Panthers used it as an opportunity to work out any kinks and discover strengths ...
Author: Bob Wainwright Three years ago, the Middlebury men's tennis team finished seventh out of eight teams in the fall season's annual opening tournament, the Middlebury Invitational. Oh, what a difference 1,095 days can make. By entering its entire squad of 16 into the Invitational, Middlebury finished ...