Editors' Picks - 05/06/10

Men’s lacrosse stays afloat in NESCAC play with win at Amherst

Before these games, the Panthers were 8-4 and just 4-4 in conference play, a sub-par performance for a team used to finishing in the top echelons of the competitive NESCAC conference. However, the season has reached its turnaround point, where failure spells elimination and victory leads the team one ...

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I have been meaning to write this column for a while and seeing as this is my last chance, I decided to get my frustration out in words. I was devastated after moving from Cleveland to Connecticut when I was 11. I had to leave my beloved Indians but eventually I learned to love the Red Sox. Maybe ...

Panthers Scoreboard - 05/06/10

Track and field teams finish in middle of pack at D-III N.E.’s

Middlebury’s track and field teams traveled to Tufts University to compete in the New England Championships last weekend, and both teams saw a number of strong performances. On the women’s side, Margo Cramer ’12 was Middlebury’s top finisher in the 800m run, placing third with a time of 2:13.52. ...

Women’s tennis falls in fierce battle of tennis powerhouses

The women’s tennis team traveled to Amherst last Saturday to play the 2nd-ranked Lord Jeffs. It took more than four hours to determine a winner, with the Jeffs eventually clinching a 5-4 win that so nearly belonged to the Panthers. Trailing 2-1 after the doubles play, Amherst rallied to win four of ...

By the Numbers - 05/06/10

Middlebury Great Eight - 05/06/10

Softball falls short of postseason

The Middlebury softball team watched its season come to an end this weekend after losing two of three games in a must-win series against Wesleyan University. After winning game one of the key home series 5-0, the Panthers could not muster another win on the weekend, instead falling prey to the Cardinals ...

Women miss NCAAs for first time in 16 years

The Middlebury Women’s Lacrosse season came to an end with a 9-8 loss to Colby on Sunday in the NESCAC playoffs in the Quarterfinal game. Middlebury was coming off of an exciting 11-10 win over Williams in their final regular season game when they entered the playoffs. With the win, Middlebury earned ...

Baseball ends season with losses at Tufts

Before opening day this season, before the first pitch and the first rained-out series and the first grudge match against Williams, I asked sophomore pitcher Dirk van Duym ’12 about the team’s expectations of themselves for the coming season. Van Duym responded by saying that the team would be very ...

Athletes battle to save image, standing in NESCAC

For men’s lacrosse, it all comes down to this Friday against Williams. With a loss this Friday at Williams, the Panthers would enter the NESCAC playoffs as the number-eight seed for the first time ever. Just as quickly as three consecutive wins can revive a team, one critical loss can put it back ...

At track and field NESCACs, women take third, men fifth

Middlebury’s men’s track teams made their mark at the 2010 NESCAC Championships held at Tufts on Saturday. The Middlebury women placed third overall, while the men took fifth. The Middlebury women finished the meet with four individual NESCAC champions and two winning relay teams. Kaitlyn Saldanha ...

Men's tennis team rides wave of success with strong senior leaders

9-0 wins, as spectacular as they may be for the winning side, inevitably get old after a while and especially on paper. Any and all readers will not be surprised to hear the Panthers yet again swept a powerless Skidmore team last weekend, led by their usual starting lineups. Andy Peters ’11, Andrew ...

Golf teams turn in solid effort at Williams

Both Middlebury’s golf teams were in competition at Williams College’s Taconic Golf Course this past weekend in Williamstown, Mass. The men’s team vied for the NESCAC championship, while the women’s team competed in the annual Williams Invitational. Under the gorgeous, sunny spring skies, the ...

Baseball salvages shreds of dignity

In what has been a season of extreme highs and lows for Middlebury baseball, the outlook has turned up for the moment. The team took two of three from the Hamilton Continentals last weekend, notching its first NESCAC series win this year. The Panthers won the first and third games of the three-game ...

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Softball splits series with Spartans

“I think this series was a wake-up call for us,” said pitcher Ali McAnany ’11. In their two-game series at home against neighbor Castleton State College last Saturday, the Panthers went one-for-two in two very close match-ups. The first game of the day was characterized by a real lack of offensive ...