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2026 Winter sports previews
By Kanan Clifford, Theo Maniatis, Ting Cui and Simon Schmieder | November 13, 20252026 Winter sports previews.
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Men's soccer pulls off comeback to beat Bowdoin
By Theo Maniatis | November 6, 2025The Middlebury men’s soccer team will head to the NESCAC semifinals after upsetting the Bowdoin Bears in a thriller, extending their win streak to four games. Addressing his team’s underdog label in the upcoming playoffs, center back Pablo Gonzalez ’26 gave a clear answer: “We like being the ...
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Women’s Volleyball looks to build momentum
By Kanan Clifford and Theo Maniatis | October 30, 2025Acclaimed fictional coach Ted Lasso once said the happiest animal in the world is a goldfish. Why? Because it has a 10-second memory. The Panthers need to have the memory of a goldfish and keep confidence high following their struggles at the New England Challenge.
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Men’s soccer falls to #1 Tufts
By Theo Maniatis | October 23, 2025“Back's against the wall now, and we have to respond,” Head Men’s Soccer Coach Alex Elias said following Middlebury’s 2–0 defeat to number one ranked Tufts. The loss marks the Panthers’ fourth loss in their last five NESCAC games, jeopardizing playoff hopes.
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Panther soccer teams stumble against Bowdoin
By Thie Harthono and Theo Maniatis | October 9, 2025Men’s and women’s soccer took to the pitch this past Saturday on fields adorned with fall foliage. Family Weekend brought a lighthearted crowd: Families and dogs sprawled out on the grass to watch the Panthers take on Bowdoin. The women’s match kicked off at 11 a.m. and the Panthers dominated ...
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Men’s soccer grinds out two wins to start season
By Theo Maniatis | September 18, 2025As the leaves change colors on campus, the soccer season is in full swing at Middlebury. The eighth-ranked men's soccer team won twice last week in workmanlike fashion: 2–0 over St. Lawrence at home on Tuesday and 1–0 at Trinity on Saturday, courtesy of Hugo Horowitz's ’27 dramatic winner.
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2025 Fall sports previews
By Kanan Clifford, Theo Maniatis, Ting Cui, Simon Schmieder and Brooke Friberg | September 11, 20252025 Fall sports previews.
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Baseball riding eight-game win streak as NESCAC Playoffs approach
By Theo Maniatis | May 1, 2025Middlebury baseball’s season started like a car in the dead of Vermont winter — slow to turn over but now running strong. The Panthers extended their winning streak to eight games last weekend, demolishing Skidmore in a doubleheader (13–3, 13–7).
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Men’s and women’s tennis teams build momentum in NESCAC play
By Theo Maniatis | April 17, 2025With temperatures reaching over 45 degrees, Middlebury women’s tennis hosted its first outdoor matches of the season against Connecticut College last weekend. As balls whirled back and forth, the Panthers fell into a rhythm — unbothered by the chilly air — and captured their third straight 7–0 ...
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The Side Hustle: student-led women’s ultimate frisbee team builds national dynasty
By Theo Maniatis | April 10, 2025The sport of frisbee can be traced back to Middlebury College students in the fall of 1939. The story goes that a group of brothers from Delta Upsilon — Middlebury still had fraternities at this time — were traveling to a fraternity convention in Nebraska, devouring Frisbie Fruit Pies in the car. ...