Sports
Busy Brittany Burke baffled batters
By Middlebury Campus | April 24, 2007Author: Brooke Farquhar If you thought you had a busy weekend, talk to a softball player. The women's softball team played five games between Friday and Sunday, but somehow managed never show to signs of exhaustion.After hosting Amherst for two days, the team drove to Clinton, N.Y. to face Hamilton ...
Women's water polo rides their (sea) horses to the finals
By Middlebury Campus | April 24, 2007Author: Jeff Patterson The women's water polo team can be added to the list - it is yet another Middlebury team that has been overwhelmed by overtime. The Panthers had a 5-4 lead over Dartmouth in the final seconds of regulation in the New England Division Championship game, but in the end, the Big ...
Sportsbriefs Wet weather wreaks havoc
By Middlebury Campus | April 17, 2007Author: David Infante Softball beat Williams in the first game, but lost the next twoThe Middlebury softball team may have been a little shaken up due to the change in venue for Saturday's games, picking up only one win in three games at Williams. The games, which were originally meant to be played ...
Men's tennis was over Williams' head
By Middlebury Campus | April 17, 2007Author: Jeff Patterson Outside for the first home tennis match of the spring season, the number-three ranked Middlebury men's tennis team outplayed the out-of-town Williams Ephs, 8-1. The outlook of Wednesday's match was determined right from the outset as the Panthers took all three doubles points ...
Shortle was rock-solid vs. Plymouth
By Middlebury Campus | April 17, 2007Author: Andrew Schlegel The Panthers easily defeated Plymouth State 8-2 on Forbes Field with what Tri-Captain Nick Lefeber '08 described as "good displays of hitting particularly from the bottom of the order, good defense, good pitching from Steve Shortle."After repeated delays, the weather finally ...
A polo player amidst a plethora of polo shirts
By Middlebury Campus | April 17, 2007Author: Jeff Patterson Middlebury has seen its share of polo shirts, has recruited die-hard water polo players and has chemistry majors that can speak at length about Polonium, but Federico "Kiko" Velge '10 might be the College's first authentic polo star. A native of Portugal, this serious polo player ...
Alex Palma out-duels Alex Palmisano '07
By Middlebury Campus | April 17, 2007Author: Andrew Donnantuono For men's lacrosse, 2007 has been a tale of two seasons. Undefeated at home (6-0) and winless on the road (0-3), Middlebury continued that trend last week with an 11-2 trouncing of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) at home on April 10 before losing in double-overtime ...
Women hold on despite laxadasical second half
By Middlebury Campus | April 17, 2007Author: Allison Ortega Ranked second in the most recent national poll, the Middlebury women's lacrosse team showed their offensive firepower early and then held on for victory on Saturday at Kohn Field in a NESCAC matchup against Trinity. Playing in front of a large crowd assembled to celebrate the ...
J.K. Rolling NBA Playoffs
By Middlebury Campus | April 17, 2007Author: Jeff Klein One disappointing basketball tournament has ended and a new one is beginning: the NBA playoffs are almost upon us. This year a bunch of teams have a realistic shot at the title. Here are my predictions for Saturday:EastNo. 1 Pistons vs. No. 8 Magic: Once again, the Pistons are the ...
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April 17, 2007Author: Sports Editors The weekly editor's picks, by the numbers, Midd scoreboard, and locker room features.
The Sports Backpage
April 10, 2007Author: Sports Editors The weekly editor's picks, by the numbers, Midd scoreboard, and locker room features.
J.K. Rolling March sadness
By Middlebury Campus | April 10, 2007Author: Jeff Klein I am utterly disappointed by the lack of upsets in this year's March Sadness. The lowest seeds to advance past the first round were 11th seeds Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) and Winthrop, who both lost in the next round. It marked the first time since 2000 that a number-12 seed did not ...
With a 5-4 score, Williams left sore
By Middlebury Campus | April 10, 2007Author: Maeve McGilloway The women's tennis team gained an important win over the fifth-ranked Ephs of Williams College last Thursday. The Panthers continued their success two days later, defeating Amherst College with an impressive 5-4 win, a definite improvement from last spring and fall's 6-3 losses. ...
Women's lacrosse sticks it to Williams and Amherst
By Middlebury Campus | April 10, 2007Author: Simon Keyes The Middlebury women's lacrosse team, the fourth-ranked Division III team in the nation, made a strong case for itself as the cream of this year's NESCAC crop after two resounding victories over NESCAC foes Williams and Amherst. Both the Ephs and the Lord Jeffs were undefeated in ...
Attacks spend afternoon annihilating Amherst
By Middlebury Campus | April 10, 2007Author: Andrew Donnantuono The men's lacrosse team got back on track with a tidy 19-9 win over the Lord Jeffs of Amherst on Saturday afternoon. Three hundred spectators watched Middlebury grab its third conference win and 20th straight over Amherst, who had fallen to Middlebury by just one goal in each ...
Villanova no match against men's tennis
By Middlebury Campus | April 10, 2007Author: Jeff Patterson There are nine days in a weeklong vacation, nine judges on the Supreme Court and there have been nine-nothing scores in almost every Middlebury men's tennis match this spring. Whether facing a local challenger or a faraway foe, Middlebury has been far and away the supreme team ...
A great Saturday beats Good Friday
By Middlebury Campus | April 10, 2007Author: Andrew Schlegel The Middlebury baseball team was scheduled to host Wesleyan for three games at Forbes Field last weekend, but Wednesday's snowstorm forced the Panthers to take their white uniforms to Connecticut. Backed by stellar pitching outings from Justin Wright '08, Jack Britton '08 and ...
Sports Briefs Softball, Track and Palladino
By Middlebury Campus | April 10, 2007Author: David Infante Palladino is the Pitcher of the Week in the NESCACRob Palladino '09 was named NESCAC Pitcher of the Week for his standout, 10-inning performance in the past week's games. Palladino pitched against both St. Michael's and Wesleyan, giving up no earned runs in either contest. Against ...