Author: Allison Ortega The 10-1 Middlebury field hockey team returned home to Kohn Field last Saturday for a NESCAC match-up against Bates. After two impressive road victories over Williams and Ursinus the previous weekend, the Panthers showed no signs of a letdown, and the team continued its exceptional ...
Author: George Mayer Any doubts as to how the Middlebury football team would respond to their disappointing 40-9 loss to Williams a week ago have been put to rest. In front of a packed house at Alumni Stadium during Homecoming Weekend, the Panthers dismantled winless Bates 31-7. While the defense continued ...
Author: Geoff Homer McGillen wins honorField hockey goalie Meg McGillen '07 was named NESCAC Player of the Week for her spectacular performance during the week of Oct. 16. On Saturday the 14th, McGillen made 11 saves in the eighth- ranked Panthers shutout of fourth-ranked Williams. The next day, McGillen ...
Author: Todd Swisher Ryan McQuillan '05.5 cannot hide himself in a hockey organization: his love for the game is too out-in-the-open. McQuillan has gone pro. He has reached the highest level of hockey the world has to offer. As a video technician for the Los Angeles Kings, his main job is to edit NHL ...
Author: Geoff Homer Killer Bs get awardsAs a result of their top-five finishes in the NESCAC Championship hosted by Bowdoin College, golfers Harrison Bane '08.5 and George Baumann '08 have earned first-team All-NESCAC honors. The duo led the Panthers to the come-from-behind win on the final day that ...
Author: Drew Schlegel After dropping two of their last three games, the men's soccer team trained hard and prepared well for the pivotal home game against Amherst on Saturday. The Panthers' hopes of maintaining a winning record in the NESCAC were slashed, however, by the Lord Jeffs in a 3-1 loss on ...
Author: Simon Keyes and Jeff Patterson Flowing from the mouths of two reciprocally-placed Panthers are drips of blood that match the color of the redline. "We don't do that on purpose," joked Butch Atkins, one of the two head ice attendants at Kenyon Arena. "Sometimes I just walk by and [the paint] ...
Author: [no author name found] On September 23 Macky Franklin '10 won the men's A race at the University of Vermont's Mountain Bike Extravaganza as he covered the 16-mile course faster than anyone else. "The fans were great. They cheered for all of the racers and stayed out in the rain throughout the ...
Author: Jeff Klein What an incredible disappointment. The New York Yankees, widely predicted to motor through the playoffs and win their first World Series in six years, could not even make it out of the first round as they were eliminated in four games by the Detroit Tigers.In the game that sealed ...
Author: James Kerrigan Senior captain Heather Gallagher has led the Middlebury women's golf team to a candidate in the competition for most dominant team at the College. A discussion of College athletic power rankings undoubtedly includes the women's golf team. In the golf world, winning back-to-back ...
Author: George Mayer "Cheer boys cheer, 'cause Middlebury's here. Fight boys, fight, fight with all your might."The football team is starting to play like we've known the hockey teams to - now they are even starting to sing like them. After disposing of Amherst on Saturday, the entire Panther team ...
Author: David Lee "Succisa Virescit" is the shared motto of the Benedictine church and, apparently, the women's soccer team. Roughly translated from Latin, the phrase means, "when cut down, we grow back stronger." After losing one of their captains and other key players to injury this season, the Panthers ...
Author: Seth Miran The women's volleyball team entered Sunday's match against the Tufts Jumbos with the overall series between the two schools tied at six wins apiece. Unfortunately, the Jumbos left with that seventh win and a one game advantage in the series. The Panthers battled hard but ended up ...
Author: Jeff Patterson The Middlebury women's rugby team tamed the Mount Holyoke Lyons on Saturday with a 22-14 win. Co-Captain Rita Tarnate '07 was yellow carded late in the game, but the short-handed Panthers turned into sure-handed ones. Not only did they hold the Lyons from scoring, but they grabbed ...
Author: Jeff Klein Ahhh man. I was pulling for the Astros to complete the unthinkable. An eight and a half game deficit to the division-leading Cardinals had dwindled to a mere half game, but Sunday's loss to the Braves assured the 'Stros that they will be watching the postseason from home. Just like ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel After a hard-fought 10-7 win over Wesleyan in their season-opener, the football team went on road and defeated Colby 23-0 on Seaverns Field, catapulting them to 2-0. Already the Panther football program is off to its best start since 1997.Tight-end and co-captain Jamie Staples ...
Author: Livingston Burgess Middlebury's men's and women's crew teams opened the season on Sunday with what men's varsity captain Eric Hoest '07.5 termed "a resounding success." The groups traveled to Lowell, Mass. for the Textile River Regatta, and laid the groundwork for a season that Hoest expects ...
Author: Geoff Homer Alex Scott victorious againRiding high from his victory in the Middlebury Invitational, Alex Scott '07 continued his success at the ITA New England Championships hosted at Williams College. Scott was undefeated at the tournament, winning both its singles and doubles titles. Scott ...
Author: Steve Hauschka In perhaps their biggest victory ever, the Middlebury men's golf team finished out the weekend in dramatic fashion to win the annual NESCAC Championship. Hosted by Bowdoin College and played at scenic Brunswick Golf Club, this year's NESCAC Championship had enormous implications. ...
Author: Allison Ortega Undefeated and boasting a number eight national ranking, the Middlebury field hockey team embarked on an important weekend road trip to Maine to play Colby and Bowdoin. High-scoring forward Reid Berrien '08 remarked, "I always look forward to playing Bowdoin, because they are ...