Author: ZAMIR AHMED, SPORTS EDITOR Crunch time for Midd teamsDespite the completion of the seasons of most winter sports teams, Middlebury College is set to host a number of important athletic events over the next couple of weeks. The main draw this weekend will be the Middlebury Carnival on Feb. 24-25, ...
Author: Jeff Patterson Jay Yonamine '07, a political science major, spent his fall term in D.C. - definitely commonplace - but on Jan. 21 he "did the most extreme thing [he's] ever done," when he fought a mixed martial arts bout. With SPRAWL scrawled across his shorts, Jay won his first fight in an ...
Author: Justin Golenbock The spirit of the 2006 Torino Games has left me pondering the discourse of my virgin column: the true meaning of greatness. As a fairly vocal opponent of the fairy tale of nationalism that the Olympic Games present, any objective argument on the aforementioned spirit should ...
Author: Tom McCann, Sports Editor The Campus: When did you start skiing?Garrott Kuzzy: I started skiing when I was four or five - alpine skiing - and then did that for fun till sixth grade when I started ski jumping. I ski-jumped for a year and my coach was a Nordic combined skier and so in seventh ...
Author: ZAMIR AHMED, SPORTS EDITOR Carnival provides wintery mix The 83rd Middlebury College Winter Carnival, running from Feb. 23-26, will feature a number of athletic events for students that do not require varsity status. The Carnival, a four-day festival celebrating a ski meet hosted by the Middlebury ...
Author: George Mayer The Middlebury men's swimming and diving team was extremely optimistic about the opportunities that awaited them in the homestretch of their season. Following their 184-110 loss to national championship contender Williams on Jan. 29, the Panther squad was set to host the Middlebury ...
Author: James Kerrigan After 18 consecutive wins to start the 2005-2006 campaign, the Middlebury women's hockey team suffered back to back losses and lost a chance to go undefeated. The club had been in cruise control, picking up three key victories on the road against New England College (NEC), Colby, ...
Author: Sarah Luehrman In the last four weeks, the Middlebury women's basketball team has seen the toughest competition of the season. Though they suffered eight losses and ended their season at 14-10 - just short of making the NESCAC playoffs - the month of January was accented by some exciting victories, ...
Author: Justin Golenbock I think, if I were allowed to write features on players, I'd interview Epiphanny Prince, the New York prep star that set a national record with 113 points in one game, just barely managing to eclipse her team's margin of victory (137-32). I found it very amusing how many people ...
Author: James Kerrigan The women's hockey team started 2006 just like they ended 2005 - by winning, a lot. January has given the Panthers seven opponents and seven victories. In the midst of a 20-game win streak going back to the end of last season, the women are dominating competition from all over ...
Author: Goeff Homer Chalk this one up as a victory for Mother Nature. After training for three months before the first race, the Panther alpine team was forced to wait another day. High winds at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine delayed the Colby Carnival as a tree fell down and destroyed the timing equipment. ...
Author: Brooke Farquahr Middlebury's nordic ski team began its season with a strong statement, finishing second overall at the Colby Carnival this past weekend in Sugarloaf, Maine. Overall, the Panthers alpine and nordic teams combined to finish second at the meet, falling behind only the University ...
Author: Andrea M. LaRocca No longer just a winter frustration, frost heaves are enjoying newfound fame as the namesake of Vermont's first pro basketball team. On Dec. 14, 2005, Alexander Wolff, a senior writer at Sports Illustrated (SI) and a Cornwall, Vt. resident, unveiled his plans for the state's ...
Author: Justin Golenbock First, I wanted to write about the World Baseball Classic and how embarrassing and ridiculous it would be if we scuttled the whole thing by refusing to let Cuba play in the States for whatever economic reasons, but Jim Caple did a much better job of it for espn.com, and then ...
Author: Ryan Reese, Sports Editor The Campus: When did you start playing hockey?Shannon Tarrant: Umm, I started skating when I was three and didn't start organized hockey until I was in third grade. I played with the boys until seventh grade and it was really fun. Then, I played with girls and boys ...
Author: George Mayer The Middlebury men's swimming and diving team has been red hot thus far this J-Term. Over the past three weekends, the Panther squad has posted wins over NESCAC rivals Hamilton, Colby and Bates, as well as Union. While Union proved to be no match for the Panthers this past weekend, ...
Author: ZAMIR AHMED AND RYAN REESE, SPORTS EDITORS Gilchrist '08 skates to POTWMiddlebury forward Mickey Gilchrist '08 was named the NESCAC Player of the Week for men's hockey for the week of Jan. 10-16 after tallying six goals and an assist to lead the Panthers to wins in three NESCAC games. Gilchrist's ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed On Jan. 20, the Middlebury indoor track team traveled north to Burlington to take on the Division I University of Vermont in the team's third meet of the year. Several Panthers continued their strong start to the season, putting up impressive marks as a pair of regional championship ...
Author: Michael McCormick The women's squash team started 2006 with two impressive wins at the Amherst Invitational on Jan. 14 in their first matches since early December. Ranked 16th in the nation at the time, the Panthers were the underdogs as they took on 11th-ranked Amherst. The team fought its ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed While most Middlebury students were enjoying a relaxing Winter Break at home, the women's swimming and diving team was training hard in Florida to stay in shape for the season. After returning to campus, the Panthers showed how much their hard work paid off, continuing their strong ...