Author: ZAMIR AHMED, SPORTS EDITOR Aldrich to end 31-year reign Nordic ski team head coach Terry Aldrich has announced that he will step down from the position following the upcoming season after holding the job for 31 years. Aldrich will remain on as head coach of the men's and women's cross-country ...
Author: Heather Wright The Middlebury College women's tennis team played two matches this past week traveling to Division I University of Massachusetts (UMass) and later hosting Tufts at the Proctor courts. The Panthers fell to UMass but were able to continue dominating their NESCAC competition with ...
Author: Justin Golenbock It's Monday morning, Boston's just won the wild card, and it's all Sox talk, all the time. What are our chances, I ask? What do we need to do to repeat? "Johnny Damon needs to cut his hair," Jackie Laryea, '07, demands while breaking from her essay on Torture: the body in ...
Author: Geoff Homer Completely dominating the competition, the men's water polo team picked up where they left off last season: crushing their opponents. This past weekend, the squad traveled to Bates College in Lewiston, Maine where they took on opponents Boston College (B.C.), Dartmouth, Bates and ...
Author: Jonathan Brand On a promisingly clear fall afternoon in Maine last weekend, the Panthers seemed to have the game won late in the fourth quarter. Their second win in as many years over Bowdoin was almost final. The headline was all but written: Unproven running back leads team to victory to open ...
Author: Stephanie Pritchard The start of the school year for most means adjusting to earlier hours in order to get to class on time. Classes at 8 a.m. are to be eschewed and few get to bed before midnight. For Middlebury Crew the start of the school year has a different tone - it means blisters, sweat, ...
Author: [no author name found] The Middlebury College women's tennis team traveled to Bowdoin for the International Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Tennis Tournament - an individual rather than a team tournament. The 64-person bracket included many top ranked New England players and it gave the Panthers ...
Author: James Kerrigan The Middlebury women's soccer team outplayed and out-shot both of their opponents last week, but suffered a 1-0 loss at Keene State and earned a 0-0 draw against divisional opponent Wesleyan. Despite dominating most of the possession, an errant cross found the back of the net ...
Author: Tom McCann The Middlebury men's soccer team continues to roll along, scoring goals when it needs them and keeping the backdoor shut at the same time. It is a formula to which every team aspires, and should Coach Saward's men maintain it, a long run into the post-season might not be unrealistic. ...
Author: Eri Nosaka This weekend many fans and parents witnessed the true devotion of the Middlebury Rugby teams. The men's teams destroyed Williams College and while the women's team lost, they put forth a valiant effort.The women's team played Castleton College for their opening game of the season. ...
Author: ZAMIR AHMED, SPORTS EDITOR Hrdina '07 garners POTW Middlebury's Stefan Hrdina '07 will have a hard time matching all he has accomplished this week. The running back was named NESCAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after his great effort in the Panthers' 22-21 loss to Bowdoin on Saturday. ...
Author: Jeff Patterson The men's and women's golf teams came home from the Bay State with top-ten finishes and new confidence that will be useful as they head into their upcoming NESCAC championships. As the leaves start to turn, the Panthers will hope to keep up their good play. The Women's ...
Author: Justin Golenbock The controversy around substance abuse has clotted our enjoyment of sports played around the world. From Lance Armstrong to Barry Bonds to Nancy Kerrigan to Ivan Drago, accusations of steroid abuse range across sports, with prominent athletes testing positive in baseball, football, ...
Author: Ryan W. Reese Coming off a shocking loss to Skidmore, the Middlebury women's field hockey team had some issues to sort through. This non-conference battle opened some eyes and gave the Panthers an early-season gut check that proved to be exactly what the squad needed. Senior Co-Captain Allison ...
Author: Geoff Homer Kicking off their 2005 campaign, the North Atlantic Division defending champion Middlebury men's water polo team traveled to Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada this past weekend for a preseason tournament. With limited practice time under their belts, the team intended to get ...
Author: Steve Beslow A week after dominating the NESCAC field at the Panther Invitational, the Middlebury men's tennis squad had another strong showing at last weekend's Cornell Invitational. After three victories in their own tournament, it was important that the Panther's keep their momentum going ...
Author: Dan Berkman Conditions were ideal, with clear blue skies and temperatures in the high 60s as Middlebury's men and women's cross country teams rode their first place finishes last week into Williams, for the Purple Valley Classic. The men's team finished fourth overall and the women's team finished ...
Author: Sarah Poling Luehrman This past weekend was an exciting one for the Middlebury volleyball team at the Amherst Classic Tournament. They held three suspenseful matches against important rivals, two of them NESCAC teams. "This tournament gave us a glimpse into what our team could become," commented ...
Author: Eri Nosaka A spectacle that every student at Middlebury must witness is the pre-game ritual of the Middlebury Men's Rugby Team. The Haka, a war dance that originated in the Pacific Islands, has aided the team in focusing their energy and intensity on the game. This ritual, which scares every ...
Author: Tom McCann After opening their season with a scrappy 3-1 win against Connecticut College, the Panthers looked to find more of a rhythm against Castleton, a team against which Middlebury has historically found considerable success. Quickly following on the heels of Castleton's visit and Middlebury's ...