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Elder Pranksters Exit at Regionals

Author: Andrew Zimmermann The Middlebury ultimate frisbee team finished its season this weekend in Dartmouth as it valiantly fell short of reaching the national tournament. In four games including, one against host Dartmouth, and another against number two tournament seed Wesleyan University, the team ...


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Baseball Endures 'Disappointing' Season, Looks to Future

Author: David Lindholm The Middlebury baseball team finished their campaign on the road as a 2-2 week closed out the Panthers' season. The final four games were indicative of much of the season for the team, which enjoyed a thrilling victory, received strong pitching from some young guns, but ultimately ...


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Defense of Double Crown Half Over for Panther Lax

Author: [no author name found] Winning Title, Men Silence QuestionersBy Nick FerrerYoungman Field may soon change its name to the Field of Champions. On Sunday, the men's lacrosse team captured its second straight NESCAC championship by defeating conference foe Colby 14-8 in front of a wild and boisterous ...


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Rain Washes Twinbill, Hope of .500 Season Away for Baseball

Author: David Lindholm After a split double-header against Castleton College on Saturday, Mother Nature threw a wicked curve ball to the Middlebury baseball team last weekend, as the seniors on the team missed what were to have been their last two home games of the season. Forecasts of rain and snow ...


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Even #1 Men's Lax Must Prove NESCAC Mettle

Author: Nick Ferrer With the NESCAC tournament fast approaching and its number one ranking riding on the line, the men's lacrosse team finished its regular season by posting impressive victories over Williams and Bates. With the wins, Middlebury not only secured the top-seed for this weekend's NESCAC ...


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Schwarz, Tennis Team End With Pride

Author: Alex Meditz As the men's tennis regular season rolls to a conclusion, the Middlebury squad finds itself in an unfamiliar yet well deserved position — ranked among the top four in the region, the top 15 in the country and looking at its first ever berth in the NCAA tournament. This weekend's ...


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Flawless Season Under Belt, Lax Eyes a White Mule Whipping

Author: Kate Nerenberg With two NESCAC wins last week, the Middlebury women's lacrosse team ended the regular season without a loss. More importantly, though, they secured the top seed for the upcoming NESCAC tournament, to be held at Middlebury due to the team's success. In their last regular season ...


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Pranksters Return to Old Self in Push to Regional Finals

Author: Andrew Zimmermann Last weekend at the Sectional Finals in Williamstown, Mass., the Middlebury Ultimate Frisbee team played to its potential and cruised to two victories in qualifying for the Regional Finals this weekend. With a full squad for the first time in weeks, the Pranksters "played the ...


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Softball's Weekend Sees Sweep and New Win Plateau

Author: Andrew Zimmermann This year, as opposed to years past, the Middlebury softball team is approaching the end of the season in full stride. Having already broken the record for wins in a season, the 2002 Panthers have more than doubled any previous season win total by collecting 11 hard-fought ...


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Women's Tennis Shows Promise With Final Win

Author: Els Van Woert The Panthers closed out their season this past Friday steamrolling over Smith College. Winning eight matches and dropping only one in a tight three-setter, Middlebury went out showcasing their prowess.In the first three singles matches, Sandy Spring '04 closed her season with a ...


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THE INSIDE STORY Being Wrong is Just Part of the Game

Author: David Lindholm Now, I'm always the first to contend that I am never wrong, and to be honest, I never really am, but this year has gotten me to start doubting myself. As a Sports editor, I write this column every week, and try to provide insights into the sports world at Middlebury and beyond. ...


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Despite Cloudy Skies, Track Shines at NESCACs

Author: Erich Kahner Last weekend the Middlebury track teams made the trek north to compete in the NESCAC Championships, held at Bates College in Maine. The first day of competition saw the athletes ride a strong tailwind toward fast times, and spirits were high when the heptathletes capped off Saturday's ...


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Rowers Show Strength at New England Fours

Author: Ashley Elpern Medals showered down upon the Middlebury crew team last weekend at the New England Fours Championship at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass., as the rowers claimed many victories in their penultimate 2,000-meter race of the season, with the New England Rowing Championships (NERC) ...


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Golf Team Primed After Short Spring

Author: Jeff Martin The Panther golf team culminated its two-match spring schedule this past Saturday with a strong fourth place finish at the District One Shootout, hosted at the Taconic Golf Course in Williamstown, Mass. The Shootout was confined to a single-day event after inclement weather cancelled ...


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Golf Pulls Third Out of Bag in Spring Opener

Author: Jeff Martin The Panther golf team finally knocked the dust off their bags this past weekend to commence their grueling spring schedule. The team shot an inspiring 311 to finish third at the Williams Spring Challenge, held at the Taconic Golf Course.On Sunday, the best golfers from Middlebury ...


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Lax All Business in Two Open-and-Shut Victories

Author: Karen Nerenberg This past week, the Middlebury women's lacrosse team improved to 10-0 with two wins over non-conference opponent University of Vermont (UVM) and NESCAC challenger Trinity College. The Panthers overcame UVM by a score of 17-3 and topped the Bantams, 16-9.Earlier in the week, against ...


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Track Ahead of the Field With Emphatic Finish

Author: Erich Kahner Throughout the long track season, which has stretched as far as November for some people, resilience has been the key for the Panther tracksters. The team has had to deal with many injuries, including an inimical epidemic of IT band inflammations. From Friday to Monday, nature ...


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Tennis Swept Away, Ephs Clean Up at NESCACs

Author: Els Van Woert It was an exhibition of some the best women collegiate players in the nation this weekend as Middlebury hosted the 11-team NESCAC tennis playoffs. Once again, Williams proved its dominance with a sweep of the three singles and three doubles brackets (earning 35 points) of the tourney, ...


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Crew Team Topples UVM With Four Wins

Author: Ashley Elpern It was a winning weekend for the Middlebury crew team at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass., with four first places between the women's teams and both men's teams turning in solid performances, just one week before the New England Four's Championship.The varsity women showed ...


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Ruggers Leave Nationals With Pride

Author: Dan Russel The Middlebury College Rugby Club returned to the campus thoroughly exhausted and with a profound sense of victory and accomplishment after traveling down to Jonesville, Ark. to play Stanford in the National Championship quarterfinals on Saturday. Under the most unforgiving conditions ...




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