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THE INSIDE STORY It's All in Place for the U.S. Men

Author: David Lindholm For a small section of the American population, anticipation is running especially high right now. Bruce Arena, on Monday night, announced his 23-man squad for this year's Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, which will start on May 31 in Korea ...


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Men's Lax Memory Short In Rebound Thumping of Trinity

Author: Nick Ferrer On Saturday, the men's lacrosse team made a statement. In its first game since a dismal weekend in Maine that stripped the team of its number one national ranking, the Panthers devoured perennial NESCAC powerhouse Trinity College, 20-8, and showed that its one loss is already in ...


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Women's Ultimate Holds Key Role in 'Disc' Culture on Campus

Author: Jen Bloomer An important part of the Middlebury College ultimate frisbee team has gone relatively unheralded of late — the women. After losing the game that would have sent it to Nationals last year by 2 points to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Lady Pranksters have continued ...


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Men's Tennis Makes History, Ends 30-Year Lord Jeff Curse

Author: Scott Palmer Last Saturday the Middlebury men's tennis team faced the Amherst Lord Jeffs in a NESCAC showdown with post-season implications for both teams. Tennis records showed that the Panthers had not defeated the Lord Jeffs in the past 30 years, and possibly even beyond that. Nevertheless ...


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In Softball's Finest Week, Outcome Still Bittersweet

Author: Andrew Zimmermann The Middlebury softball team left little to chance this past week by playing its best ball of the season going 4-2 in a race to make the NESCAC postseason. Megan McCarthy '05, the team's stopper, who had pitched in every Panther win coming into the week, got some needed help ...


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With Full Plate, Baseball Gets a Taste of Success

Author: David Lindholm A busy stretch for the baseball team ended on Tuesday as the team held on for a 6-5 victory at Forbes Field over Skidmore. In the week before Tuesday's game, the Panthers had played five games, including four against NESCAC foes, and came away with two wins. The Panthers now ...


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Three-Win Week Sets Men's Tennis on the Road to Nationals

Author: Scott Palmer The Middlebury men's tennis team took three giant steps towards their goal of making it to Division III Nationals this past week, defeating regional foes Skidmore, Bowdoin and Connecticut College.Against Skidmore, the Panthers quickly grabbed the doubles point behind wins from junior ...


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Women's Tennis Faulty, Tourney Nears

Author: Els Van Woert It is the home stretch for Middlebury women's tennis as the spring is well upon us, and with it, NESCAC playoff time. Middlebury will host the division tournament this upcoming weekend and have a go at a chance to compete in NCAAs. This spring has brought many successes, learning ...


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Bowdoin Shocker Sends Renewed Intensity Into Men's Lax

Author: Nick Ferrer After cruising through the first half of the season and just days after blowing away a tough Tufts team 17-6, the men's lacrosse team finally met its match in Maine. On Saturday, the nation's top-ranked Panthers found themselves in an unfamiliar situation when they took the ...


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Priming Newcomers, Track Readies for Stretch Run

Author: Erich Kahner As the dreary winter months came to an end this weekend, the clouds parted allowing sun to shine down on Middlebury and spring to finally commence. Along with the trees and flowers, the Middlebury track team began to blossom last Saturday at the Williams Relays with many breakout ...


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THE INSIDE STORY Sports Spring Eternal

Author: David Lindholm It's an exciting time of the year for sports. We're well into spring at this point (Tuesday's weather even showed us a glimpse of summer), and everyone is outside. A walk across Battell Beach now means dodging Frisbees and golf balls, soccer balls, footballs and people littered ...


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McCarthy Offsets Slumping Offense

Author: Andrew Zimmermann Busy would best describe the Middlebury softball team which, making up for a late start to the season, played six games over the past week, winning one and losing five. The most recent of the double-header match-ups involved the Panthers taking one from St. Lawrence in a tight, ...


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Perfect Timing in Conrad's No-hitter

Author: Andrew Zimmermann Middlebury baseball had to combat April showers as the team went 1-2 this week, with one game being postponed due to rain on Saturday. The Panthers sit third in the NESCAC West division and must work hard in the coming weeks to make up the two and a half games that stand between ...


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Women's Lax Disposes of Challengers With Ease

Author: Kate Nerenberg On Saturday, the women's lacrosse team picked up win number eight, remaining undefeated, in a 16-4 spanking of Bowdoin College. Middlebury handed the Polar Bears their second loss of the season en route to their sixth NESCAC victory. The team is still ranked on top in the national ...


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Amherst Waters Give Crew Countercurrents

Author: Ashley Elpern In the second race of the season, the Middlebury crew team faced NESCAC foes Amherst and Bowdoin on the Connecticut River last Saturday, battling both the teams and the currents of the river in the shortened 1,800-meter race.The highlight of the day came with the novice women's ...


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Pranksters Look to Peak as Regionals and Sectionals Approach

Author: Andrew Zimmermann It is common knowledge that the Middlebury ultimate frisbee team peaks towards the end of the season. With that in mind the next few weeks should bring strong play and strong results, as last weekend at Yale it was the latter that was lacking. With Western New England Sectionals ...


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Women's Water Polo Ends Season Riding Wave

Author: Srah Weston & Margot Herwood The Middlebury women's water polo team made a splash this weekend at the New England Championships. Ranked third in its division coming in, Middlebury finished eighth overall in the round robin tournament at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which ...


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THE INSIDE STORY Weighing In on the Age-Old Debate

Author: David Lindholm This weekend, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will meet up for the first time this season, continuing one of the greatest and most heated rivalries in all of professional sports. The series will be closely watched by plenty of people across the Middlebury campus; people ...


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Women's Lax Doubles Up Jeffs in Title Rematch

Author: Kate Nerenberg With three wins this past week, the Middlebury women's lacrosse team improved to 7-0 and remains the top ranked Division III team in the nation. To start off their run, the Panthers handed Union College its first loss of the season with a 13-4 victory at home. In a huge weekend, ...


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Panthers, Lord Jeffs Produce Last Inning Dramatics

Author: Neil Onsdorff Baseball, like life, can be hard —it has its ups and downs, its good times and bad. The members of the Middlebury College baseball team can definitely testify to this after reflection of this past week's games. After opening their season at home last Wednesday with a win 3-2 ...




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