Opinion
Notes from the desk: On a world without sports
By Miguel Espinosa | April 16, 2020Our senior sports editor writes about a world without sports.
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Seasons end abruptly due to coronavirus
By Miguel Espinosa | April 2, 2020The NESCAC canceled all competitions, including conference championships, on March 11 to reduce the spread of Covid-19. The presidents of all 11 NESCAC institutions agreed unanimously on the decision.
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Men’s lacrosse pulls away against Conn. College, grabs 20–8 victory
By Miguel Espinosa | March 12, 2020“One of the best parts of lacrosse is that it’s a game of runs,” said captain midfielder, Jake Madnick ’20. “You can go up 6–0 on a team, and then all of a sudden, you look up at the scoreboard, and it’s 6–5”. Winning games, according to Madnick, is about how one reacts to such ...
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Men’s swimming and diving finishes 8th at NESCACs
By Miguel Espinosa | February 27, 2020In sports, proximity breeds rivalry. Such a dynamic does not exclude itself from the NESCAC; Williams and Middlebury sit two hours apart from each other on Route 9. The men’s swimming and diving teams ventured to Williamstown to compete in the NESCAC Championships, which was hosted by their purple-and-gold ...
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Women’s swimming and diving takes fifth as NESCAC hosts
By Miguel Espinosa | February 20, 2020Sometimes, competition is fiercest with whom you’re most familiar. Eleven women’s swimming and diving squads from around the NESCAC converged at the Middlebury Natatorium from Feb. 13-16 for the conference championships. Middlebury, who hosted the event, placed seventh and compiled a score of 684 ...
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Swimming and diving gets hot this winter
By Miguel Espinosa | February 13, 2020Although the chilly Vermont winter freezes water into lifeless ice, such rules don’t apply to the Middlebury Natatorium; the swimming pool, rather, teems with heated competition. The natatorium was especially reinvigorated when the University of Vermont, St. Michael’s and Williams gathered on campus ...
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Climbing the ladder: Nick Bermingham ’20 goes from walk-on to top spot
By Miguel Espinosa | January 23, 2020Nick Birmingham '20 joined the Middlebury Men's Squash team as a walk-on, but has eventually moved up to now become a top player on the team.
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Swim and Dive fall to Bates before posting two big home wins
By Miguel Espinosa | January 23, 2020The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were synchronized in their last three performances, with both acquiring wins against Union College and Clarkson University on Saturday, Jan. 18, and both taking losses against Bates College on Sunday, Jan. 12. For the men’s meet against Union ...
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Celebrating the magic of competition, Middlebury Quidditch hosts fall classic
By Miguel Espinosa | October 10, 2019The annual Middlebury Quidditch Festival occurred this past Friday October 5 on Battel Beach.
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College Hosts Second Annual Women in Tennis Together Workshop
By Miguel Espinosa | April 11, 2019While the length of tennis games are confined to sets and matches, its benefits last over the course of a lifetime. On Saturday, April 6, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) hosted an on-campus, one-day workshop open to girls in grades nine through twelve. The workshop, which is part of the ...