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| May 07, 09 |
Lacrosse Wins Third Straight Liberty League TitleBy Melissa Nezamzadeh '11Sports Writer Women's lacrosse has done it again. They are Liberty League champions for the third consecutive year, second seed in the NCAA Division III tournament, and nationally ranked No. 8. To some it may have seemed easy, but the women faced off against Union, top seed in the Liberty League and No. 6 nationally, in regular season before making it to the Liberty League playoffs. As many of the players anticipated a good game against Union on April 24, none expected the outcome they received: a loss of 15-4. Union came out strong with more shots per period, more ground balls per period, and the least amount of turnovers per period. More... |
Men's Golf Shows Promise By Finishing ThirdBy Ronald Wai '10Sports Writer A vailiant effort by the Continentals saw them finish third at the four team New England Small College Athletic Conference last week, with a 616 team score from the 36 hole course. We caught up with captain Jeff Corbett '09 and Coach Al Highducheck to ponder over what has been a largely successful season. Q: Any thoughts on our performance at the NESCAC? Where did we perform well and where not so well? Corbett: As a team I thought we did really well at NESCAC. ?We missed going to NCAA by only three shots and our freshman really stepped up to the occasion. ?If the blame for us not winning can be placed anywhere, it has to be on my shoulders. ?I had probably my worst round as a college golfer the first day while everyone else on the team did well. More... |
Track Finishes Last Meet: A Season in PerspectiveBy James Russell '09 and Scott Bickard '11Sports Writers Trying to time a runner's peaking schedule is nearly impossible. Even Olympians, who sometimes temper with this sensitive entity for four years, still may fail. Such is the nature of the beast. The State Championships at St. Lawrence University proved to be a mix bag for the peaking schedules of the Hamilton squad. While some athletes built on their previous performances, others regressed into the depths of track Hell. More... |
Mike Evans '05 Works Towards Peace in IrelandKate Greenough '09Sports Editor After spending time abroad, many Hamilton students return to the United States with an enriched global perspective and awareness to international issues, if not a refined taste for gelato or a newfound affinity for obscure techno music. After spending time in Belfast, Ireland, Mike Evans '05, a former Hamilton basketball standout, returned to the U.S.A. with a philanthropic mission: to work towards a solution for the violence and hatred between the Catholic and Protestant populations in Northern Ireland. More... |
Baseball Finishes With All-Time High of 14 WinsBy Jeff Rudberg '10Sports Writer This year's baseball team finished 14-21 overall and 4-8 in the NESCAC. The 14 wins is an all-time high for the Continentals. However, the 35 total games played this year breaks the record of 34 set in 2006. Despite the records, 2009 is the 18th consecutive season without a winning record for the school. More... |
Women's Crew looks forward to ECAC ChampionshipBy Riley Smith '12Sports Writer Women's crew upped its game in its last two regattas, performing well against RIT and in the New York State Championships, which were held last weekend. Two weeks ago, the women's Varsity 8 took first place against RIT in a regatta in Rome on the Erie Canal. The boat consisted of coxswain Sophie Breene '12, Kendall Scott '10 at stroke, Allie Boyaris '12, Erika Desmond '12, Spencer Gulbronson '12, Sarah Weatherall '12, Holly Bailey '12, Helen Quigley '10 and Jenn Anderson '10 at the bow. The Varsity 8 crossed the finish line with a 7:03.76 for the 2,000-meter race. RIT followed with a time of 7:19.99. Hamilton's second Varsity 8 "caught a crab" that hurt its time, finishing at 7:36.06. The crab, caused by a rower losing control of her oar, seriously slowed the speed of the boat and made it more difficult to catch up to the RIT crew. The Novice A and B boats finished with times of 7:19.41 and 7:24.40 times, respectively, close behind RIT's wining time of 7:15.11. More... |
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Men's Crew looks forward to ECAC Championshipby Ayush Soni '11Sports Writer The men's crew team continued their season with first, an individual race versus RIT, and then a strong showing in the New York State Championship. The Continentals hosted Rochester Institute of Technology on April 25 and came in hoping for a win. Despite coming off a loss against St. Lawrence a week earlier, Hamilton had showed strong improvement as the season continued. The Varsity 8 seemed to have clinched a victory after defeating the RIT boat with a time of 6:18.81 to 6:30.93. More... |