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THE BOOK OF MARMON: 9/28/12
Travis Marmon Last weekend, former Pittsburgh Pirates owner and CEO Kevin McClatchy publicly announced that he is gay. He told ESPN that he chose to stay closeted because he felt that the baseball world was homophobic. McClatchy is the second sports executive to make such an announcement in recent history — then-Phoenix Suns president…
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Men’s soccer wins two in a row; women lose
Lincoln Plews Senior Staff Writer The College of Wooster men’s soccer team is officially on its first winning streak of the season. The Scots topped John Carroll University 3-2 in an overtime thriller last Wednesday and beat Earlham 1-0 last Friday. The men now stand at 3-5 overall (0-0 in conference). The women’s team did…
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Football falls to rival Witt again
Travis Marmon Sports Editor A football loss dampened the Homecoming spirit for the Wooster football team and its alumni on Saturday evening after the Tigers of Wittenberg University shut the Scots out for the last three quarters in a 17-7 defeat. Despite cold weather, 3,456 people officially attended the annual rivalry game, and they were…
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Women’s soccer going strong while men’s team down
Wyatt Smith Features Editor Following two losses last week, the women’s soccer team (5-2-1) turned its luck around by winning their two most recent matches. They beat the Washington and Jefferson College Presidents 2-1 and the Wilmington College Quakers 3-2, both in non-conference play. Meanwhile, the men’s team (1-5) continues to falter in their early…
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JULIE’S JOCK JAMS : 9.21.12
Julie Kendall We’re a couple weeks into the football season, and while there haven’t been any major stories apart from Stanford’s upset of USC and the return of Peyton Manning in a Broncos uniform, there are a few things worth talking about. Here’s a short collection of thoughts on the football season so far. The…
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Volleyball impressive at Carnegie Mellon
Travis Marmon Sports Editor The Wooster volleyball team improved its record to 9-4 over the weekend, winning three out of four matches at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational in Pittsburgh. The Scots began on Friday against Elmira College. The Soaring Eagles came out strong, fighting valiantly but falling 29-27 in the first set. Wooster easily recovered…
