Category: Sports

  • Women’s basketball still struggling as they enter final stretch

    Matt Magoon Sports Editor The women’s basketball team finished up their road trip with another loss last week against  Oberlin College  (6-16, 3-10 NCAC) by a score of 58-40. The Scots (3-17, 2-10 NCAC) had suffered four previous losses and were looking to turn things around but came up short. About halfway through the first…

  • Scots win Invitational

    Scots win Invitational

    John McGovern Viewpoints Editor Last Saturday, Wooster hosted the Fighting Scot Invitational in the Scot Center to an alumni-filled crowd for their final home indoor meet of the season. The women’s track and field team bested their four opponents for a first place finish with a team total of 198 points. Baldwin-Wallace College had 161.5…

  • Giants win Super Bowl XLVI

    Julie Kendall Sports Editor The New York Giants took home the Lombardi Trophy on Sunday, earning a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.  They pulled off the upset with a fourth-quarter comeback that in many ways mirrored the last championship matchup between these two teams in Super Bowl XLII. The…

  • Death threats against Williams are unwarranted

    Julie Kendall Kyle Williams’ name was trending on Twitter following the NFC Championship game on Jan. 22, after the San Francisco 49ers kick returner made two critical errors in the fourth quarter and in overtime, which led to two turnovers and ten points scored by the opposing Giants.  Most of the tweets directed at Williams…

  • Men’s basketball keeps rolling

    Men’s basketball keeps rolling

    Travis Marmon Sports Editor The Wooster men’s basketball team earned two conference victories last week to move into second place in the NCAC. Last Wednesday, the Fighting Scots (16-3, 7-3 NCAC) took on Kenyon College (9-10, 3-7 NCAC) in Timken Gymnasium, dispatching them with a balanced attack. The Lords’ only lead of the game was…

  • Pats, Giants square off in Super Bowl with major stories

    Pats, Giants square off in Super Bowl with major stories

    Travis Marmon Sports Editor This Sunday, the New England Patriots and the New York Giants will compete in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The primary storyline in this game will be the element of revenge for the Patriots, four years after the wildcard Giants spoiled their undefeated season in Super Bowl…