Category: Sports

Football fails to end the 2011 season on a high note Travis Marmon Sports Editor After winning two consecutive games by wide margins, The College of Wooster football team ended its season on a low note last Saturday, falling to archrival Wittenberg University 42-21 in Springfield, Ohio. The Tigers (8-2, 5-1 NCAC) got on the…

NBA lockout worsens, jeopardizing 2011 season Matt Magoon Sports Editor The National Basketball Association is now in serious jeopardy for the entire 2011-2012 season. After several months of debate between the league and the player’s union, the athletes felt that the league was not being fair regarding monetary issues. This past Monday, the players’ union…

Akaa Project hosts dodgeball tourney Last Friday in the PEC, Domino’s Pizza sponsored a campus-wide coed dodgeball tournament to raise money for the Akaa Project. Twenty-five teams of six to 10 players competed to earn prizes, and over 200 people showed up to play and watch. The entrance fee was $20 per team. The 2nd…

Women’s swimmers win Lincoln Plews Staff Writer   The College of Wooster women’s swimming and diving team took home first place in the Veale Classic last Friday, blowing out Oberlin College 148-56 in the opening round and then narrowly edging Case Western Reserve University 122.5-108.5 in the championship.   These wins move them to a record…

WHAT GRINDS GOON’S GEARS Div. I college athletes should be paid as well, right? Matt Magoon In the movie “Miracle,” Jack O’Callahan asks Ralph Cox “Why did you want to play college hockey?” and Cox responds, “Isn’t it obvious? For the girls.” Is this really why athletes play sports? Modern-day incentives for collegiate athletes have…

Travis Marmon Sports Editor For the second week in a row, the Wooster football team took care of business, setting themselves up for a possible second-place finish in the NCAC after dismantling Kenyon College (0-9, 0-5 NCAC) 31-3 in Gambier, Ohio last Saturday. Robert Flagg ’12 had 72 yards on the ground and 47 yards…