Category: Sports

  • Men’s basketball off to fast start while women struggle

    The men’s basketball team is off to a blazing hot start this season. Before playing Allegheny College (4-4, 1-1 NCAC) on Wednesday after press time, the Scots were 6-0 (2-0 NCAC) and ranked number one in the nation, according to the weekly poll at D3hoops.com. This is the first time that Wooster has been the…

  • Auburn, Newton look to give the BCS its money’s worth

    Despite heated debates this season about non-automatic qualifiers, Texas Christian University and Boise State University deserve a shot at the College Football National Championship, the stage has now been set for a match up between two traditional big conference powers. Number one Auburn University and Number two the University of Oregon will face off on…

  • Finding closure for Cleveland even in brutal defeat

    July 8, 2010 is a date which will live in infamy for Cleveland fans.† On this day, Lebron James, one of Ohio’s favorite sons, made the decision to leave the Cavaliers and take his talents to South Beach, FL.† Besides the fact that South Beach doesn’t actually have a team, this was seen by Ohioans…

  • Men’s, women’s swim teams end fall season at Wooster Invitational

    Last weekend’s Wooster Invitational marked the end of the fall portion of The College of Wooster men’s and women’s swimming and diving seasons. The women’s team finished fourth out of 10 teams while the men’s team finished eighth. Although both the men’s and women’s teams had hoped for greater team success, the weekend brought numerous…

  • Jimmy V Week brings hope to cancer, sports

    Following his heartfelt acceptance speech for the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 1993 ESPY’s, Jimmy Valvano slowly walked off the stage and down the steps, his failing body supported by his two closest friends. Not a dry eye could be seen in the audience. Valvano, coach of the 1983 NCAA National Championship men’s basketball…

  • Men’s and women’s basketball teams have high hopes

    The Wooster men’s and women’s basketball teams are ready for another exciting season. The men’s team is coming off of an NCAA Div. III Sweet 16 appearance and a 25-6 season, in which they had a 15-1 record in NCAC play. The team is led by guard Ian Franks ’11, who won Great Lakes Player…