Category: Sports

  • Fighting Scots take first-place in NCAC East

    The Scots were on an absolute rampage over the past week, winning six games in a five day period to finish the season 31-7 and secure the top spot in the NCAC East. The Scots (31-7, 13-3 NCAC) even pulled off a dream win for any Ohio team by winning a game at Progressive Field,…

  • THE FEEL-GOOD STORY

    As someone who knows absolutely nothing about football, or even sports in general, people seem surprised when I tell them how much I enjoyed watching the National Football League Draft last Thursday. I’ll be honest ó I don’t care about professional football. I have no idea which teams are Super Bowl contenders, who is the…

  • Golf finishes fourth

    The golf team hosted the Nye Intercollegiate tournament at the Wooster Country Club last Friday and Saturday, where Malone University’s Tyler Light set a tournament record, finishing with a 36-hole total of 142. Light led Malone to a team championship, scoring two-under par on the par-72 course and the team scoring 590 overall.† Light’s teammate,…

  • Fighting Scots sweep four-game series over Yeomen

    Oberlin College had been enjoying one of its finest seasons in recent memory, sitting atop the NCAC East standings with a 7-1 conference record. This past weekend, the Scots came into town and spoiled all the Yeomen’s fun. On Saturday, Justin McDowell ’11 and Matt Barnes ’11 led the Scots’ first sweep of the weekend…

  • THE CHARITY STRIPE

    After what was undoubtedly one of the most exciting NCAA tournaments in a long time, I couldn’t help but get excited for next season. Butler University made an improbable Cinderella run into legitimate title contention before falling to Duke University.

  • NCAA berth still in play as Scots head to Wittenberg

    The men’s lacrosse team defeated North Coast Athletic Conference foe Oberlin College (3-6, 0-4 NCAC) last Wednesday at John P. Papp Stadium with crucial play by goalkeeper Corey McGann ’12 to finish with a 12-7 win. Corey McGann was able to prevent the Yeomen from scoring in the final quarter of the game, during which…