Category: Sports

  • Lax seeking NCAA

    The menís lacrosse team has developed into a contender in the NCAC, but looks to take the next step with a young team and reach the NCAA tournament in 2010. After a phenomenal 2008 season in which a great senior class led the Scots to an 11-3 record, a less experienced team entered a rebuilding…

  • FRIDAY CONVERSATION

    Sports Editor Matthew Yannie recently talked to track and field† high jumper Abena Boamah-Acheampong í13. She has won the high jump competition in all four meets she has competed in this season including the All-Ohio Competition. Boamah-Achempong also already broke the College high jump record in her second meet with a 5í3″ jump.

  • Scots slay undefeated Tigers, look to solidify post-season play

    The Wooster womenís basketball team ended Wittenberg Universityís 30-game winning streak dating back to the 2008-09 season in a 74-61 upset last Saturday in Springfield, Ohio.† Kym Wenz í10 contributed with a game-high 35 points, bringing her career total to 1,500.† Wenz currently sits in second place on Woosterís all-time scoring list, behind Katie Montague…

  • Boamah-Acheampong leads track and field into NCACs

    The womenís track and field first-year phenom, Abena Boamah-Acheampong í13, is quickly making a name for herself only four meets into the season. The lone first-place finisher for the Scots in the All-Ohio Championships this past Saturday, Boamah-Acheampong won the high jump (5 feet, 2.25 inches) and broke the school record in just her second…

  • WOO SPORT STYLE Tattoos reflect personal style, or lack thereof

    Letís be honest. Some guys have mad style, and some donít. Here at Wooster, this is evident from just watching the men in the UG do their thang ó but in the realm of professional sports it stands out even more. This week, we take a look at tattoos. While all five of the people…

  • SPORTS SMARTS Rivalry brings out best in both schools

    When the Wooster menís basketball team (14-1 NCAC, 19-5 overall) took on their arch-rival Wittenberg University (10-4, 18-5) last Saturday, the showdown was supposedly all but a formality. Wooster hadnít lost a game in two months and was set to cruise to an undefeated regular season in conference play. When the Tigers rained on the…