Category: Sports

  • Led by two NCAC runners of the week, Scots thrive

    The cross country team had a good showing at the Otterbein Invitational, its biggest event of the 2009 season thus far, with the women taking third place of 14 teams and the men placing sixth in the field of 16 teams. The women scored 104 points, placing behind only meet champion DePauw Universtiy (29) and…

  • Hard loss in the rain pushes Scots below .500

    Wooster menís soccer suffered a tough loss to Kenyon College this past Saturday at Carl Dale Field.† Wooster struck first when less than 10 minutes into the match they found the back of the net. Kenyon College answered† back, scoring† two goals and handing the Scots their second 2-1 North Coast Athletic Conference loss of…

  • PICK íEM

    Donít have a clue whoís going to win the big game? Every week, sports nuts Matthew Yannie, Andrew Vogel, Chris Weston and Jason Weingardt will pick the weekís biggest football games, both college and pro. Some will be on the mark, others probably not so much. Weíll track their progress every week with season standings.…

  • FRIDAY CONVERSATION

    Sports Editor Matt Yannie recently talked to womenís soccer forward Paige Piper í13.† Piper has burst onto the college soccer scene with four goals and two assists in just nine games. Piper is the second leading scorer for the Scots this season.† She leads a strong group of 11 first-year players who have been significant…

  • Field hockey cruises past Wittenberg on way to 8-0 start

    The womenís field hockey team has their sights set high this season. They came into their home opener last Saturday against their biggest rival, Wittenberg. Tensions were especially high considering one of Woosterís former players, Elizabeth Dwyer, now plays for the hated Tigers.

  • Menís soccer gets back on track

    The menís soccer team went 1-1 over the past week dropping their first game in a conference match against Wabash College last Saturday, but picked up a big win on Tuesday when they defeated non-conference opponent Marietta College to break a three-game losing streak and bring the Scots to an overall record of 3-3-1 for…