Category: Sports

  • Field hockey rolls to shutout of Earlham, falls to DePauw

    Madeleine Lawson Contributing Writer The field hockey team came out to a great start this weekend with a shutout against Earlham College 2-0 at John P. Papp Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 23. The win brought them to a 6-2 record and the team’s best eight-game stretch to begin a season since 2009, when the team…

  • Indians back in October, ready to win one for Cleveland

    Growing up as a Cleveland sports fan hasn’t always been the most enjoyable experience. Watching your favorite teams lose for most of your life is brutal, plain and simple. I remember watching the Cavaliers lose the NBA Finals in 2007, the Eastern Conference Finals in 2009 and the devastating loss to the Celtics in 2010,…

  • Volleyball plays at Carnegie

    Anna Hartig Staff Writer The College of Wooster Women’s volleyball team traveled to Pittsburgh, Penn. to play four matches at the Carnegie Mellon University Doubletree Invitational over this past weekend. The Fighting Scots played tough competition against Messiah College, Otterbein University, Geneva College and the University of Mount Union in order to prepare for conference…

  • Women’s rugby team comes together in season opener

    Sam Kuhn Senior Sports Writer The women’s rugby team had their first home game this past weekend, playing the University of Findlay on the academic quad on Saturday afternoon. Although the outcome was not the one the Scots were hoping for, they played well given the level of competition and the fact that many players…

  • Cross country produces four top-25 finishes at Otterbein

    Anna Hartig Staff Writer The College of Wooster’s Cross Country team competed in Westerville, Oh. at the Otterbein Invitational last Saturday. The women’s team raced a 6,000-meter course that is known to be tough at Otterbein, but in spite of this challenge, they placed seventh in the event. The men’s team raced an 8,000-meter course,…

  • Tennis teams look sharp at conference invitationals

    Ashley Ferguson Sports Editor The men’s and women’s tennis teams rallied to a rousing start last Saturday and Sunday, facing off against DIII competitors. The men looked confident at the annual Oberlin Invitational, while the women saw success in Gambier at the Kenyon Invitational. Highlights during the Oberlin tournament came from both young and seasoned…