Category: Sports

  • Men’s basketball falls short in preseason test against Rollins

    Roger An Contributing Writer Last weekend, The College of Wooster Fighting Scots men’s basketball team kicked off the 2016-17 season with an exhibition match against the Rollins College Tars in Winter Park, Fla. The game was set up by former Wooster President Grant Cornwell. Rollins College started off the game with the ball, and hit…

  • Soccer teams finish their seasons at home on Senior Day

    Ashley Ferguson Contributing Writer The College of Wooster soccer programs closed out their seasons with a couple of hard-fought games against conference rival Wittenberg University last Saturday at Carl Dale Field. In the second half of the men’s game, a key save from Wooster goalkeeper Scot Stacho ’18 kept the Tigers’ Samuel Archinal at bay,…

  • Football dominates conference rival

    Shar Hankerson Contributing Writer “It feels good to win,” said Antonio Bailey ’19. The College of Wooster Football Team was far from a loss with a series of key plays made at crucial moments in a 41-16 blowout victory over Kenyon College on Saturday at John P. Papp Stadium. Last week, the Fighting Scots lost…

  • Trust the process

    It’s fall, the NBA is back, and the Philadelphia 76ers are finally blooming. During their debut game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sixers’ big man Joel Embiid stepped up to take foul shots. Simultaneously, the Wells Fargo Center erupted chanting “Trust the process!” This was one of approximately eight standing ovations he received throughout the…

  • Light punishments highlight NFL’s weak stance on domestic violence

    It would be the understatement of the century to say that I do not understand the NFL’s policies when it comes to punishing players who have been charged with assault and domestic violence. But to put my complete and utter confusion into perspective, let me share some statistics. Frank Alexander, a Carolina Panthers defensive end,…

  • Field Hockey pulls ahead in overtime to snag the win

    Aleksi Pelkonen Sports Editor A pair of seniors scored a goal apiece for The College of Wooster field hockey team against Wittenberg University on the team’s Senior Night, ensuring a 2-1 victory for the Scots. After conceding a goal to the Tigers less than a minute into the game, Leah Prescott ’17 tallied for the…