Category: Sports

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Shelley Grostefon Senior Sports Writer The Fighting Scots swimming & diving team commenced their dual meet season with a win over Wittenberg University at home on Saturday, Oct. 22. The men’s team won 125-80 and the women’s team won 130-92. The team has competed in one other meet this year, which was on Oct. 15…