Category: Sports

  • Wooster alum Joe Vardon talks LeBron, hard work

    Ben Taylor Sports Editor “In Northeast Ohio, nothing is given. Everything is earned. You work for what you have.” These words composed the penultimate paragraph of LeBron James’ letter announcing his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers in July of 2014. But they also aptly sum up Wooster alum Joe Vardon ’02’s life working as a…

  • Wooster track and field both finish seventh of 10

    Isabel Abarca Senior Sports Writer The competition was tough this past Saturday at the Bob Shannon Invitational in Granville, Ohio. The men’s and women’s teams both secured the seventh spot out of 10 teams, with some of those teams nationally recognized. On Sunday, two Wooster women competed in the all-Ohio Pentathlon. Hilary Coady ’16 finished…

  • Women’s basketball drops close one

    Roger An Contributor Writer The Fighting Scots women’s basketball team fought hard in a tough loss Saturday at Denison University. Despite the loss, they outscored Denison 26-21 (11 for 27) for a .407 percentage in the second half, compared to Denison, who shot .348 (8-23), who is currently in first place in the conference. Early…

  • Can football keep its violence on the field?

    After winning the Super Bowl, Broncos MVP Von Miller extended a message to his former Texas A&M teammate, Johnny Manziel, stating on Instagram, “I want to see you do good,” in reaction to the chain of troubling events that have unfolded for the Cleveland Browns quarterback in the last month. Two years ago, Manziel was…

  • Campus Council seeks information on club sports injuries

    Campus Council tasks its Club Sports Committee with investigating injury prevention and care practices among club sports teams. The committee will first look at Quidditch, then at all other club sports. Sheamus Dalton Sports Editor Campus Council (CC) is working with members of club sports teams to review how injuries sustained by club sports players…

  • Men sprint to second, women vault to fourth at home meet

    Isabel Abarca Senior Sports Writer The College’s track and field teams hosted the indoor Fighting Scots Invitational with runners from Wittenberg University, Denison University, Oberlin College and Kenyon College this past weekend. 

The men placed second in a field of five teams, ending the day with 123 points. They fell just short of Wittenberg, which…