Category: Sports

  • Ain’t got no time for Money Manziel or Hoyer Haters

    Ben Taylor Ever since the school switched to digital cable, my circa 1992 TV/VCR combo (which I brought this year almost exclusively to watch sports, especially the Cavs) has not worked. Thus, I’m a bit out of the loop with the sports world. What I did see this weekend was the Browns’ game. Good heavens.…

  • Football falls to Wittenberg

    Zane Wright  Contributing Writer The Wooster Fighting Scot’s football team (3-3, 3-2 NCAC) failed to mount a second half comeback against 15th-ranked Wittenberg University (5-1, 5-0 NCAC) and fell to the Tigers 42-7 at John P. Papp Stadium on Saturday. The Scots started off slow, beginning the game down 21-0 until late in the second…

  • Both XC teams finish in top 10 at All-Ohio meet

    Zane Wright Contributing Writer Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams placed in the upper half of 20 teams at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championships on Oct. 3rd in Cedarville, Ohio on the Elvin R. King Course. The Wooster men’s cross country team finished seventh in a strong Div. III field of 21 teams, while…

  • Michael Phelps: impressive athlete, not role model

    Anna Duke At the end of September, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, was arrested on the charge of driving under the influence. As the media and the swimming world debate whether or not the consequences for his second offense in 10 years are fair, I have been reading the articles unphased. The…

  • Women’s soccer team stumbles over long fall break

      Megan Zerrer Contributing Writer The women’s soccer team played two games over Fall Break, the first on Oct. 7th and the second on Oct. 11th. The women put up a fantastic effort but were unsuccessful on both counts. The first game was held on campus, and the ladies played the Case Western Reserve University…

  • Field hockey jostles for conference playoff spot

    Lincoln Plews Sports Editor To this point in the season, the field hockey team has had its fair share of ups and downs. The Scots have not lost more than two games in a row, but they are currently sitting just below .500 on the year with a 6-7 record (4-5 in conference). The team’s…