Category: Sports

  • Sports is all about burning, unanswerable questions

    Sheamus Dalton As a Cleveland native and Browns fan, I don’t think I have an understanding of the true meaning of NFL post-season football. While I will stand by the Brownies  August through November, they give me little reason to be excited about football past December. This is a sad fact of life for us…

  • Swimming and diving dunks challengers

    Kasey Fiedler Contributing Writer The College of Wooster swimming and diving team has splashed into the New Year with some stellar performances. Their conference match-up against Ohio Wesleyan ended in a victory for both the men’s (149-131) and women’s (189.5-81.5) teams. Last weekend, the teams battled The University of Mount Union at home on Friday,…

  • Basketball flies past drowning competition

    Jeremy Ludemann Senior Sports Writer The clock at Wittenberg University’s Pam Evans Smith Arena read 5:15. Wooster’s early double-digit lead was gone, and their archrivals, the Wittenberg Tigers, trimmed the double-digit Scot advantage to just three at 58-55. When it seemed like the Tigers were ready to complete the comeback and claim their biggest win…

  • Upset alert, feelings hurt (War Eagle, roll tears)

    Ian Benson Any work of entertainment, be it fictitious or not, is only as great as its ending. I can think of countless movies that blew it in the last few minutes, and created a bitter taste in my mouth as I walked out, thinking of how much better it would be if this scenario…

  • Men’s basketball shoots down opposition

    Isabel Abarca Senior Sports Writer The Wooster men’s basketball team — ranked third overall in the country — has earned a record of 4-0 so far this season and is looking to continue that winning streak in upcoming games. The men started off their season by winning the 20th annual Al Van Wie/Rotary Tournament. The…

  • Women’s basketball boxes out competition

    Kasey Fiedler Contributing Writer The College of Wooster women’s basketball team is off to a fiery start this season with an undefeated record of 5-0. Each of their five games consisted of double-digit victories, with an average score of 84.4 points per game. In addition, the team’s free throw percentage is at a solid 71.6…