Sports

  • The NCAA’s fifth year for Division III athletes comes to an end this season

    The NCAA’s fifth year for Division III athletes comes to an end this season

    Year five or year four? This decision is a complete game-changer for some collegiate athletes. As the curtain closes on the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) unprecedented extra year of eligibility, student-athletes must decide if they will seize the moment for one final season. With COVID-19 upsetting the lives of many, college athletes were no

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  • Cleveland Cavaliers begin 2024 NBA season in historic way

    Cleveland Cavaliers begin 2024 NBA season in historic way

    The 2024 National Basketball Association (NBA) season has seen several teams dominate the first couple of weeks. The Western Conference is loaded with strong competitors, as 11 teams sit at or above the .500 record mark. In the Eastern Conference, two teams are dominating, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. The Cavaliers currently sit atop

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  • Elizabethtown splits the weekend in women’s basketball

    Elizabethtown splits the weekend in women’s basketball

    Although the leaves are still falling off the trees, winter sports have begun for Elizabethtown College and the women’s basketball team kicked off their season with the Blue Jay Tournament at home this weekend. Etown got the chance to face the Marymount Saints in the tournament’s first round. The Blue Jays were neck and neck

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  • Video Game Review: Voidwrought

    Video Game Review: Voidwrought

    It’s one thing to make a game in a genre that is relatively oversaturated. It’s another thing entirely to make a game that feels like it’s trying to build its reputation off of a different title. The beloved title Hollow Knight succeeded, and success inherently begets copycats.   The game Voidwrought initially seems like an example

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  • Un-breaking new ground: What constitutes an Olympic Sport?

    Un-breaking new ground: What constitutes an Olympic Sport?

    The 2024 Olympic Games saw the addition of breakdancing/breaking to the competition. While opinions regarding whether breaking should have become a competition in the world’s biggest sporting event, the event’s inclusion allowed an enormous audience to learn more about something potentially new to them. However, its lifespan was short-lived. The 2028 Summer Los Angeles Olympic

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  • The love of the game: Grace Hardy’s rise to head coach

    The love of the game: Grace Hardy’s rise to head coach

    From star player to head coach of the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays field hockey team, coach Grace Hardy is not ready to say goodbye to the game just yet. Hardy found her love for field hockey after moving schools in seventh grade when Hardy’s mom signed her up for a field hockey clinic.When it came

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  • Contenders take shape following NFL trade deadline

    Contenders take shape following NFL trade deadline

    The National Football League (NFL) trade deadline came and went, and as usual, the league’s top contenders have strengthened their ships as they head for the playoffs. Some of the NFL’s top stars found new homes with many trades centered around the wide receiver market, as teams try to keep up with the league’s high-powered

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  • Multiple all-conference performers shine in cross country championships

    Multiple all-conference performers shine in cross country championships

    On a cool, brisk, sunny Saturday morning at Union Canal Tunnel Park in Lebanon County, the Elizabethtown College cross country team lined up for the Landmark Conference Championship, hosted by the Blue Jays. The Etown women’s cross-country team ran first after the gun was fired, with the Blue Jays leading the charge out of the

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  • Etown swimming continues dominant season

    Etown swimming continues dominant season

    On Saturday, Oct. 26, both the men’s and women’s swim teams took on the Susquehanna University River Hawks. This was the third meet of the season and the first one at home for the Blue Jays, which resulted in wins for both teams. They both remain undefeated in the 2024-25 season.  The women opened up

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