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  • Friends Fitness Challenge is underway

    Friends Fitness Challenge is underway0

    The Friends Fitness Initiative is a fitness challenge that runs through the month of February. The challenge is hosted by Elizabethtown College’s Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being. This challenge is going on now. This challenge is a little different than the Leave 2022 Behind You, because the challenges are slightly different. To register,

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  • A History of The Palestra

    A History of The Palestra0

    The Palestra is one of the most recognizable names in basketball. It is an arena that belongs to the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), which is in Philadelphia. The reason the Palestra is so famous is because of its long history. The word “palestra” means an area for athletic competition, training and competition. The ancient Greeks

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  • Men’s Basketball at the Palestra

    Men’s Basketball at the Palestra0

    On Jan. 15 at the University of Pennsylvania in the Palestra, the Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team lost to Juniata College with a score of 66-53 in the Landmark Conference play. The first half started intensely as just three minutes into play, Etown led by one basket after a three point shot by junior Tyreke

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  • Athlete of the Week: Victor Witkofsky

    Athlete of the Week: Victor Witkofsky0

    Victor Witkofsky is a junior athlete. He is an arm wrestler who trains with Lethal Arms, a gym that works to actively train arm wrestlers. Lethal Arms is located outside of Harrisburg, Pa. He recently participated in two tournaments. One of the tournaments was in state and one was in New Jersey, which was on

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