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  • NCAA March Madness welcomes back familiar faces to Final Four

    NCAA March Madness welcomes back familiar faces to Final Four

    This year’s NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament has lived up to its ‘March Madness’ title. This year’s field of 64 offered fans big programs, cinderellas and even some surprise conference winners. With the diversity of teams playing, the number of exciting playoffs and upsets were at a premium. The first round of play saw

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  • Baseball overcomes early deficit to split double-header

    Because of the harsh winter that has postponed several games, the Elizabethtown College men’s baseball team had a busy week. The Blue Jays have played eight games in the past week, going 2-4 in that stretch. Last Thursday, the Blue Jays faced the Arcadia University Knights in Philadelphia. After four innings, the Blue Jays held

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  • Golf team starts spring season with ninth-place finish in invitational

    Golf team starts spring season with ninth-place finish in invitational

    The Elizabethtown men’s golf team participated in the Gettysburg Spring Invitational this past Saturday at Bridges Golf Club. The Blue Jays had a great showing as the team placed ninth in the entire tournament. Facing teams like York, McDaniel, and Keystone, Penn State Harrisburg and many others, the Blue Jays had their hands full entering

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  • Tennis teams find opposing results in match vs. Harford

    Elizabethtown College’s men and women’s tennis teams traveled to Bel Air, Md. this past Saturday, March 22 to compete against Harford Community College in non-conference matches. The men’s team finished with a loss of 3-6 while the women’s team won 8-1. In the men’s match, the team won fifth and sixth singles plus third doubles.

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  • NFL offseason heats up as players move to new destinations in search of Super Bowl title

    NFL offseason heats up as players move to new destinations in search of Super Bowl title

    The National Football League (NFL)’s offseason, for some fans, is even more exciting than the regular season. Fans have high hopes that their favorite team will make the right moves by adding players in free agency or draft in order to make their squads a Super Bowl contender. This offseason has seen many big-name free

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  • Men’s lacrosse falls to Albright College in conference play

    Men’s lacrosse falls to Albright College in conference play

    After finishing their four-game road schedule with a 2-2 record, the Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team scored a season-high 11 goals in a decisive 11-3 home win against Immaculata University this past Saturday. Sophomore Jimmy Waters lead the offensive attack, scoring four of the 11 goals, while six other Blue Jays found the back of

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  • Women’s lacrosse team sets offensive season-highs in goals, shots

    Women’s lacrosse team sets offensive season-highs in goals, shots

    On Saturday, March 22, in Townsend, Md., the Elizabethtown Blue Jays were defeated by the Goucher Gophers in women’s lacrosse. The final score of the game was 19-3. It was a perfect day for lacrosse being 50 degrees outside, but there were heavy winds the players had to fight against. As the whistle blew to

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  • Blue Jays host first meet of season

    Blue Jays host first meet of season

    The men and women’s track and field teams hosted a meet at home on Saturday, March 22. The men’s team tied for first place with York College, and the women’s team took first place as well. On the men’s team, first-year Mike Twist took first place in the 800m with a time of 2:00.39. Senior

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  • Major League Soccer to begin regular season

    Major League Soccer has undergone major changes since it first began play in 1996. 18 years ago, the League had only 10 teams with relatively small fanbases. As the 2014 season gets underway, the League has 19 teams in the United States and Canada, 11 of which now play in soccer-specific stadiums. The League averages

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