Sports

  • 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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  • Women’s lacrosse falls to Susquehanna in Landmark opener

    Women’s lacrosse falls to Susquehanna in Landmark opener

    Elizabethtown College’s women’s lacrosse team fell short last week in the team’s first two home games of the season at Wolf Field.  The team lost to McDaniel College on Wednesday, March 12 and Susquehanna College on Saturday, March 15. The Blue Jays made their only free position attempt count, as first-year Megan DeMichele scored her

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  • Dayhoff breaks weighted- throw record at meet

    Dayhoff breaks weighted- throw record at meet

    The Elizabethtown College track and field teams sent a group of athletes up to Medford, Mass. to compete at Tufts University at the Tufts Last Chance Meet at the 70,000 square-foot Gantcher Center. Senior Lucas Dayhoff, who finished in fourth-place at the MAC Indoor Championships with a toss of 16.69m, broke his own school record

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  • Golf team heads into Gettysburg Invitational prepared for success

    Golf team heads into Gettysburg Invitational prepared for success

    The Elizabethtown College men’s golf team is taking a swing at the 2014 season.  The team has been preparing vigorously in the off-season to contend with the tough Middle Atlantic Conference teams it will be up against. Going up against top programs like York and Messiah Colleges, Etown feels it has the athletes it needs

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  • Jays excel despite extended road trip

    Jays excel despite extended road trip

    The Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team experienced highs and lows during their two games this past week. The Blue Jays were defeated by the Stevenson Mustangs, the defending National Champions, on Wednesday, March 12 at Mustang Stadium. The game gave the Blue Jays their second loss of the season. On Saturday, the Blue Jays rallied

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  • Spring training offers MLB teams chance at fresh start

    Spring training offers MLB teams chance at fresh start

    One of the biggest signings of the off-season was the New York Yankees’ pickup of Japanese ace Masahiro Tanaka for a reported $155 million over seven years. Some baseball analysts have expressed skepticism at the amount of money being given to the pitcher, who previously has only pitched in the Japanese league. He was 24-0

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  • Indoor soccer leagues merge for growth of sport

    Indoor soccer leagues merge for growth of sport

    The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) may be looking to merge with the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) in an attempt to gain recognition for the indoor game. The main figurehead behind the push for this merger is Baltimore Blast owner Ed Hale. Even though the Blast have one of the highest attendances in the

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