Sports

  • Men’s cross country finish 3rd, women’s 7th at Dickinson Invitational

    Men’s cross country finish 3rd, women’s 7th at Dickinson Invitational

    Elizabethtown College took a trip over to Carlisle, Pennsylvania for the Dickinson College Long/Short Invitational to compete against 19 other schools in the cross country race held at Big Spring High School. The Blue Jays are coming off victories in their home Alumni Challenge and running in their first competition in two weeks. Etown is

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  • Wilkes’s late goal beats Blue Jays in Fight for Sight Matchup

    Wilkes’s late goal beats Blue Jays in Fight for Sight Matchup

    On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team took on the Wilkes University Colonels in their first Landmark Conference game of the season. The Blue Jays, coming off of two close losses with deficits only separated by one goal each, hoped to find themselves back in the win column on home turf. Wilkes

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  • Messiah hands loss to Etown at annual Marshmallow Game

    Messiah hands loss to Etown at annual Marshmallow Game

    For the 37th time in each program’s history, Elizabethtown College took on the Messiah University Eagles on the road for the annual Marshmallow Game. The game’s history began in 1987, when the Blue Jays had a scouting report calling the Eagles’ team ‘soft,’ resulting in the fans retaliating the next season by throwing marshmallows at

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  • A double win for Elizabethtown tennis sets up a promising start

    A double win for Elizabethtown tennis sets up a promising start

    One shutout win and one clean win set a promising start for the Elizabethtown men’s and women’s tennis teams.  Both squads would compete against Penn State Brandywine on the Alumni Courts at home.  This match was the official start of a season that spans both the fall and spring semesters. The Etown tennis team starts

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  • Tessier, Blue Jays soccer draws against Penn State Berks

    Tessier, Blue Jays soccer draws against Penn State Berks

    Over the weekend, Elizabethtown College took on the visiting Penn State Berks Nittany Lions in a non-conference women’s soccer matchup. The Blue Jays came into this game after drawing in their last three matches, only conceding one goal between those games. Junior defender Sara Bean had netted the only goal in the three game stretch,

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  • Elizabethtown women’s volleyball dug deep for a double victory

    Elizabethtown women’s volleyball dug deep for a double victory

    The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball squad continues an impressive season with two more wins against Wilson College and FDU-Florham.  Both games were won in a controlling fashion, with game one versus Wilson being a shutout 3-0 win and game two versus FDU-Florham being a 3-1 win.  Senior Kate Barbon started the game off strong with

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  • 2025-2026 NFL Preview: returning champions, sleepers and what to expect

    2025-2026 NFL Preview: returning champions, sleepers and what to expect

    Super Bowl LIX saw a record 127.7 million viewers. Many fans will return to their televisions to watch their favorite team dominate, do as expected or crack under the pressure.But, with the season only beginning, what can fans expect out of the 2025-26 NFL season? Starting with the returning Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles

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  • Back-to-Back: Blue Jay Golf on par with home invitational win

    Back-to-Back: Blue Jay Golf on par with home invitational win

    Elizabethtown College began their fall golf campaign on Sept. 9, teeing off at their home course at the Hershey Country Club East course located 20 minutes off campus in neighboring Dauphin County. All eyes were on the Blue Jays after their spring Blue Jay Invitational ended with a first-place trophy after career-low performances by sophomore

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  • Elizabethtown Cross Country alumni return to challenge current Blue Jay runners

    Elizabethtown Cross Country alumni return to challenge current Blue Jay runners

    Every year, Elizabethtown College cross country team alumni are given an opportunity to compete against the current cross country team. A hilly 4.5 kilometer race determines whether the current team can handle the old guard.  The 12-year tradition has been a favorite for current team members as well as many alumni. The men’s team looks

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