Sports

  • Lucy Stern’s milestone leads Blue Jays as Etown nets even in tri-match

    Lucy Stern’s milestone leads Blue Jays as Etown nets even in tri-match

    Over the fall break weekend on Saturday Oct. 11, the Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team took on Wilkes University and Montclair State University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in a tri-match. The Blue Jays had recently lost to Moravian University in a Landmark Conference matchup, placing the team 0-1 in conference play heading into their matchup against

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  • Skylar Mumford’s lone goal nets Blue Jays victory against Juniata

    Skylar Mumford’s lone goal nets Blue Jays victory against Juniata

    Elizabethtown College took on Juniata College in a Landmark Conference women’s soccer matchup on the road this past Tuesday, Oct. 7. Etown had been in good form recently, coming off of three straight victories against DeSales University, Wilkes University and Susquehanna University. The two against Wilkes and Susquehanna were key Landmark wins. It has also

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  • Nine-goal thriller helps blank Juniata in Landmark field hockey matchup

    Nine-goal thriller helps blank Juniata in Landmark field hockey matchup

    Elizabethtown College field hockey had been battling recent struggles in Landmark Conference play, being 0-2 in conference play and ninth in the standings, however, they hoped to bounce back against 10th place Juniata in a must-win game to have a shot at a playoff berth in November. The Eagles hoped to start a rally, as

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  • Sporer, Blue Jays draw against Juniata

    Sporer, Blue Jays draw against Juniata

    The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team took on the Juniata College Eagles in a Landmark Conference matchup on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at home. The Blue Jays looked to find a win and put themselves in a better position within the conference standings after three straight ties leading up to this game. The Eagles had recently

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  • Capitals defend AHL turf in Chocolatetown, USA

    Capitals defend AHL turf in Chocolatetown, USA

    For the first time since 2017, the Washington Capitals traveled up the interstate to compete in a preseason game against the Philadelphia Flyers.  In front of a sellout crowd of Flyers and Capitals fans alike, the Hershey Bears’ NHL affiliate dominated from start to finish, taking down the Flyers 5-1.  Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery

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  • Elizabethtown Men’s Soccer Falls Just Short and Women Prevail

    Elizabethtown Men’s Soccer Falls Just Short and Women Prevail

    At 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 24, the men’s soccer team took on Hood College here at Elizabethtown College on Ira R. Herr Field. The first half was a consistent back and forth. However, the Blue Jays managed to get six shots compared to Hood’s three, but neither team managed to score, with shots either going

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  • 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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