Sports

  • 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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  • Youthful women’s lacrosse team falls to

    Youthful women’s lacrosse team falls to

    Elizabethtown College’s women’s lacrosse team fell short this past week after losing to Dickinson College on Tuesday and Messiah College on Saturday. The Blue Jays remained scoreless in their loss to Dickinson when they were defeated 18-0 at Biddle Field.  First-year Addie Stang recorded the first goal of the season for the Blue Jays during

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  • Women’s basketball falls in MAC semi-finals to Falcons

    Women’s basketball falls in MAC semi-finals to Falcons

    The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team wrapped up their regular season at Albright College by defeating the Lions 71-49 on Saturday afternoon. The victory was the Blue Jays’ 14th conference win of the season and 20th overall. The 20 wins are the most for the program since the 2000-01 season. With the win, Etown locked

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  • Track and Field teams prepare for MAC Championships at Susquehanna

    Track and Field teams prepare for MAC Championships at Susquehanna

    Elizabethtown College’s track and field teams returned to Susquehanna University on Saturday to compete in their last meet before the Indoor MAC Championships this upcoming weekend. Senior Lucas Dayhoff took first place in the weight throw with a throw of 14.95m (49’0-3/4″). Junior Andrew Khela, also competing in the weight throw, took eighth place out

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  • Blue Jays outplay Merchant Marine Academy in first game under Delaney

    Blue Jays outplay Merchant Marine Academy in first game under Delaney

    The Elizabethtown College Men’s Lacrosse Team won its season-opener against the United States Merchant Marine Academy at home this past Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays built a 4-0 halftime lead and scored five fourth-quarter goals to win 10-4. The win is the first under new head coach Drew Delaney.  Etown (1-0) had two-score games from

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