Sports

  • Alumna returns to coach Blue Jay volleyball program

    Alumna returns to coach Blue Jay volleyball program

    The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball Head Coach Randall Kreider announced Jan. 29 that Terry Hutchinson and Crystal Agnew will be joining the program as assistant coaches this spring. Terry Hutchinson is a sports performance trainer and volleyball instructor at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim, Pa. Hutchinson became involved with the Blue Jays during the Fall

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  • Olympic games in full swing as Team USA goes for gold

    Olympic games in full swing as Team USA goes for gold

    After day five at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the United States has totaled nine medals during competition: three gold, one silver and five bronze. This puts Team USA fourth in medal totals behind Norway, Canada and the Netherlands. Despite the lack of hardware, Team USA has already had some remarkable victories during

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  • Women’s basketball sits in tie for second place in conference after beating Widener

    Women’s basketball sits in tie for second place in conference after beating Widener

    he Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team came into this week with a four-way tie for first place in the Commonwealth Conference. In their last four games, the Blue Jays faced the three teams that share the top spot in the standings. Etown went 2-1 in those three games, defeating Stevenson University and Lebanon Valley College.

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  • Baseball prepares to rebound from disappointing season

    Baseball prepares to rebound from disappointing season

    The Elizabethtown College baseball team is preparing for a new season and the last playing in the Middle Atlantic Conference’s Commonwealth Conference before Etown makes a move to the Landmark Conference in the fall. The Blue Jays look to improve on their 17-22 (10-11 CC) record in 2013, which gave them a season finish of

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  • Men’s basketball finds win against Arcadia in rescheduled game

    Men’s basketball finds win against Arcadia in rescheduled game

    The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team is in the midst of a battle for the final position in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) playoffs. The team began this push this past weekend when it took on Alvernia University at Thompson Gymnasium. Despite the Blue Jays’ best effort, the Crusaders were too much to handle, defeating

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  • ‘Band of Sisters’ sets sights toward playoff berth in Landmark debut

    ‘Band of Sisters’ sets sights toward playoff berth in Landmark debut

    The Elizabethtown College women’s softball team fell one game short of making the Commonwealth Conference Playoffs last season. “Last season, we were so close we could taste it, and I think that taste is still fresh going into this season,” junior outfielder Kaylee Werner said. “As a team, we have created goals for this season

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  • Wrestling competes at Pete Wilson-Wheaton Invitational

    Wrestling competes at Pete Wilson-Wheaton Invitational

    “Anything is possible,” was the tone set by Elizabethtown College’s wrestling team this past weekend at the Pete Wilson-Wheaton (III) Invitational. The Pete Wilson-Wheaton (III) Invitational is a large tournament in which 30 DIII wrestling teams compete in a two-day tournament. The first day determines which wrestlers advance to face off the next day. This

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  • Men’s basketball suffers loss to in-conference rival Lebanon Valley

    Men’s basketball suffers loss to in-conference rival Lebanon Valley

    The Blue Jays put up a fight, but could not defeat the Commonwealth Conference leaders and 22nd-ranked Messiah College last Wednesday night at Brubaker Auditorium. The Hawks outscored the Blue Jays 40-18 over the final 12:51 to make it an 80-65 victory. Messiah had also beaten the Jays earlier in the year on Elizabethtown College’s

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  • NHL Stadium Series moves to west coast

    NHL Stadium Series moves to west coast

    For the last six seasons, the National Hockey League (NHL) has been holding one of their regular season games in an outdoor venue in an attempt to revisit the game’s roots where many players and fans had found their love for the game. These outdoor games, held on New Year’s Day in football and baseball

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