Sports

  • Season ends for team in semifinal game

    Season ends for team in semifinal game

    The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team’s dreams of a chance to fight for a conference championship fell through Wednesday night. The Blue Jays lost in the Commonwealth Conference semifinal game to the Messiah College Falcons, 58-48. Etown came into the game with a four-game win streak, but Messiah, ranked No. 1 in the tournament, was

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  • Susquehanna meet prepares team for indoor championships Saturday

    Susquehanna meet prepares team for indoor championships Saturday

    This past Friday at Susquehanna University, the Elizabethtown College track and field teams began their final tune-up before the Middle Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships this upcoming Saturday at Lehigh University. For some athletes, this was the last chance to make their qualifying marks prior to championships. The Etown women’s distance medley relay (DMR) team ran

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  • Collegiate athletes held accountable for actions in Harlem Shake video

    Collegiate athletes held accountable for actions in Harlem Shake video

    In the past few years, certain songs have spurred Internet dance sensations that have had thousands of people joining the movement. One of the firsts was Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” videos followed by PSY’s “Gangnam Style” and they quickly became the new craze as farmers and students from the University of Oregon uploaded

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  • Women ranked 19th in preseason; men striving for conference title

    Women ranked 19th in preseason; men striving for conference title

    On Feb. 2, famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow. So, if you trust the sage groundhog, then put away your winter jackets because we are going to get an early spring. With spring coming early, that means that spring sports are just around the corner. If you live in Founders Residence Hall

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  • King’s hands team close loss

    King’s hands team close loss

    Five wrestlers won their matches, but it was not enough to secure a victory for the Jays against King’s College Wednesday, Feb. 6. King’s College defeated Elizabethtown College in Wilkes-Barre by a final tally of 24-19, setting the Jays back to an overall record of 4-3 for the year. The wins for Etown included senior

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  • Win over Stevenson solidifies playoff berth for Blue Jays

    Win over Stevenson solidifies playoff berth for Blue Jays

    The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team will face Lycoming College next week in the first round of Commonwealth Conference tournament play. After beating the Stevenson University Mustangs Tuesday night 66-43, the Blue Jays secured the fourth seed in the postseason standings. First-year Rachel Forjan led Etown with 16 points, and junior Taylor Alwine collected 12

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  • Media coverage of signing day takes spotlight off athletes

    Last Wednesday, Feb. 6, was national signing day for the Class of 2013 Division I football prospects. ESPN and other top sports outlets have a ball with signing day, providing minute-by-minute updates about which top recruits surprised the nation and signed with Auburn University instead of the University of Alabama. After the big names have

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  • Invitational prepares Jays for MACs

    Invitational prepares Jays for MACs

    The Susquehanna Invitational has moved the Elizabethtown College track and field team one step closer to winning a Triple Crown for the year as the end of the indoor track season quickly approaches. There are only two weeks left until the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championships. The invitational is the last stop before the championships

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  • Men finish ninth, women tenth at MAC championship meet

    Men finish ninth, women tenth at MAC championship meet

    The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Swim Championships is a big event for the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s swim teams. The 2012/2013 season MAC championship swim meet took place Feb. 8 to 10 and was held in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The teams had three days full of events, competing against ten other teams all hoping to

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