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  • A History of The Palestra

    A History of The Palestra

    The Palestra is one of the most recognizable names in basketball. It is an arena that belongs to the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), which is in Philadelphia. The reason the Palestra is so famous is because of its long history. The word “palestra” means an area for athletic competition, training and competition. The ancient Greeks

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  • Women’s Basketball team soars into National Top 25 Rankings

    Women’s Basketball team soars into National Top 25 Rankings

    The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team has been cruising through their regular season and their efforts are now being recognized. The Blue Jays have been one of the most consistent teams in Division III Women’s College Basketball this season, only suffering one loss to #6 Scranton, and have now scored a top 25 ranking.   The

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  • NFL Conference Championship weekend recap

    NFL Conference Championship weekend recap

    The Super Bowl is set. The National Football League (NFL) Conference Championship games took place this past weekend on Jan. 29. These games decided the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC) champions. In the AFC, the red-hot Cincinnati Bengals traveled to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs, while in

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  • Men’s Basketball at the Palestra

    Men’s Basketball at the Palestra

    On Jan. 15 at the University of Pennsylvania in the Palestra, the Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team lost to Juniata College with a score of 66-53 in the Landmark Conference play. The first half started intensely as just three minutes into play, Etown led by one basket after a three point shot by junior Tyreke

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  • Damar Hamlin’s recovery

    Damar Hamlin’s recovery

    On Jan. 2, 2023, on a Monday Night Football game in Cincinnati, Ohio between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, the National Football League (NFL) world endured one of the scariest moments in league history. It happened deep into the first quarter, when Bills’ second-year safety out of the University of Pittsburgh Damar Hamlin

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  • Etown wrestling fights against Wilkes

    Etown wrestling fights against Wilkes

    On Friday, November 18, the night started and ended in pins. In the first home match of the year against Wilkes-University, Elizabethtown College senior wrestler Brian Schneider got the pin in the second round and captured the first six points for the team. Later in the night, junior Dorian Gonzalez was up to the mat

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  • College football playoff preview

    College football playoff preview

    With the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I College Football regular season coming to a close, the College Football Playoff is fast approaching. Although there are less than ten teams with a realistic shot at clinching one of the four coveted playoff spots at this point, a lot could happen in the coming weeks

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  • Athlete of the Week: Victor Witkofsky

    Athlete of the Week: Victor Witkofsky

    Victor Witkofsky is a junior athlete. He is an arm wrestler who trains with Lethal Arms, a gym that works to actively train arm wrestlers. Lethal Arms is located outside of Harrisburg, Pa. He recently participated in two tournaments. One of the tournaments was in state and one was in New Jersey, which was on

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  • Women’s Swimming triumphs over Stevenson and Wilkes

    Women’s Swimming triumphs over Stevenson and Wilkes

    On Nov. 13, in Owings Mills, Md., the Elizabethtown College women’s swim team closed out their weekend at Stevenson University in a tri-meet with Wilkes University. The Blue Jays defeated Stevenson 145-58 and Wilkes 162-8. The Blue Jays took first in the first event of the day as Etown clocked in at 1 minute and

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