Sports

  • Etown Wrestling Overpowers Scranton with Huge Win

    Etown Wrestling Overpowers Scranton with Huge Win

    The Elizabethtown College Blue Jays wrestling team recently hosted a home meet against the University of Scranton Royals. Both teams came into the match 5-3, battling to put themselves in a great spot going into February when the NCAA Regional Championships begin. Before the match, Scranton found themselves under some issues as they came into

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  • Blue Jays soar past competition in Reading

    Blue Jays soar past competition in Reading

    At the start of February, the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays track and field teams traveled to Reading, Pennsylvania. for the fourth event of their season: the Alvernia Plex Shootout.  On the field, the Blue Jays reached new heights in jump-based events. Etown sophomore Kate Bendall and first-year Kirsten Navich outperformed athletes from Muhlenberg and York

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  • Elizabethtown Men’s Volleyball Battles Hard, Loses a Close Match Against Stevenson

    Elizabethtown Men’s Volleyball Battles Hard, Loses a Close Match Against Stevenson

    Elizabethtown men’s volleyball is underway as the spring sports begin to emerge from the snow. On Tuesday, Etown took on Stevenson College with a roster missing some key players due to sickness.. The starting lineup would feature some of the underclassmen who were needed to step up and secure a victory against a tough opponent. 

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  • Elizabethtown Wrestling Comes Second in the D. Kenneth Ober Invitational

    Elizabethtown Wrestling Comes Second in the D. Kenneth Ober Invitational

    On Saturday, Feb. 25 the Elizabethtown College wrestling team hosted the D. Kenneth Ober Invitational and competed against nine other colleges to claim the top spot and win the tournament. By the end of the event, Etown came second with a score of 146.5 points behind the champions from Roanoke College. In the 125 weight

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  • Blue Jays Swim Against York College Spartans

    Blue Jays Swim Against York College Spartans

    Following the loss the Blue Jays swim team received during their Senior Day meet against Washington College, Elizabethtown College’s swim teams prepared to take on the York College Spartans at the Alumni Pool on Jan. 25th. The day’s first race was the women’s 200-yard medley relay, and the two teams were immediately neck-and-neck. Etown junior

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  • Elizabethtown Women’s Basketball Wins on Senior Day, Men’s Basketball Loses a Heartbreaker

    Elizabethtown Women’s Basketball Wins on Senior Day, Men’s Basketball Loses a Heartbreaker

    On Saturday, Jan. 18, Elizabethtown College women’s and men’s basketball teams squared off against the Moravian Greyhounds in a classic double-header. The women’s team had a special day as the seniors were commemorated for their contribution over the past four years, while the men’s team hoped to regain some footing in the Landmark Conference and

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  • Women and Men’s Swim Teams Compete on Senior Day

    Women and Men’s Swim Teams Compete on Senior Day

    Elizabethtown College’s swim team spent the first weekend of their semester competing against Washington College’s Shoremen and Shorewomen on Jan. 18, in Thompson Gymnasium’s Alumni Pool. After celebrating the Etown seniors and playing an electric guitar rendition of the national anthem, the swim meet commenced with the women’s 400-yard medley relay. The Washington College athletes

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  • Blue Jays Track and Field Athletes travel to Maryland

    Blue Jays Track and Field Athletes travel to Maryland

    The cold weather has done little to cool the red-hot competitive spirit of the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays. Etown’s track and field teams traveled to Landover, Md. to compete against several other schools. The event occurred on Jan. 18 at the Prince George Sports and Learning Complex. Events started with the women’s 5000-meter relay. The

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  • A sneak peek into the Unrivaled basketball league’s groundbreaking inaugural season

    A sneak peek into the Unrivaled basketball league’s groundbreaking inaugural season

    A new opportunity has arisen for professional women’s basketball players that doesn’t require overseas travel, called theUnrivaled Women’s Basketball League.  The league, created by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, was founded in 2023 with the hopes of creating a league for other WNBA players to play domestically and navigate the WNBA’s prioritization rule

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