Sports

  • NFL free agency flips the football world upside down 

    NFL free agency flips the football world upside down 

    The National Football League (NFL) free agency period is always a wild one and this year didn’t disappoint. From starting quarterbacks finding new homes, to running backs changing the landscapes of NFL rosters, to players suiting up for rival teams this free agency period has really had it all.   Former Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins made

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  • Video Game Review: Duelists of Eden

    Video Game Review: Duelists of Eden

    Genre shifts often lead to utterly confusing releases. Franchises can take their well-known gameplay and throw it out for something different like “Final Fantasy”, confusingly replicating “Devil May Cry”-style combat and the “Sonic” franchise’s persistent identity crisis. However, sometimes a genre shift allows the mechanics and style of prior releases to flourish in new and

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  • Healthy minds: The effects of music

    Healthy minds: The effects of music

    No matter the genre, music provides society with a myriad of purposes. From an education standpoint, students can use it to help them study. Outside the classroom, music can have a role in sports. On the field, it can have an impact in practice or an athlete’s mindset prior to an upcoming game. In general,

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  • Men’s lacrosse captures first win of the new season

    Men’s lacrosse captures first win of the new season

    The Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team captured the first win of their season this past weekend on Saturday, March 9. Their 17-10 win over St. Mary’s (Md.) improves their record to 1-3. With plenty of the season left to be played, the Blue Jays will hope to use this as a turning point moving forward. 

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  • MLB spring training: Prospects to watch 

    MLB spring training: Prospects to watch 

    It’s that time again. Excitement is rising for yet another season of Major League Baseball (MLB), as spring training is in full swing. Fans desperate for baseball watch their favorite teams play somewhat meaningless games, but in the process get to see their teams’ regular season rosters take shape.  The center of attention for every

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  • Wilson is stamping her legacy for Elizabethtown women’s hoops

    Wilson is stamping her legacy for Elizabethtown women’s hoops

    A senior guard on the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team is having a season unlike anything the team has seen in years. Cyleigh Wilson, a Blue Jay from Sandy Hook, Ct. has been a four-year member of the Blue Jays women’s basketball team and has started every game of her career. During her four years

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  • Multiple Blue Jays set school records at SU Tune-Up

    Multiple Blue Jays set school records at SU Tune-Up

    The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to Selinsgrove, Pa. on Saturday, Feb. 17 for the SU Tune-Up hosted by Susquehanna University at 9:30 a.m. There, the Blue Jays would perform at a high level, with multiple athletes setting new school records. The event was not scored, but Etown showed out

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  • Swim teams cap off strong seasons in Landmark Championships

    Swim teams cap off strong seasons in Landmark Championships

    On Sunday, Feb. 19, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s swim teams took to the Landmark Conference Swimming and Diving Championship. The men’s team finished fourth out of ten teams with 342 points and the women’s team finished fifth out of ten with 373 points. This season, the men went 7-6 overall and 4-2 in

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  • Caitlin Clark breaks Kelsey Plum scoring record with another masterful performance

    Caitlin Clark breaks Kelsey Plum scoring record with another masterful performance

    After much anticipation, Iowa’s superstar guard Caitlin Clark broke former Washington Huskies guard Kelsey Plum’s NCAA scoring record on Thursday, Feb. 15 against the Michigan Wolverines. Coming in just eight points shy of the record, the senior broke the mark in the only way she knew how, dropping a career-high 49 points in a 106-89

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