Sports

  • National sports update

    National sports update

    February’s Super Bowl LV was arguably one of the greatest games of the season. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers faced off against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the quarterbacks’ fifth head-to-head game. Brady had beaten Mahomes in October of 2018 when he still played for the New England Patriots and

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  • Rudy

    Rudy

    “Rudy” is a movie about a football player named Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger Jr. whose dream is to play football on Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish football team. He is not expecting to be a starter, but he wants to fulfill his lifelong dream by being on the field in uniform and make one play during the

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  • Intramural basketball contest

    Intramural basketball contest

    Sunday, February 28, Elizabethtown College held an intramural basketball shooting competition. The contest featured eight competitors, who were shooting basketballs to win the contest. Whoever had the most points at the end of the contest won. At first, there were 20 layups which were one point each. Then, there were 20 foul shots with each

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  • Intramurals update

    Intramurals update

    With Elizabethtown College’s COVID-19 restrictions and many campus activities being hosted virtually, students from a wide range of backgrounds are in search of extracurricular activities to participate in with their friends. For many of these students, intramural sports are the perfect way of getting out of the dorm room, staying active and spending time with

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  • Men’s Lacrosse

    Men’s Lacrosse

    April 1, 2015, the Elizabethtown College Men’s Lacrosse team faced off against Immaculata University. At the end of the game, the final score was 17-10. This marked the Blue Jay’s eighth straight consecutive win for the season. Immediately after the initial face-off, the Blue Jays took an early lead. In the first part of the

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  • Return of sports

    Return of sports

    Many of Elizabethtown College’s student athletes have been anticipating the return of their respective sports in the Spring 2021 semester. For many student athletes, this past year has been full of frustration, starting in March when their seasons were cut short by the pandemic. “When I heard that the season [was being] cut short I

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  • Muhammad Ali

    Muhammad Ali

    Muhammad Ali was born Jan. 17, 1942 in Louisville, Ky. His birth name was Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, and he was a professional boxer. He was very accomplished, being the first boxer to win the world heavyweight championship three times, and successfully defended his title 19 times throughout his career. When Ali was 12 years

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  • Nick Pliny, SAAC representative

    Nick Pliny, SAAC representative

    Recently, Elizabethtown College junior Nick Pliny was named the Landmark Conference Associate Member Representative for the NCAA Division III Student Athlete Advisory Committee. Nick Pliny is a two sport athlete at the College, playing on the men’s volleyball team and the men’s soccer team. This position requires student athlete feedback and for information to be

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  • Jackie Robinson

    Jackie Robinson

    In 1947, history was made when Jackie Robinson, the first African American athlete to play Major League Baseball, stepped up to bat for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson was born Jan. 31, 1919 in Cairo, Ga. He was the youngest of five children. Growing up, he attended John Muir High School in Pasadena, Ca. where

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