Sports

  • Men’s and women’s tennis play well in doubles matches

    Men’s and women’s tennis play well in doubles matches

    Sunday, April 15, the Elizabethtown College men’s tennis team played against the University of Scranton, taking a loss 9-0. Etown’s doubles team of senior Ryan Caris and sophomore Tristan Boheim took a loss, giving Scranton a total of three right in the beginning. Four sets of doubles were matched as Scranton took a four-win streak.

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  • Men’s lacrosse team takes a win while the women take a loss in a Landmark game

    Men’s lacrosse team takes a win while the women take a loss in a Landmark game

    Photo: Megan White Saturday, April 7, Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team took a win 7-5 against Drew University. Sophomore Mike DiGenova assisted five of Etown’s goals, and sophomore Tom Mahoney made 11 goal saves. The first goal was made quickly in the game by the Blue Jays. Sophomore Kyle Pienik and DiGenova worked together to

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  • The track and field teams finished second and third in all

    The track and field teams finished second and third in all

    Photo courtesy of Etown Athletics @ etownbluejays.com Saturday, April 7 Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s track and field teams participated in the Millersville Metrics meet at Millersville University. The men’s team finished with 81 points, coming in second out of 19 teams. The women’s team finished third out of 19 teams with 52 points. First-year

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  • Softball’s first landmark losses in doubleheader with Catholic

    Softball’s first landmark losses in doubleheader with Catholic

    Photo: Megan White Saturday, April 7, the Elizabethtown College softball team lost both games in a doubleheader at home against Landmark Conference opponent Catholic University of America. Junior Emma Varrato got the Blue Jays off to a strong start in the first inning, hitting her fifth homerun of the season. This sent graduate student Kirstin

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  • Field Hockey: a universal sport

    Field Hockey: a universal sport

    The Hockey World Cup is the biggest competition for field hockey outside of the Olympics, where it is also an active sport. Field hockey is a sport in which two teams play against each other by moving a ball with a hockey stick. Field hockey also happens to be the national sport of both Pakistan

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  • Etown’s baseball team comes back for a win in a doubleheader

    Etown’s baseball team comes back for a win in a doubleheader

    Photo courtesy of Etown Athletics @ etownbluejays.com Thursday, April 5, Elizabethtown College’s baseball team took on Immaculata University for a win with a final score of 9-7. First-year pitcher Tyler Dunbar helped the team take down Immaculata with four runs in the fourth inning. During the last five innings, the Blue Jays took the lead

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  • Softball gains a strong season start during spring break games

    Softball gains a strong season start during spring break games

    Sunday, March 4 through Saturday, March 10, Elizabethtown College’s softball team played in the Spring Games presented by PFX Athletics in Florida. The Jays won eight of their 10 games against opponents from all over the country, giving them a strong 8-2 start to the season. Saturday, March 4, Etown had back-to-back games at the

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  • Table tennis is considered a hobby

    Table tennis is considered a hobby

    Table tennis, also known as ping pong, is considered by most Americans to be more of a hobby than a sport. According to sporteology.com, table tennis is a sport “in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth using table tennis rackets.” The game is played on a small, hard table

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  • Women’s and men’s lacrosse walked away with a victory

    Women’s and men’s lacrosse walked away with a victory

    Saturday, March 3 on Wolf Field at Elizabethtown College, the women’s lacrosse team beat Penn State Abington 17-3. First-year Kate Ziegler, junior Madelyn Baker and seniors Carly and Katie Thompson each scored a hat trick for the Blue Jays. The Nittany Lions put the first point on the board three minutes into the match, but

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