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  • Sporer, Blue Jays draw against Juniata

    Sporer, Blue Jays draw against Juniata

    The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team took on the Juniata College Eagles in a Landmark Conference matchup on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at home. The Blue Jays looked to find a win and put themselves in a better position within the conference standings after three straight ties leading up to this game. The Eagles had recently

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  • Capitals defend AHL turf in Chocolatetown, USA

    Capitals defend AHL turf in Chocolatetown, USA

    For the first time since 2017, the Washington Capitals traveled up the interstate to compete in a preseason game against the Philadelphia Flyers.  In front of a sellout crowd of Flyers and Capitals fans alike, the Hershey Bears’ NHL affiliate dominated from start to finish, taking down the Flyers 5-1.  Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery

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  • Elizabethtown Men’s Soccer Falls Just Short and Women Prevail

    Elizabethtown Men’s Soccer Falls Just Short and Women Prevail

    At 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 24, the men’s soccer team took on Hood College here at Elizabethtown College on Ira R. Herr Field. The first half was a consistent back and forth. However, the Blue Jays managed to get six shots compared to Hood’s three, but neither team managed to score, with shots either going

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  • Men’s cross country finish 3rd, women’s 7th at Dickinson Invitational

    Men’s cross country finish 3rd, women’s 7th at Dickinson Invitational

    Elizabethtown College took a trip over to Carlisle, Pennsylvania for the Dickinson College Long/Short Invitational to compete against 19 other schools in the cross country race held at Big Spring High School. The Blue Jays are coming off victories in their home Alumni Challenge and running in their first competition in two weeks. Etown is

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  • Wilkes’s late goal beats Blue Jays in Fight for Sight Matchup

    Wilkes’s late goal beats Blue Jays in Fight for Sight Matchup

    On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team took on the Wilkes University Colonels in their first Landmark Conference game of the season. The Blue Jays, coming off of two close losses with deficits only separated by one goal each, hoped to find themselves back in the win column on home turf. Wilkes

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  • Messiah hands loss to Etown at annual Marshmallow Game

    Messiah hands loss to Etown at annual Marshmallow Game

    For the 37th time in each program’s history, Elizabethtown College took on the Messiah University Eagles on the road for the annual Marshmallow Game. The game’s history began in 1987, when the Blue Jays had a scouting report calling the Eagles’ team ‘soft,’ resulting in the fans retaliating the next season by throwing marshmallows at

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  • A double win for Elizabethtown tennis sets up a promising start

    A double win for Elizabethtown tennis sets up a promising start

    One shutout win and one clean win set a promising start for the Elizabethtown men’s and women’s tennis teams.  Both squads would compete against Penn State Brandywine on the Alumni Courts at home.  This match was the official start of a season that spans both the fall and spring semesters. The Etown tennis team starts

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  • Tessier, Blue Jays soccer draws against Penn State Berks

    Tessier, Blue Jays soccer draws against Penn State Berks

    Over the weekend, Elizabethtown College took on the visiting Penn State Berks Nittany Lions in a non-conference women’s soccer matchup. The Blue Jays came into this game after drawing in their last three matches, only conceding one goal between those games. Junior defender Sara Bean had netted the only goal in the three game stretch,

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  • Elizabethtown women’s volleyball dug deep for a double victory

    Elizabethtown women’s volleyball dug deep for a double victory

    The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball squad continues an impressive season with two more wins against Wilson College and FDU-Florham.  Both games were won in a controlling fashion, with game one versus Wilson being a shutout 3-0 win and game two versus FDU-Florham being a 3-1 win.  Senior Kate Barbon started the game off strong with

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