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Wrestling team falls on Senior night to Messiah
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- February 18, 2015
The Blue Jays went up against the Messiah College Falcons at Friday night’s wrestling match in Thompson Gymnasium. The final score was 25-16 with the win going to Messiah. Messiah entered the contest as the number eight team in the nation according to the Division III NCAA rankings on NCAA.com. Before the meet started, the
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Track and field teams competes at Susquehanna Invitational
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- February 18, 2015
The Elizabethtown men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Susquehanna Invitational at Susquehanna University this past weekend. It was one of the last opportunities for improvement before the Landmark Conference Championships which take place on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Susquehanna. On the women’s side, sophomore Amanda Porter recorded three separate personal bests
READ MOREPersonal bests highlight men’s swimming meet
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- February 18, 2015
The Landmark Conference Championships, on Feb. 13 to 15, were full of highlights and broken records for the Elizabethtown College men’s swim team. “Our goal as a team was to drop time across the board and have some swimmers make podium, both individually and in relays,” senior Frank Capria said. Over the three-day event the
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Women’s tennis splits two matches
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- February 18, 2015
The Elizabethtown College women’s tennis team played indoors for its matches against St. Mary’s College (Md.) and nationally-ranked No. 22 the University of Mary Washington. The Blue Jays defeated St. Mary’s 5-4, but fell to Mary Washington 9-0. Senior Sarah Calabro considered the first two matches as a launch for the new season. “There is
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Women’s basketball takes over third place in Landmark
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- February 18, 2015
On Wednesday, Feb. 11, the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team took to the court against a non-conference opponent for the final time in the 2014-2015 season. The Blue Jays carried a 15-game non-conference winning streak into their game at Muhlenberg College, which dated back to the 2012-2013 season. Etown finished a perfect 6-0 during their
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Men’s basketball falls in crucial Landmark game at Drew
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- February 18, 2015
The hearts of the Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team broke on Valentine’s Day with a last second loss to the Greyhounds at Moravian College. The Blue Jays turned the ball over twice in the last 10 seconds of the game, allowing the Greyhounds to score and get away with a 61-60 win. Tyler Simpkiss scored
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Women’s swimming finishes ninth in first Landmark Championship meet
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- February 18, 2015
Last weekend, the Elizabethtown College women’s swim team participated in the three-day Landmark Conference Championships. On Friday alone, swimmers achieved fourteen season-best records. On Sunday, they made a ninth-place finish to end their first Landmark championships. Mark Wilson, head coach, was optimistic prior to the meet. “Being our first time in Landmark, my thoughts were
READ MOREWomen’s dual season ends in loss to Frostburg
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- February 4, 2015
The Elizabethtown College women’s swim team left Frostburg State University in defeat on Friday, Jan. 30. Frostburg came up with wins in the final two events, snatching the competition away from Etown with a final score of 135-124. Heading into the second to last event, the 200-meter individual medley, the Blue Jays held a tight
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Pflanz takes sixth at Peter Willson-Wheaton Invitational
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- February 4, 2015
Junior Bryan Pflanz placed sixth at the Pete Wilson-Wheaton Invitational in Illinois on Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31. The Elizabethtown College wrestling team took eight individuals to the competition to face-off against an array of teams, nine of which were nationally-ranked. Junior Mike Lammer was confident about the weekend. “I expect the whole
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