Sports

  • Women’s volleyball struggle to find footing in Blue Jay Classic

    Women’s volleyball struggle to find footing in Blue Jay Classic

    Despite the excitement and advantages that come with playing on their home turf, the women’s volleyball team faced some major difficulties this past weekend in the Days Inn Blue Jay Classic. The Blue Jays lost all four of their games in this home tournament, which brought their season record to 7-9. Senior captain defensive specialist

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  • Dearie named Landmark Athlete of the Week for Cross Country

    The men’s and women’s cross country teams are a staple of success for Elizabethtown College athletics. Both competed at the Dickinson Long/Short Course Invitational on Saturday. The Invitational, which hosted institutions from all three divisions of the NCAA, took place at Big Spring High School in Big Spring, Pa. The women took 11th place in

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  • Men’s golf takes fourth in Invitational

    Men’s golf takes fourth in Invitational

    After a fourth place finish at the Messiah Falcon Classic last week, the  Elizabethtown College golf team looked to improve on their performance in the Penn State Harrisburg Invitational this past Sunday and Monday. In last week’s Classic, junior Adam Amspacher set the bar for Blue Jay golfers when he shot a nine-over-par 81 for

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  • Men’s soccer falls in conference opener, readies for Falcons

    Men’s soccer falls in conference opener, readies for Falcons

    Seeking to record their first home win, the Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team recorded a 3-0 victory in their non-conference game against Wilkes University on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Ira R. Herr Field. The team also recorded their first shutout of the season. Junior captain Martin Fevre opened the scoring for the night after the

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  • Women’s soccer allows goal, dropped by Misericordia, 3-0

    Women’s soccer allows goal, dropped by Misericordia, 3-0

    The Elizabethtown women’s soccer team is making noise on a national stage. Going into Saturday’s game against Penn State Harrisburg, the Blue Jays were one of only two Division III teams in the nation to not have allowed a goal. Saturday’s game would prove to be no different for Etown than the first four. The

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  • Field hockey bounces back after York loss to topple Albright College on the road, 6-1

    Field hockey bounces back after York loss to topple Albright College on the road, 6-1

    After starting the season with a less than ideal record, 3-4, the Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team turned up the heat Saturday, Sept. 20, for a 6-1 victory against Albright College. The Jays rebounded from an overtime loss against York College (Pa.) the previous week to deliver a convincing defeat, with five Blue Jays

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  • Men’s golf takes on Messiah Falcon Fall Classic, team finishes 4th overall

    Men’s golf takes on Messiah Falcon Fall Classic, team finishes 4th overall

    Coming off their first tournament of the season at the Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic, Pa., the Elizabethtown men’s golf team took to the course again on Tuesday. In their previous tournament, the Marywood Quad-Match, the Blue Jays finished third in the four team competition. Each team was allowed five golfers, with the tournament

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  • Women’s tennis team starts season off on right swing

    Women’s tennis team starts season off on right swing

    The Elizabethtown Blue Jays women’s tennis team dominated the courts on Sept. 6 and 7 at the Shenandoah Invitational. The team came away with numerous wins against Shenandoah, Bridgewater and Division II West Virginia Wesleyan. With joining the Landmark Conference, the women lose out in playing in the MAC Individual Championships. The ladies picked up

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  • Men’s tennis team takes home two doubles titles at King’s Invitational

    Men’s tennis team takes home two doubles titles at King’s Invitational

    Despite Saturday’s matches being rained out, men’s tennis proved to display quite the performance on Sunday in the Kings Invitational tournament. Initial highlights include sophomore Alex Machalick and senior Michael Cannon winning first place in doubles, as well as first-year Michael Yost and sophomore Nathan Dowling clenching third in the condensed tournament. “I think the

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