Men's golf: Lord Jeffs looking to regain fall 2003 form

When the fall season drew to a close, the Jeffs looked poised to overtake perennial golf stalwart Williams College. At the NESCAC Championships, played at Williams’ own Taconic Golf Club, the Jeffs defeated the Ephs by a sound six-stroke margin, falling by a single shot to Hamilton College and NESCAC player of the year Brian Williams (a transfer from Ohio State University). All five Jeffs shot 80 or better; all five earned First- or Second-Team All-NESCAC honors. But the flashes of brilliance w

Men's golf preps for spring season and shot at nationals

With the season opener at Babson College looming nine days away, the men will look to answer that question and many more. Foremost among them: Can junior captain Justin Sharaf, sophomore David Litt and first-year Sean Jules repeat their fall success in the spring? Will another golfer emerge as a consistent fourth scorer? Were the high scores over spring break a sign of rust, or of a more insidious problem? Amidst all this uncertainty, the Jeffs do know one thing, though: Any national aspiration

Men's golf exudes talent, youth, depth

It has been a season of near-misses for the Jeffs-second-place finishes, erratic play, putts that wouldn’t drop. Nonetheless, Amherst’s one-stroke defeat at NESCACs and second-place tie at the WNEC Invitational, portend an even brighter spring. To say that this season began with a host of question marks would be an understatement. Junior captain Justin Sharaf, the team’s only consistent scorer last year, was perhaps the only sure thing. Long-ball specialists Mike Valentine ’05 and David Litt ’0

Women's golf dominates at Wellesley Invitational

On Saturday, playing nine holes in heavy rain, the women jumped out to a 19-stroke lead over the host and second-place finisher Wellesley. On Sunday they bettered their score, cruising to a dominating 46 stroke victory at the Wellesley Golf Invitational. “The team did tremendously well,” said Kathryn Kuchefski ’04. “We all focused during the inclement weather and pushed each other as a team in order to cap off the victory. It was definitely a group effort.” Kuchefski, Amherst’s most consistent

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When the rain began, Amherst’s 312 propelled it to a second-place showing, six strokes ahead of archrival Williams College but one stroke behind Hamilton. Sean Jules ’07 paced the Jeffs (35-41-76) and was third individually. Jules cited the importance of having played Taconic Golf Course the week before. “I think our performance from last weekend to this weekend proved that previously playing the course makes a world of difference,” he said. Mike Valentine ’05 didn’t play last weekend-but you

Litt, Sullivan lead Amherst golf

The Lord Jeffs finished only 13 strokes in back of eventual winner Clarkson University, despite junior captain Justin Sharaf’s carding an uncharacteristic 45 on the back nine Saturday. Sharaf would fire a respectable 81 and rebound on Sunday with a 76-but at least personally, was left wondering “what could have been?” Yet the men also have much to be heartened by. David Litt ’06 paced the Jeffs with a two-day score of 153, including a stellar opening round of 73. “I missed a two-foot putt on th

Uneven play puts softball team at 4-5

In its first game of the season, Head Coach Sue Everden’s squad shut out Nichols 8-0. Warner was dominant, striking out 14 while giving up only two hits. She received solid run support, thanks to first-year catcher Kate Raddock’s double and three RBIs. Trigeiro continued her hot hitting in the second game of the doubleheader, a 6-1 loss to Framingham State College, coming within a home run of hitting for the cycle. Co-captain Emily Melia ’03 went 2.1 innings and yielded five hits and five runs.

Softball looks to cooperative effort for a successful season

A week before your annual spring break pilgrimage to Fort Myers, Fla. for an intense 10 games in five days, you might be apprehensive. You might be scared. You’re not. “I’m terribly excited,” said Everden. “When you lose a dominant pitcher like [Lauren Peloquin ’02], it’s a whole new start.” This year, Everden can look forward to guiding a “young, enthusiastic, hard-working” roster with first-years plugged into key spots. Indeed, Everden expects the team to “win a few games thanks to enthusia