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Sarah Rothbard

Contributing Writer

Bub's Player of the Week: Taylor Downs '08

the sky was blue, the fans were out, the Jeffs were on the ball. One performance stood above the rest and that was Taylor Downs: two games, two goals, two wins plus two Player of the Week crowns. The sophomore led men’s soccer to two wins in as many

Bub's Class of the Week: Class of 2009

Welcome, first-years, to The Student sports section, Bub’s is the place for Player of the Week selection. Right here every Wednesday one athlete gets some ink, a props for performance in the field or the rink, or the course or the track or the courts of LeFrak- whatever sport

Under modesty, Anderson shines

However, anyone who knows Anderson will tell you that, despite what she tells you (or doesn’t tell you) about herself, she’s a person of diverse talents and interests or, as her friend Matt Langione ’05 put it, “a standout in so many ways.” Having a ball Anderson seems

Shaw, Warner lead softballers to 5-1 week and top of West

The Jeffs currently sit on top of the NESCAC standings thanks to a 5-1 week that saw Amherst split a doubleheader with Wesleyan University, sweep Hamilton College and beat Wellesley College and Clark University in non-conference contests. Amherst (11-7-1, 3-1 NESCAC) is the only team in the West with four

Bub's Player of the Week: Ashley Harmeling '05

but don’t take it on Bub’s’ word, just look at the facts: she’s won NESCAC Player of the Week twice in a row, as Amherst has crushed every conference foe. This past week Amherst beat Colby and Trin, Harmeling had nine goals and two assists in the

Bub's Player of the Week: Andrew Green '06

but in this case it was impossible to leave this guy alone. Andrew Green has been hot since the beginning of the season, and not to give him Bub’s this week would be akin to treason! The swift center fielder has been unstoppable at the plate, he’s played

Softball looks to regain focus

The sigh of relief, however, came a bit too soon-Amherst would score one more run against Bates in game one of the doubleheader, but the Bobcats shut down the Jeffs in game two, 4-0, and Amherst proceeded to drop the next four games on its (fortunately non-conference) schedule. What has