The Year in Sports: 2025-2026
To celebrate the end of the 2025-2026 academic year, The Student rounds up highlights from the end-of-year news in sports.
Sports
Around the Herd: April 29 to May 3 in Athletics
In this week’s edition of Around the Herd: baseball bests Colby in the NESCAC quarterfinal, women’s golf wins the NESCAC title, and softball closes out the season against Williams.
The Eastern Conference: Beautiful Chaos
Assistant Sports Editor Ethan Niewoehner looks at the different states of the NBA’s Eastern and Western Conferences, arguing that the at-times less competitive East has made for excellent TV.
Left It All Out on the Rink: A Women’s Ice Hockey Interview
Assistant Sports Editor Joey Supik ’27 interviews three prominent seniors on the women’s ice hockey team, discussing the past season, their personal journeys, and the Amherst hockey culture.
Around the Herd: April 22 to April 26 in Athletics
In this week’s edition of Around the Herd: men’s track and field wins at NESCACs, tennis sweeps Connecticut College, and baseball wins series against Hamilton.
Around the Herd: April 15 to April 20 in Athletics
In this week’s Around the Herd: baseball wins series against Williams, softball splits doubleheader against Springfield, and lacrosse falls to Middlebury.
Around the Herd: April 8 to April 14 in Athletics
In this week’s Around the Herd: lacrosse downs Williams, baseball wins series against Tufts, and golf earns two first-place individual finishes.