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Women’s Lacrosse Ekes Out Close Win over Rival Williams, 15-13

Women’s Lacrosse Ekes Out Close Win over Rival Williams, 15-13

With spring in western Massachusetts finally setting in, the women’s lacrosse team faced their archrivals on Saturday in balmy weather on Pratt Field. The unranked Williams Ephs made the trip down from Williamstown to face an Amherst team still reeling from two tough losses against NESCAC foes Middlebury and

Views From Sparrow’s Nest: Giannis for MVP

Views From Sparrow’s Nest: Giannis for MVP

He’s faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap over tall humans in a single bound. No, I’m not talking about Superman, although Shaquille O’Neal did recently pass on his former nickname to a sixth-year forward from Greece. I’m talking

Women’s Track & Field Hosts Fifth-Annual Spring Fling

Women’s Track & Field Hosts Fifth-Annual Spring Fling

This past weekend, the women’s track and field team began its spring season by hosting the fifth annual Spring Fling. Seven teams competed, including NESCAC foes Williams and Middlebury. The team hoped to build on their indoor performances as they moved into the spring season. “The [DIII] New England

Baseball Takes Series Against Rival Williams, 2-1

Baseball Takes Series Against Rival Williams, 2-1

The Mammoths continued their strong start to the season in their series against rival Williams, sweeping both games of the Saturday doubleheader in Williamstown before dropping Sunday’s game at home. After losing two of three games last weekend against Wesleyan, this was a strong rebound performance for Amherst. Andrew

Softball Finishes Dominant Week With Mercy-Rule Win over Smith

Softball Finishes Dominant Week With Mercy-Rule Win over Smith

Amherst’s softball team, has strung together a series of impressive performances, going 4-1 with victories over Springfield College, Trinity College and Smith College. The week’s first series saw the Mammoths facing off against Springfield last Wednesday. The week got off to an exciting start, with the first game

Men’s Swim & Dive Places Ninth at NCAAs

Men’s Swim & Dive Places Ninth at NCAAs

This past weekend, Amherst crowned seven All Americans at the DIII National Championships. On day one at the bustling Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro North Carolina, Scott Romeyn ’22 competed in the 50-yard freestyle race. In his preliminary swim, Romeyn finished eighth with a time of 20.26 seconds, a

Views From Sparrow's Nest: Five Tips For Your Bracket

As the first weekend of March Madness comes to a close, many people escaped with their brackets still intact. 7-foot-6-inch Tacko Fall and the University of Central Florida Knights provided the biggest scare by almost breaking millions of hearts nationwide, but NCAA poster child Zion Williamson poured in 32 points