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Baseball Primed for Breakout Season, Power Outburst

The baseball team looks primed for a strong season as they hope to carry their season-ending momentum from last year over to the current campaign. The Jeffs, who compiled a 21-11 record last year, ended the season on a 14-4 tear that included wins in 11 of

Golf Teams Ready to Club Opponents

Women The women’s golf team started the fall season strong. They opened 2010-11 with an 11th place finish at the Dartmouth Invitational, competing against 19 teams from Divs. I, II and III. The Jeffs ranked third among the Div. III teams. Three-time NGCA all-American Haley Milbourn

Track Teams Storm Through ECACs

This past weekend, the men and women’s indoor track teams travelled to NYU to compete in the ECAC Div. III Championships. The men took fourth place in the field of 53 teams while the women took seventh out of 47. In the opening races, junior superstar Ben Scheetz broke

Men’s Lacrosse Heads in New Direction

The new commander is coach Jon Thompson, who in addition to revamping practices, has given the team a community focus, as evidenced by its participation in projects such as running a fundraiser for breast cancer research and assisting in other local causes. Thompson, the former coach of Colby has tried

Women’s Lax Gunning for NCAA Spot

Amherst finished last season with an 11-5 overall record (6-3 NESCAC) and ended the year ranked No. 12 in the country. Seeded fourth in the NESCAC tournament, the Jeffs beat Tufts in the quarterfinals before suffering a gut-wrenching 8-7 overtime defeat against Colby in the semifinals.

Women’s Hockey Loses to Middlebury in NESCAC Finals

The women’s hockey team took to the road this past weekend to play a pair of games at Middlebury, hoping to take home their second NESCAC title in as many years. They began their campaign against Trinity, eventually winning a tight game 4-3 in overtime on a clutch

LeBron Taking Heat for ‘Cry-Gate’ Incident

I really don’t see what the big deal is if LeBron, Wade, or Bosh cried after the Bulls game. Really based on their performance in their past three games and including that one, they should have cried. (No, I won’t bring up the “they’re only human” argument.