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Field Hockey: Youth is on Jeffs' side in '05

The absence of nine experienced players and the addition of eight first-years on the roster means that the beginning of the season will be spent figuring out a new team dynamic on the field. “There are many promising rising sophomores as well as incoming first-years,” Head Coach Carol

Defense returns to save women's soccer team

Amherst has a bit of rebuilding to do this season as the top three leading scorers from last year’s squad have graduated: seniors Ashley Harmeling, Tracy Montigny and Adrienne Showler combined for 12 of Amherst’s 24 goals last season. “The loss of eight players will greatly change the

Men's tennis: Momentum on Lord Jeffs' side at onset of new season

Last season’s squad was led by then-juniors Josh Rilla and Danny Babkes. Rilla, the team’s most dominant player and a formidable singles opponent, has risen to become the 24th-ranked men’s singles player nationally in Div. III tennis. Together, Rilla and Babkes proved last year that

Men's soccer team takes to the home of soccer to hone its craft

Though the end of the season left a bad taste in their mouths, the men’s soccer team had a few excellent statistics. They led the NESCAC in assists per game with 1.87 and came in second with fewest goals allowed per game with 0.93. Fortunately, the athletes

No Pratt, Morrow or Babbling; weird isn't it?

Good ideas This summer has witnessed no shortage of activity on the professional sports front. The NHL Players Association and the owners finally resolved their salary cap dispute, and hockey will return to a full schedule this fall. To increase hockey’s entertainment value, the NHL will institute a major

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

Lord Jeffs mauled by rival Panthers

Middlebury has been Amherst’s top rival for years, especially after the Jeffs beat the Panthers to take the NCAA Div. III Championship in 2003. That season, the Jeffs faced the Panthers twice before NCAAs and lost to them both times, so the loss on Saturday isn’t completely devastating.