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Ice Hockey: Men surprise stiff competition
This Norwich squad had handed Connecticut College a 6-1 defeat earlier this
year, the same Connecticut College team that had beaten the Jeffs only one week
earlier. When the two teams faced off last year, Norwich shut down the Amherst
squad, cruising to a 6-0 victory. On paper, hardly anyone
Men's Basketball: Jeffs escape Pioneer Classic with two wins
In the second half of last week’s home victory over Clark University, co-captain
Ray Corrigan ’05 landed awkwardly while attempting a lay-up and sustained an
injury that will force him to miss the remainder of the season. This harsh and
sudden blow is particularly difficult to bear since it
Women's swim stays undefeated
The meet opened with the 400-yard medley relay. Sasser swam the opening,
backstroke leg for the “A” relay to earn her first of three NCAA A-cuts, which
guarantee an invitation to Nationals. Her split of 57.90 also broke the Amherst
record of 58.58, set in 1998. The relay
Bub's Player of the Week: Kyle Schoppel '08
The men’s hockey team won two more this week,
as the Jeffs continued their unbeaten streak.
Amherst’s leading scorer may be just a freshman,
but in points he’s only behind one Beau Kretzman.
Kyle Schoppel’s his name, he’s scored seven goals so far,
he’s
Swimming: Shorthanded men can't catch up against Middlebury
A few strong individual performances highlighted the Middlebury meet. Junior
diver Jordan Bowling remains undefeated on the boards. In the three-meter event
he finished first with 207.23 points and followed up that win with a score of
246.38 on the one-meter. Bowling’s presence will only become more
Bonds' steroid use not exactly 'clear'
When you’re discussing the career of Bonds, there are three directions you can
go, all with valid points and counterpoints about his alleged steroid use. Here
are the arguments for and against each of those situations.
Bonds has never knowingly taken steroids: OK, so this point is probably the