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Coach Toomey Takes the Reins, Primes for First Season

Coach Toomey Takes the Reins, Primes for First Season

For the first time in 42 years, coach David Hixon ’75 will not be leading the Amherst men’s basketball team as they prepare for the season. In September, Hixon announced he would be taking the year off to spend time with his father and reconnect with former players. With

Men’s Soccer Falls in NESCAC Semifinals to Middlebury

Amherst men’s soccer was shut out for the first time this season, dropping its NESCAC semifinal match to Middlebury 1-0. The upset was the team’s first loss of the year, lowering the Mammoths’ overall record to 14-1-2. Amherst came out of the gate a bit slow with some

Volleyball Stumbles in NESCAC Quarterfinals

Volleyball Stumbles in NESCAC Quarterfinals

This weekend, the volleyball team traveled to Chase Gymnasium in Medford, Massassachusets ,to face down the Middlebury Panthers in the first round of the NESCAC Tournament. The Firedogs, seeded fourth, were the favorites in the match against the fifth-seeded Panthers, despite a rough patch of form in the weeks leading

The Biggest Little Game Ends in Anguish for Amherst

The Biggest Little Game Ends in Anguish for Amherst

Call it the “Biggest Little Game in America.” Call it Amherst/Williams or Williams/Amherst. Call it a huge disappointment for this year’s Mammoth football team. In the only NESCAC game of the year on regional and national television, the Mammoths and the Ephs faced off in what was

Women’s Soccer Wins NESCAC Championship

Women’s Soccer Wins NESCAC Championship

The Amherst women’s soccer team knew as they rode into Medford, Massachuestts that they had an uphill battle ahead of them. The Mammoths punched their ticket to the NESCAC semifinals after surviving a 1-0 overtime win against Hamilton, and despite having an impressive season record of 12-3-1 coming into

Opinion: The NESCAC Needs a Football Playoff

The 4-4 Mammoth football team will head up to Williamstown, Massachusetts, to take on the Ephs in their annual end-of-season clash next weekend. While every rivalry game has some level of school spirit, this year’s match will hold a little less weight than usual: both teams are out of

Cross Country Scores High at NESCACs

Cross Country Scores High at NESCACs

Men’s Cross CountryAt the NESCAC Championships, solidity in the Mammoth pack allowed the men’s cross country team to take second place. Amherst scored better than three nationally-ranked teams, Bates, Colby and Middlebury. No scoring runner finished in the top 10 for Amherst, but all five finished within 30