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Fall Sports Preview

Fall Sports Preview

We’re in the business of making bold predictions. Our aim is not to incite, but rather to enable, you, the passing observer, with the ability to accurately talk about an Amherst sports team. Perhaps it is just to a casual acquaintance or to your uncle who played football in

The Dominating Force of the Women’s Soccer Squad

The Dominating Force of the Women’s Soccer Squad

Amherst women’s soccer is as dominant, if not more so, than Alabama football (no, seriously). In Division 1 college football, teams from the top division, the 1A, routinely play teams from the second tier, 1AA in “tune-up” games that prepare their starters for the rest of the season, allow

Softball Battles Williams in Crucial Conference Series

Softball Battles Williams in Crucial Conference Series

In between downpours, the softball team battled rival Williams in a weekend series. The matchup saw three games, one on Friday at home and a double header on Sunday in Williamstown. The first game was a pitcher’s duel, as Lorena Ukanwa ’19 battled Williams ace Mackenzie Murphy. Hitting for

Men’s Lacrosse Dominates Bates in Conference Victory

The men’s lacrosse team took the field in Lewiston, Maine on April 20 and left Bates with what was arguably the team’s best performance of the season. The Mammoths were dominant from start to finish in the 25-12 romp, scoring at least six goals in each of the

Haugh-t Takes: Israel Folau

Haugh-t Takes: Israel Folau

In sporting news that many at Amherst definitely missed, Rugby Australia recently revoked the contract of star player Israel Folau. His firing from the national team for purely conduct-related reasons sparks questions about the intersections of sports and politics, and provokes questions as to how we view the role of

Views from Sparrow's Nest: Cale Makar

Views from Sparrow's Nest: Cale Makar

Sunny evenings, rising temperatures and blooming flowers can only mean one thing around Amherst: it’s almost finals season. As students gear up for the home stretch before summer vacation, one former University of Massachusetts Amherst student just a few months older than me is preparing for a different kind

Women’s Golf Finishes Fifth in First Tournament of Spring

The Amherst women’s golf team began the spring season with a fifth-place finish at the Vassar Invitational held at the Casperkill Golf Course in Poughkeepsie, New York, in an event hosted by Vassar College. The course is one of the more difficult courses that the team will play on