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Saturday, November 7, 2009


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Sports


Soccer to play Hopkins in conference semifinal

After two straight draws, the men’s soccer team returned to its winning ways on Saturday, defeating Haverford on the road with a 4-2 final score.

Th…


McMinn, Rose lead runners at muddy conferences

The men’s and women’s cross country teams spent the afternoon of Halloween on Saturday at the 2009 Centennial Conference Championships at Gettysburg C…


No money, no problems: More Division III perks

After reading a Rick Reilly column on ESPN.com comparing the life of USC’s star freshman quarterback Matt Barkley with that of another USC freshman …

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Volleyball charges into semifinals

Sports in Brief: Playoff Edition

BY DANNY FRIEL

Published November 5, 2009

The volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to Franklin and Marshall (23-5, 9-1 CC) on Saturday, but that didn’t stop them.

The win clinched the second seed in the conference playoffs for the Diploma…


On Federer fanfare: Overcoming the 'bad guy' stigma

I should have rooted for Andy Roddick to beat Roger Federer in this year’s Wimbledon final for a lot of reasons. Andy is one of the best and most cons…


Religious double standard marks conference policy

A concerned student-athlete speaks out against inconsistent Centennial Conference scheduling protocol

It’s the kind of thing every athlete dreams of someday doing: walking up to the mound to pitch in a World Series game. It’s not something many would p…


Volleyball clinches return to conference tournament

The Swarthmore volleyball team’s season-high five-game winning streak came to an end Saturday with a straight-sets road loss at Gettysburg.

It was t…


Tweet, Tweet: A new era in sports fandom emerges

Sports fanatics, rejoice, for our time has finally arrived.

They can charge us $6.00 for a soda and schedule night games in the dead of winter, but th…


Squash and rugby teams face off against Haverford on club circuit

Club sports roundup

Squash team revamps, eyes Haverford

This year’s version of the Swarthmore squash team is almost unrecognizable when compared to last year’s upstart cr…


Despite loss to Haverford, women make playoffs

Having won two games in a row to remain tied for the third spot in the Centennial Conference standings, the No. 20 Swarthmore women’s soccer team fell…


On the U(nsuccessful)FL

The modern NFL has clearly dominated the world of professional football in my lifetime.

Yet with the coming of the 2009 NFL season comes the beginnin…