Sports
Athlete of the Week
Athlete of the Week
The men’s soccer team is nearing the end of their season but their play is heating up. Senior midfielder Steve Welles is a key part of the Yellowjackets late season charge. The Yellowjackets are looking to get past the Elite 8, which they were unable to do last season. In one of the biggest games […]
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Football tries to find good in tough year
On the surface, it’s hard to look at the football team’s performance this season with great enthusiasm — few could argue that. Winless through five games (including 3 losses in the Liberty League) and slightly over halfway through the regular season, a postseason berth seems unlikely. A Liberty League crown over undefeated St. Lawrence University […]
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Men take top spot in familiar course
Home is where the heart is. Truer words have never been said, as the men’s cross country team demonstrated at the UR Invitational held at Genesee Valley Park last weekend, completely dominating the field. Read More
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Hopes high in home regatta
As the boats hit the water on the morning of Oct. 16, the women’s rowing team knew they were starting off the Head of the Genesee Regatta with a home course advantage. With practices on the river that winds around the UR campus a daily occurrence, the team was confident in their abilities to speed […]
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Women’s Soccer gets big win against UAA foe
Senior forward Bridgette Varin got it done on offense while sophomore goalie Bridget Lang hung tough in net. And together, the Bridget(te) brigade helped lead the UR women’s soccer team to a 1-0 win over University Athletic Assocation conference foe Brandeis University last Saturday. With the Judges ranked No. 15 in the nation, the win […]
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Men’s Soccer is downed by UAA challenge
The world of athletics, however, is not always so just. On occasion, teams will have a great many opportunities and yet somehow come up short. Read More
Obscure Sports
Kyudo: what you get when archery takes the scenic route
I apologize for the long delay, but I can assure you it has not been spent procrastinating. Instead I have been digging deep in the jungles of Peru, the shores of the Nile and the snow banks of Russia, all searching for a sport with that unique quality that makes it more obscure than the […]
Athlete of the Week
Athlete of the Week
Coming off of an average season in 2009, junior forward Allison Beardsley has lit up opposing defenses all season long. Tied for first on the team in points with 15, Beardsley has proven herself to be a constant offensive attack in the Yellowjackets’ 10 games. Beardsley has been a bright spot in a season in […]
From the Pressbox
The mystery that seems to be behind Mr. Favre
There comes a point in every civilization at which you just know it’s headed downhill. For the Romans, that moment probably came around the time Caligula was having awesome orgies and naming his favorite horse a senator (something we’re poised to do with Christine O’Donnell). For our country, that moment came last week, when the […]
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Athletics selects new Hall of Famers
Some of the best athletes, coaches and friends of the UR Department of Athletics and Recreation will be inducted into the Hall of Fame over Meliora Weekend. As part of the homecoming weekend festivities the Hall of Fame inductees will be introduced at halftime of the football game against U.S. Merchant Marine Academy on Saturday. […]