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Forward duo strong up top for women
The women's soccer team defeated Brandeis University, 5-1, at Fauver Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 4. In addition to marking the seventh consecutive win for the Yellowjackets, who are now 8-2-2, the game presented to the 151 fans on this crisp October afternoon of fall break that UR can confidently compete in a league as tough […]
Runners gear up for home invite
In cross country, success is not always measured by the place at which the team finishes, but rather the personal records of time achieved on the course. While doing well at the individual meets is satisfying, the teams strive toward the prize at the end the championship invitationals at the close of the season.So far […]
Tennis sees mixed results in fall finales
As the men's and women's tennis teams played their final head-to-head matches of the season, the squads will branch off into separate directions.The women, who dropped a 3-5 decision to SUNY Geneseo on Oct. 7, will be heading to Ithaca, N.Y. for the first day of the New York State Championships today. The tournament continues […]
From the Pressbox
Within the past four years, the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox have each won the World Series. In doing so, each has broken a long drought of World Series victories. This trend of breaking curses made people start thinking: why not the Chicago Cubs?For anyone not familiar with the long suffering of the […]
Athlete of the Week: Bridgette Varin
Naming sophomore forward Bridgette Varin of the women's soccer team Athlete of the Week is an understatement.Last week, the University Athletic Association named her the Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. She also tied UR's record, which has not been touched for seven years, for number of goals scored in a single game on […]
Football drops two games in league play
On two consecutive weekends, the UR football team suffered disappointing losses. The 'Jackets faced off against the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers in Fauver Stadium on Oct. 4 and at Susquehanna University on Oct. 11. RPI held off UR in the second half, winning 27-17. The next weekend, the Susquehanna Crusaders topped the 'Jackets, 28-13.RPI started […]
Volleyball hits rough patch on the road at UAA tourney
Heading into the University Athletic Association's first Round Robin over fall break, the Yellowjackets knew they were up against some tough competition. They opened up the weekend with a match against Washington University in St. Louis, who is the defending national champion and currently ranked fourth in the country according to the College Sports Television […]
Apple harvests an impressive crop
In sports, great stories often hinge on the concept of 'mental toughness" and are dependent on a team's ability to intrinsically withstand the elements. Perhaps no one understands that more than men's soccer head coach Chris Apple. Just look at his seven-year tenure as a Yellowjacket coach, where a large part of the unprecedented success […]
View From a Starr
'Any given Sunday." 'It's why they play the game." These and other clichs have become parts of the NFL vernacular, but never more so than during this 2008 season. Through the first six weeks of the season, the NFL fan base has been treated to more upsets and late-game victories than a March Madness tournament.The […]
Buenaventura places eighth individually to lead golf
Five Yellowjacket scores broke 80 as the UR golf team placed sixth at the Hamilton Fall Invitational on Oct. 4-5.Leading the charge for the 'Jackets was freshman Michael Buenaventura, who tied for eighth place individually. This was the first top-20 placement for Buenaventura, who took 32nd in the Guy W. Kuhn Invitational three weeks ago.A […]