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Seeing if the shoe fits
Have you ever been in the dilemma of choosing the proper footwear for both athletic and everyday activity? An improper shoe fit may not only be ignorance on the part of the consumer, but the manufacturer may be at fault as well. In this week's tip we'll look at some important considerations to aid you […]
Field hockey gets revenge in 5-0 win over Brockport
The UR field hockey team went 2-1 this week with convincing wins over Union College and SUNY-Brockport. Their sole loss came at the hands of a skilled Skidmore College team. With each game improvement is noticeable in the team's performance. "The team has raised it's level of play. They are competing with teams that are […]
Volleyball spikes Geneseo
Women's volleyball rallied to win a tough five-set match Wednesday night against SUNY-Geneseo. The Yellowjackets handed Geneseo its sixth loss of the season 30-23, 23-30, 31-33, 30-23, 15-12, and beat a ranked opponent for the first time this year.The win leaves the Yellowjackets with a 10-15 overall record, which is deceptive because the team is […]
Hobart spoils Homecoming for football
As is often the case with football games, the Homecoming competition between UR and Hobart College is a tale of two halves. The first half is the story is of a talented team playing near the apex of their potential. Its sequel is a tale in which, in the words of head coach Mark Kreydt, […]
Title hopes look slim for UR men
UR men's soccer team's roller coaster ride continued over Meliora Weekend. They faced two more University Athletic Association opponents and had mixed results.On Friday night the Yellowjackets played host to the Case Western Reserve University Spartans. In a dominating 6-0 performance, UR out-shot CWRU 21-1. Junior midfielder Nick Wheeler got things started four minutes after […]
Trucks experiments
Some may recognize the name Derek Trucks because it is remarkably similar to the name Butch Trucks. Oh wait, that's his uncle, the drummer for The Allman Brothers Band. I'm guessing Derek got some pretty good music lessons when he started playing guitar at age nine, because he's freaking awesome. Trucks' wailing bluesy slide guitar […]
From the Pressbox
The last time Barry Bonds played in the National League Championship Series, his team, the Pirates, were one out away from reaching baseball's grand stage. An angel flew down from heaven into Fulton County Stadium in the form of Braves third string catcher Francisco Cabrera, the only player left on Atlanta's bench. Miraculously, the career […]
Golf's struggles remain
This past week the UR golf team participated in the Bon Appetit Fall Shootout, a two-day tournament that was co-hosted by Nazareth College and St. John Fisher College. The Yellowjackets placed fifth in the eight-team field. With a total of 633, they finished 30 strokes behind the tournament's winner, Allegheny College, whose 603 was too […]
Big UAA wins for women
The women's soccer team had a successful week, with the Yellowjackets defeating Case Western Reserve University and Carnegie Mellon on University Friday and Sunday, respectively. The CWRU game was stagnant during the first half, with neither team scoring. "We started the game slowly," coach Terry Gurnett said. UR fell behind as the opponents scored late […]
Lack of experience hurts lady rackets
Inexperience and inconsistency doomed the women's tennis team last weekend at the UCAA Championships at St. Lawrence. UR won one match but lost two, finishing fifth behind Vassar, Skidmore, Hamilton, William Smith and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.The Yellowjackets started the tournament with a 5-1 defeat against Hamilton. They rebounded by defeating host St. Lawrence 5-2. UR's […]