Sports

  • This Week in Elizabethtown Sports History: Women’s Volleyball Begins Streak Ending in Winning First Conference Championship

    This Week in Elizabethtown Sports History: Women’s Volleyball Begins Streak Ending in Winning First Conference Championship

    In 2007, the Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team clinched the win over Gallaudet University in five sets, beginning a streak that lasted nine games and took the Blue Jays to the seasonal Commonwealth Tournament as the number one seed. Etown then shut out Widener University and went on to win the championship, beating Lebanon Valley

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  • Cornhole Tournament

    Cornhole Tournament

    Recently, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) held its first ever cornhole tournament, which was a fundraiser for the Blue Jay Pantry, a new space on campus which is dedicated to providing Elizabethtown College students with food items sourced by donations from the community.  The event raised a total of $1,120 for the Blue Jay

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  • Tennis Courts

    Tennis Courts

    A walk by the Founders towers would include sights of construction vehicles, mounds of dirt and construction workers. Recently, the tennis courts at Elizabethtown College have been getting redone, since the tennis season was postponed. The tennis courts at Etown are regularly open to the public, and are commonly used by both the men’s and

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  • SAAC Meeting

    SAAC Meeting

    If a college or a university has a sports program, they will most likely have a Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). The SAAC works with the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) to give updates on rules, among other things. The SAAC at Elizabethtown College is no different. However, there is one major difference that sets

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  • This Week in Elizabethtown College Sports History

    This Week in Elizabethtown College Sports History

    On this Week in Elizabethtown College Sports History: 2015: Etown Field Hockey Beats No. 12 Catholic Cardinals During the week of Sept. 26, 2015, the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays had a historic upset over the No. 12 Catholic University Cardinals. Etown trailed 2-0 in the second half of the game, but after a goal by

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  • Intramural Members Discuss Challenges, Rewards of Playing Intramurals

    Intramural Members Discuss Challenges, Rewards of Playing Intramurals

    Sports are an integral part of lively campus life at Elizabethtown College. While not everyone may be able to play professionally, intramurals are a relaxed sport anyone can participate in, and each practice is a chance to meet new people. Several intramural players had some thoughts and advice on the current state of sports at

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  • Etown Football

    Etown Football

    Since the National Football League (NFL) started its games on Sept. 10, there have been almost three weeks of games. There has been a lot of support for football since then, but if one were to go back in history, they would find that a lot of people have supported football since its beginning. Some

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  • Esports and Music

    Esports and Music

    Music has always been a vital part of the sports industry. If you think of WWE, you know John Cena’s theme. Every baseball player has an anthem their home stadium plays as they step up to bat. Sports associations make music videos by splicing together clips of different plays in games and setting them to

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  • Intramurals

    Intramurals

    As the leaves turn and students slowly return to campus, Elizabethtown College gets ready to begin a new season of intramurals. The informal sports league has always appealed to students who want to stay fit and meet new peers, but this year, intramurals are in demand more than ever, with COVID-19 limiting the activities happening

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