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  • Wrestling on a three-match winning streak after big wins

    Wrestling on a three-match winning streak after big wins

    Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com The Elizabethtown College wrestling team had a full weekend. Saturday, Feb. 8, they took to the road for a 33-9 win over Gettysburg College. Eight Blue Jays took wins in their respective matches, with two taking falls to Gettysburg. Senior Colton Rex (141) got pinned at 2:04 against his opponent. First-year

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  • Men’s basketball takes three-point loss, breaks two-game win streak

    Men’s basketball takes three-point loss, breaks two-game win streak

    Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com Wednesday, Feb. 5, the Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team faced off against the Catholic University of America. The men lost at Catholic by three points. With just three seconds left, Catholic’s senior Colin Hartmann made a three-pointer that won Catholic the game. Three players scored in the double digits for Etown.

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  • True Blue

    True Blue

    Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com Friday, Feb. 7, the men’s volleyball team played their True Blue event against Randolph-Macon College. The Blue Jays took a 3-1 loss. This was the first Continental Volleyball Conference match of the season. The team now stands 6-4 overall and 0-1 in the conference. Senior Nick Baxter went double-double in the

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  • Women’s basketball faces back-to-back losses by tough opponents

    Women’s basketball faces back-to-back losses by tough opponents

    Photo by: Jocelyn Kline Wednesday, Feb. 5, the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team fought on their home court against the Catholic University of America. Junior Veronica Christ had a team high of 21 points, followed by senior Lydia Lawson’s 15. Christ scored 12 of those points in the first half, while Lawson scored 10 of

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  • Men’s volleyball takes Conference loss

    Men’s volleyball takes Conference loss

    Photo by: Jocelyn Kline Saturday, Feb. 8, the Elizabethtown College men’s volleyball team took a 3-1 loss against Marymount University. This put Etown 6-5 overall and 0-2 in the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC). The Blue Jays were able to take the win in the first set but couldn’t defend the nest in the following sets.

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  • True Blue

    True Blue

    Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Friday, Jan. 31 the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s swimming teams competed in their True Blue event against Arcadia University. This event also doubled as senior night for both teams. Seniors Brian Sylvestri and Casey Marshall were celebrated as the seniors of the men’s team. The team took a 131-73 loss

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  • The leading legacy of Kobe Bryant

    The leading legacy of Kobe Bryant

    Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Jan. 26, 2020, the NBA lost a well-renowned player. This left a major impact on the world of sports. That basketball player was Kobe Bryant. He was in a helicopter with his daughter and seven other people on the way to his daughter’s basketball game in Thousand Oaks, California when the

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  • Wrestling team first-year athlete takes seventh place

    Wrestling team first-year athlete takes seventh place

    Photo courtesy of Etown Athletics Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1 the Elizabethtown College wrestling team competed in the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational at Wheaton College in Illinois. On the first day of competition, the team placed 25th out of the 34 teams that were present with a total of 18.5 points. After the second

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  • Men’s volleyball takes to their first away games, split over weekend

    Men’s volleyball takes to their first away games, split over weekend

    Photo by Jocelyn Kline In recent weeks, the Elizabethtown College men’s volleyball team has played against Messiah College, Cairn University, Misericordia University and D’Youville College. The first game against Messiah was held Tuesday, Jan. 28, and the Blue Jays took a 3-0 loss. Senior Nick Baxter continued to lead Etown with 11 kills. He was

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