Sports

  • Etown soccer season ends in Landmark Conference playoffs

    Etown soccer season ends in Landmark Conference playoffs

    The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s soccer teams came up short in the playoffs this past week. The men’s team fell to Goucher College on Tuesday, Oct. 31 in the quarterfinals 3-2. The women’s team found success in the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Moravian University, but their season came to an end on

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  • Etown wrestling fights to top three finish in Messiah Invitational

    Etown wrestling fights to top three finish in Messiah Invitational

    The Elizabethtown College Blue Jays wrestling team took to the Messiah Invitational at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4. This was an away match at Messiah University. Overall, Etown came out of the event with a third-place finish in a competition that consisted of eight teams. Many of our wrestlers placed highly in each of

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  • Science for the Soul: Why we eat chicken noodle soup when sick

    Science for the Soul: Why we eat chicken noodle soup when sick

    Nobody likes coming down with the common cold or the flu, but the frequency with which new cases appear during this time of year means a considerable number of people must contend with these commonplace diseases. Among comfort foods and medicines, one will typically reach for a warm bowl of chicken noodle soup to ease

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  • Texas Rangers hang first World Series banner in franchise history

    Texas Rangers hang first World Series banner in franchise history

    The Texas Rangers handled business last week, taking down the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games to win their first World Series in franchise history! Their 5-0 title-clinching victory in game five sent fans into a frenzy, and it truly told the story of the 2023 Rangers. Superb pitching and timely hitting paved the way to

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  • Video Game Review: IRA

    Video Game Review: IRA

    With all the rogue-like games in the modern market, one would expect developers to have an understanding regarding the core aspects that these games not only all feature but execute well enough that the game can be considered good, let alone have it stand out in the sea of new releases. However, not everyone understands

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  • Rangers and Diamondbacks set to face off in 2023 World Series

    Rangers and Diamondbacks set to face off in 2023 World Series

    The 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series is set. It will be a battle of teams out west between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks. Both have written similar stories this postseason, catching fire at the right time and defeating the reigning league champion Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies to reach this stage. So,

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  • Men’s and women’s swim dominate over Hallo-weekend

    Men’s and women’s swim dominate over Hallo-weekend

    This Saturday, Oct. 28, both Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s swim teams beat Susquehanna University in their Hallo-weekend duel, 133-79 and 110-104 respectively. The teams are now both 3-0 overall and 2-0 within the Landmark Conference, having also beaten Immaculata University and Goucher College. The Jays will battle Cabrini University this coming Saturday, Nov. 4,

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  • Blue Jays secure playoff berth in regular season finale

    Blue Jays secure playoff berth in regular season finale

    The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s soccer teams wrote the final chapter of their 2023 regular seasons on Saturday, Oct. 28 at home in Elizabethtown, Pa. on Ira R. Herr Field.   The men’s team opened the day at 1 p.m., and once the game wrapped up, the scoreboard still read 0-0. Very little happened on

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  • Gaming Youtuber Review: lilsimsie

    Gaming Youtuber Review: lilsimsie

    Despite having access to multiple streaming services, I find myself sometimes getting bored with watching television shows and movies. When that happens, I migrate over to YouTube, where I find the content to be more engaging than most network content. I bounce between watching lifestyle and gaming videos. The YouTuber who has been conquering my

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