Sports

  • The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1930s

    The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1930s

    It was a slow start for Coach Ira R. Herr and the Elizabethtown College athletic department in the 1920s, but the program continued to grow and started to take shape throughout the 1930s. In the early years of its existence, Etown’s athletic teams were not represented by a blue jay as their mascot, but were

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  • Successful start for XC, hosts first met on new course

    Successful start for XC, hosts first met on new course

    The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Galen Piper Alumni Open/XC Challenge at Shippensburg University Friday, Sept. 1. The men placed fourth with 107 points and the women took third out of seven teams with 58 points. On the men’s side, sophomore Samuel Gerstenbacher led the Blue Jays as the

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  • Field hockey team falls 0-1 in Saturday’s game against Washington & Lee University

    Field hockey team falls 0-1 in Saturday’s game against Washington & Lee University

    Saturday, Sept. 16, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team played a hard-fought game at Washington & Lee University. Despite the team’s best efforts, the game went into a 0-0 overtime and the Generals managed to score the winning shot. Junior goalie Margo Donlin had an outstanding match, making a career-high 13 saves and defending the

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  • Blue Jays Win 2OT Thriller

    The Elizabethtown Men’s Soccer team defeated Penn State Harrisburg in double overtime on a warm mid-September afternoon in Middletown. The Blue Jays Gilbert Waso slipped the ball past nationally ranked Penn State Harrisburg goalkeeper Hunter Cooper to end the match. The Elizabethtown native led the game with both goals. Grayden Rogers and JD Haaf each

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  • The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1920s

    The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1920s

    From numerous championship sports teams to an extensive intramural program, sports are a significant part of campus life at Elizabethtown College. However, there was a time in Etown’s history when sports did not have a place on campus. According to the College’s website, for 29 years after the College was founded, athletic programs were resisted

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  • Field hockey upsets nationally-ranked Muhlenberg (#16)

    Field hockey upsets nationally-ranked Muhlenberg (#16)

    Elizabethtown College’s field hockey team picked up a pair of wins this week at home Wednesday, Sept. 6 against Frostburg State University and Saturday, Sept. 9 against Muhlenberg College. Despite the rainy conditions, the Blue Jays came out strong in the first half, keeping the ball on the Bobcats’ side for the first seven minutes

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  • Women’s soccer game ends scoreless after double overtime

    Women’s soccer game ends scoreless after double overtime

    Saturday, Sept. 9, at Ira R. Herr Field, the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays battled the Gettysburg College Bullets in a tough game ending in a scoreless tie. The 110 minute match went into double overtime, with 15 unsuccessful shots from both teams. Senior Hailey Parks, goalie for the Blue Jays, had six saves and first-year

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  • Men’s soccer dominates first game with six-goal lead

    Men’s soccer dominates first game with six-goal lead

    Elizabethtown College pulled out ahead of the Morrisville State College Mustangs with a six goal lead Saturday, Sept. 1 in a strong start to a weekend of matches. Along with the first hat-trick of one player’s college career, the game set the team up for a good season. The win started to gain momentum six

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  • Volleyball team takes three of four matches against Penn State Harrisburg

    Volleyball team takes three of four matches against Penn State Harrisburg

    The Blue Jay’s Volleyball team defeated Penn State Harrisburg on the road 3-1, Saturday, Sept. 9th. After losing the first set by only two points, Etown refused to go down without a fight and won the next three sets for an overall of 56-46 points. The Jays took the second set 25-17, the third set

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