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Miles Gay '13 leads the way in Dartmouth's 35-7 win over Butler

September 16, 2012

In August, the central question for Dartmouth was whether the team could replace 18 graduated starters, including the College's all-time leading rusher and third most prolific passer.

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Much to His Chagrin

By Michael Shagrin | September 13, 2012

Much to my chagrin, the summer before my senior year was tragically abbreviated. Sure, there are some logistical advantages to this experimental calendar system, though I can't help but feel the same dissatisfaction as I do at the close of the lockout-shortened seasons that have become increasingly common in professional sports.

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Football opens up under the lights

By Brett Drucker | September 13, 2012

Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff After a long summer of practice and training, the Dartmouth football team is finally ready to kick off its 2012 campaign on Saturday night at 7 p.m.

The men's soccer team faces No. 7 New Mexico on Friday. A win would boost the Big Green's chances of an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

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Soccer teams prepare for big non-conference weekend

By Taylor Malmsheimer | September 12, 2012

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Men's, women's golf teams to open fall tournament schedules

By Blaze Joel | September 12, 2012

The men's and women's golf teams will get their seasons started this weekend, with the men teeing it up in The McLaughlin at the Red Course in Bethpage, N.Y., and the women defending home turf at the Dartmouth Invitational at the Hanover Country Club. Both teams have very different lineups from last year, with the men losing three-time Ivy League champion Peter Williamson '12 and the women replacing coach Janet Coles with Hanover CC golf pro Alex Kirk. Williamson is attempting to make it onto the Web.com Tour formerly known as the Nationwide Tour and hopes to use it as a jumping off point for a PGA Tour career.

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Rugby teams open season with four consecutive victories

By Varun Ravishanker | September 11, 2012

The Dartmouth men's and women's rugby teams opened their seasons on a roll over the weekend, combining to go 4-0 in Granite Cup competition.

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QB Alex Park '14 readies for his moment in the spotlight

By Brett Drucker and Noah Reichblum | September 11, 2012

Christina Chen / The Dartmouth Staff Often referred to as the field general, the quarterback is one of the most critical positions on a football team.

The sailing team competed in four regattas over the weekend, improving from their opening week.

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Sailing sees success at weekend regattas

By Matt Stanton | September 10, 2012

Nicholas Root / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth's sailing team, ranked third nationally among women's teams and 10th nationally among coed teams by Sailing World's preseason poll, sent small contingents to five regattas spanning the Eastern seaboard over the weekend.

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Vann Island

By Corey Vann | September 10, 2012

The summer is a time for relaxation, but there's one day that every high schooler fears the day that final report card arrives in the mail.

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Volleyball drops a couple before season's first win

By Varun Ravishanker | September 9, 2012

Yomalis Rosario / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth women's volleyball team (1-5) competed in the Sacred Heart Invitational over the weekend in Fairfield, Conn., dropping its first two contests of the tournament against Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University before earning its first victory of the season against the University of Central Florida in its third and final match of the weekend. Dartmouth began play on Friday, when the team took on Fairfield (5-5), searching for a victory after going winless last weekend in the University of Connecticut Toyota Classic.

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Blazin' Questions

By Blaze Joel | September 9, 2012

With a new year now upon us and a new class settling into Hanover, it's time to ring in another year of Big Green sports.

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Adelabu '15 tallies two goals in weekend split

September 9, 2012

Behind the offense of Alex Adelabu '15, the Dartmouth men's soccer team earned a split in its two games over the weekend.

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1-on-1 with Pat Lahey '12

By Brett Drucker | September 9, 2012

This week, I sat down with Pat Lahey '12, one of Dartmouth's veteran offensive linemen, to talk about returning from a full-season injury, the team's outlook for the season and the excitement of playing under the lights at Memorial Field. You are coming off a medical redshirt year because of a hip injury you sustained last preseason.

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Field hockey suffers two shutout losses

By Elisabeth Lubiak | September 9, 2012

The Dartmouth field hockey team had a tough time at the 2012 Terrapin Invitational over the weekend, taking scoreless losses against both American University and No.

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What to Watch For

By The Dartmouth Sports Staff | September 9, 2012

Vince Marriott: Despite the start of the NFL season, college football has been great so far. Not only have there been several excellent upsets (hi, Arkansas), but several powerhouse teams have emerged as men among boys.

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Harriers take second at Dartmouth Invite

By Matt Stanton | September 9, 2012

Luke Decker / The Dartmouth Luke Decker / The Dartmouth On Saturday morning, spectators lined the fairways of the Hanover Country Club not to watch golf, but to cheer on collegiate runners racing in the annual Dartmouth Invitational.

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Women's soccer splits vs. Maine, Rutgers

By Taylor Malmsheimer | September 9, 2012

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Field hockey splits games over the weekend

September 3, 2012

Coming off a third-place finish in the Ivy League standings in 2011, the Dartmouth field hockey team has its sights set on the league crown for 2012.

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Soccer teams turn in mixed results in season openers

By Kelly Hanen and Casey Dennis | September 3, 2012

Samantha Oh / The Dartmouth Staff Dani Wang / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth men's and women's soccer teams kicked off their 2012 seasons over the weekend, with the women's team starting out in Florida with a loss against No.

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Football looks to start season off on a high note against Butler

By Brett Drucker | September 3, 2012

Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff This fall, the Big Green football team will look to build on the success of its 2011 campaign, which ended in a tie for second place in the Ivy League with a conference mark of 4-3.