Conference foes to challenge Men's hockey this weekend

Akikazu Onda / The Dartmouth Staff Akikazu Onda / The Dartmouth Staff After losing to both No.

Women's hockey hunts for elusive league wins

Ben Gettinger / The Dartmouth Staff Ben Gettinger / The Dartmouth Staff History is on the side of the Dartmouth's women's hockey team for its upcoming games, as the Big Green attempts to break its current six-game winless streak by notching a pair of victories against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Union College when both teams visit Hanover this weekend. Dartmouth (6-10-2, 4-8-1 ECAC Hockey) overwhelmed RPI (5-4-3, 8-10-5 ECAC Hockey) in the ECAC Hockey tournament championship last season, winning by a score of 6-1.

Figure skating draws national talent

Andy Mai / The Dartmouth Staff Andy Mai / The Dartmouth Staff With five National championships under its belt and a third-place finish last spring at the U.S.

Men's basketball grabs close game

BEN GONIN / The Dartmouth BEN GONIN / The Dartmouth With 0.9 seconds left to play, David Rufful '12 held the fate of the men's basketball game in his hands as he calmly sunk a free throw to give the Big Green a victory over St.

Reilly '13 breaks shared College record in 60-meter dash

Nicholas Root / The Dartmouth Staff Nicholas Root / The Dartmouth Staff Nicholas Root / The Dartmouth Staff Nicholas Root / The Dartmouth Staff In only his second collegiate race, Connor Reilly '13, a sprinter on the Dartmouth track and field team, set a school record in the 60-meter dash during last Saturday's meet against the University of Maine.

Women's basketball defeats Harvard in front of packed house

Jared Bookman / The Dartmouth Staff Jared Bookman / The Dartmouth Staff In a grueling contest between the two top teams in the Ivy League, the Dartmouth women's basketball team outlasted Harvard University, 45-44, on Saturday before a home crowd of 1,500 at Leede Arena. With Dartmouth (5-9, 1-0 Ivy) trailing by one point, Margaret Smith '10 hit two crucial free throws with 5.1 seconds left in regulation to lift the Big Green past a dogged Crimson squad in the first Ivy game of the season. "This is Ivy League basketball," head coach Chris Wielgus said.

Kinyon to retire at season's end

Courtesy of Dartmouthsports.com Courtesy of Dartmouthsports.com After 30 years of coaching at Dartmouth, men's tennis head coach Chuck Kinyon recently announced his plans to retire at the end of this season.

Tough matchups face Big Green hockey

The Dartmouth men's and women's hockey teams both face off against tough conference opponents this week, with the women taking on Colgate University and Cornell University and the men facing off against No.

Graupe picked as interim men's basketball head coach

Courtesy of DartmouthSports.com Courtesy of DartmouthSports.com Mark Graupe was named the interim head coach of the Dartmouth men's basketball team on Thursday, less than a week after former head coach Terry Dunn resigned amid reports from FoxSports.com that his team refused to play for him. "Until last night I was totally up in the air about what was going to happen," Graupe said." Interim Athletic Director Bob Ceplikas said he hoped to keep the transition as seamless as possible by promoting someone from inside the program. "We were very fortunate to have someone with Mark's qualifications and head coaching experience already on our staff," Ceplikas said. The importance of having a smooth transition was apparent to both the players and Ceplikas.

Skiing races in season's first carnival

Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The Dartmouth's ski team finally comes together to kick off its season today at the St.

Serpico '12 shows strong leadership for Big Green divers

Courtesy of Dartmoutsports.com Courtesy of Dartmoutsports.com Despite a subpar season last year, the Dartmouth women's swimming and diving team is showing signs of progress.

Interim men's basketball coach to be announced this week

The Dartmouth The Dartmouth Following men's basketball head coach Terry Dunn's resignation on Friday afternoon, the search for a new coach began immediately, according to Rick Bender, director of varsity athletic communications.

Dartmouth biathlete to compete on Team USA at Vancouver