KARR'S CHRONICLES: Cubs are doomed
Everybody's talking about it. The Chicago Cubs are approaching the halfway point of the 2008 baseball season with one of the best records in the game.
Everybody's talking about it. The Chicago Cubs are approaching the halfway point of the 2008 baseball season with one of the best records in the game.
Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff Adam Estoclet '11, a sophomore forward on the men's ice hockey team from Orono, Minn, was arrested in Minneapolis for burglary in what the police described as a "drunken crime spree" just after 2 a.m.
Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff Some important additions and alterations have been made recently to the coaching staffs of Big Green men's ice hockey, women's crew and women's basketball. Veteran ice hockey assistant coach Dave Peters has recently been promoted to the position of Big Green assistant head coach, and long-time assistant coach of women's crew Rick Gherst will head the novice women's team in the fall.
At the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Tyler Koskenoja '07 wrapped up his college career with a ninth-place finish in the decathlon.
Courtesy of Butch Boucher Nick Boucher '03, a former four-year starting goalie for the Dartmouth men's hockey team, has continued his successful playing career beyond Dartmouth and entered into the professional ranks.
Since his entrance into the sports scene in 1996 with the words, "Hello, world," one player's name has dominated the game of golf.
Kyle Betts / The Dartmouth Staff NCAA rules prohibit coaches from holding practices for varsity teams during the summer, but many athletes in the sophomore class will continue to train throughout the term. Athletes in some sports, notably baseball and men's hockey, do not traditionally attend the College during their sophomore summer.
Two members of Dartmouths baseball team were selected in Major League Baseballs first year player draft on Friday, June 6.
The baseball team led the way for the Big Green in a successful year for Dartmouth athletics. After posting an impressive 25-17 record and gaining a No.1 ranking in New England, Dartmouth's baseball team was stopped short of the NCAA tournament by a heartbreaking third-game loss to Columbia University in the Ivy League championship in Hanover. Seven players received All-Ivy honors, including co-captain Russell Young '08, who was named Ivy League Pitcher of the Year. Erik Bell '08 was named to ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-District Second Team, while Damon Wright '08 and Nick Santomauro '10 were named to the All-New England First Team.
Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff It is not unheard of for Big Green athletes to compete in a conference championship at noon and then tutor a classmate for a problem set at midnight.
Football fans anxiously awaiting the arrival of fall will enjoy a respite from the doldrums of a football-free summer when Dartmouth hosts the 55th annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl at Memorial Field on August 2.
Jennie Post / The Dartmouth Staff Now entering the fourth year of his second stint as the head coach of Dartmouth's football team, Buddy Teevens '79 has been met with mixed reviews thus far. Teevens has been praised for his aggressive recruiting, his strict adherence to key values, his leadership and his former connections to Dartmouth football.
As Dartmouth football gears up for another season, coaches and players alike begin to hope for success, keeping their eyes on the ultimate prize of an Ivy League title. "The goal is quite similar every year," head coach Buddy Teevens said in an interview with The Dartmouth.
Competing in possibly the most grueling sport around today, Jarrod Shoemaker '04 has, in all senses of the term, made it.
Ryan Yuk / The Dartmouth Staff Athletic director Josie Harper said this week that Dartmouth's athletic teams are well positioned to have some of their most successful seasons ever in the 2008-2009 academic year. In an interview with The Dartmouth, Harper cited a great recruiting year in 2008, maturation of current Dartmouth student-athletes and key upgrades to athletic facilites as contributing factors that have strongly benefited the Big Green athletic program. "Some outstanding individuals are heading our way, and you have a whole group of players who got a lot of experience [this year]," she said. Harper credited the recent facilities upgrades with helping Dartmouth face recruitment challenges.
As much as I should have called it a wrap after Monday's drubbing of Schmidley, I just couldn't resist penning one final column before I leave the friendly confines of Hanover.
Courtesy of Tien Ha-Ngoc Dartmouth's men's ultimate frisbee team faced stiff competition at the 2008 Ultimate Players Association College Championships last weekend, finishing the tournament with a 2-4 record. Despite ending the tournament with a losing record, the team's performance was a milestone for Dartmouth's frisbee program, which had never won a collegiate championship match until last weekend. Co-captain Watson Sallay '08 attributed Dartmouth's performance at the tournament to a strong overall team effort. "The tournament went incredibly well," Sallay said.
Dartmouth's Athletic Department announced the hirings of two new administrators last week. Rick Bender was named Dartmouth's director of varsity athletics communications and Richard Whitmore was selected as the new associate athletics director for operations and facilities. Bender, who served as the sports information director at Davidson College for seven years, will direct communications for Dartmouth's 34 varsity sports teams.