Seniors led on the field and off
Dartmouth students are quick to discover that Big Green athletes have more to offer than their prowess on the field, court, ice or whatever surface on which they might play.
Ski team the high note for athletics in 2006-2007
Kawakahi Amina / The Dartmouth Staff While Hanover may be well known for its snowy white winters, this year the Big Green was the dominant hue of the season when the Dartmouth ski team brought home the top national prize, a feat that headlined an impressive year for athletics at the College. Big Green skiers plowed through the regular season to win the NCAA team championship in Bartlett, N.H., marking the first time a Dartmouth varsity team has won a national title since 1976.
Walking on Eggshells: Don't make us sound like idiots
For the final edition of WOE, I've enlisted the help of Dartmouth's finest minds: scholars like Kyle "Awareness" Owusu '07, Tanner "99th Percentile" Glass '07, Dr. Grant Lewis, Ph.D.
Women's crew places second in Petite Final
The Dartmouth women's varsity eight boat proved itself worthy of competing in the NCAA rowing championship last weekend.
Spring teams earn mixed results
Jessica Griffen / The Dartmouth Staff The spring season produced mixed results for Dartmouth athletics, as Big Green teams earned finishes varying from winless Ivy League records to winning conference championships. Dartmouth baseball had high expectations to live up to going into the 2007 season, as the Big Green tried to replicate last year's near-miss of an Ivy League championship game berth.
The Glove: Success felt, but not seen
Men's rugby at Dartmouth is just too played out. In an effort to step outside the box, my final column of the year will feature the more feminine of the two rugby teams.
Ultimate bounced in group play
Courtesy of Tien Ha-Ngoc Dartmouth's women's ultimate Frisbee team, seeded 14th out of 16 teams, looked to sneak up on some teams and pull off a couple of upsets, but Princess Layout could not get past the group stages at the Ultimate Players' Association Championships held in Columbus, Ohio.
Women's crew off to NCAAs
Phil Bracikowski / The Dartmouth Staff On Tuesday May 15, the Dartmouth varsity eight women's boat was awarded an at-large bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Rowing Championships. Dartmouth had not been invited to the NCAA's since 1999. "We were thrilled to death to see what they accomplished by the leadership of many of the seniors and the coaching of [Wendy] Levash," Athletic Director Josie Harper said.
Men's soccer replaces four starters with 10-man recruiting class
EMI ITO / The Dartmouth Staff Out with the old, in with the new seems to be men's soccer's motto in the coming year.
Baseball looks for answers after tough '07 season
Jennie Post / The Dartmouth Staff Very little went right for the Dartmouth baseball team this season.
Knapptime
Ryan Yuk / The Dartmouth Staff As many of my loyal readers know, rowing is a sport very close to my heart.
Jones '08 signs NHL contract
Alicia Modeen / The Dartmouth Staff David Jones '08, who helped lead the Dartmouth men's hockey team to an ECACHL regular season title in 2005-2006 and an Ivy League championship this past season, will forgo his final year of eligibility with the Big Green after signing with the NHL's Colorado Avalanche.
Walking on Eggshells: Why fight dogfights?
Clinton Portis made an interesting observation recently. He said he had no qualms with Michael Vick for allowing illegal dogfights in the back of Vick's Virginia home.
Cycling ends season near the top
Courtesy of Sally Smith Dartmouth cycling has joined the ranks of figure skating and ultimate frisbee as one of the College's most consistently successful yet under-the-radar teams.
The Glove: Success felt, but not seen
Dartmouth sports teams have had some excellent results over the last two terms. Unfortunately, none of us have really been watching.
Princess Layout bound for Ohio
Jennie Post / The Dartmouth Staff If you asked Dartmouth students to name the most successful athletic teams at the College, chances are good that not too many people would say the women's ultimate Frisbee team.
Toe to Toe: NFL versus NBA (Hodes)
The NBA has long been an image-conscious entity, striving for mass acceptance. Starting in the 1980s with Magic and Bird, then with Jordan in the late 1990s, the league achieved record popularity.
Toe to Toe: NFL versus NBA (Schmidley)
In this week's column, Hodes and I decided to take a closer look at the increasingly stringent nature of the NFL and NBA conduct policies, and decide which of the two was getting more out of hand.
Hanover will play host to U-23 national crew training camp
This summer, the Dartmouth rowing program will host the men's national under-23 training and selection camp.










