Club Corner

Dartmouth men's (Pain Train) and women's (Princess Layout) ultimate Frisbee teams went to Las Vegas, Nev., over Winter Carnival weekend to play in Trouble in Vegas, a tournament featuring some of the top collegiate teams in the country.

Men's basketball tops Ivy foes

Dartmouth's men's basketball team (5-18, Ivy 3-7) had not scored two consecutive victories this season, but that all changed this weekend during a thrilling two game homestand.

Men's tennis team bounces BC

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Figure skaters ice competition, secure Nationals entry

Courtesy of the Ben Bostick Easily outscoring every Eastern team last weekend at the Boston University Figure Skating Competition, Dartmouth figure skating earned its seventh consecutive trip to the U.S.

Multi-talented Bloom comes up empty at Torino Games

A bobble through the bumps and a small splash of snow hit Jeremy Bloom harder than any linebacker could. Might have made him wish he'd stuck to football, too. Bloom's skiing adventure came to a less-than-satisfying close Wednesday.

Big Green hockey players seize Olympic spotlight

Associated Press Four days into the 2006 Winter Olympics, Dartmouth athletes have earned mixed reviews.

Dartmouth rugger takes the field with nation's best

While most Dartmouth students were enjoying Winter Carnival weekend, one Dartmouth senior was representing his country thousands of miles away -- and not in Torino. Last weekend Dartmouth rugby football club co-captain and collegiate All-American Joe Killefer '06 earned his first cap playing for the United States National Rugby Team in the USA Sevens Tournament at The Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, Calif. The tournament featured sides from five different continents and boasted rugby powerhouses England, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina, among others. Killefer first saw action in the final minutes of a 45-0 loss to eventual tournament champion England.

Dartmouth athletics ranked first in the Ivy League

Samantha Ceppos / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The release of the 2005-2006 U.S.

Women's squash bested by Ivy rivals Princeton, Penn

Dartmouth's No. 2-ranked player Julia Drury '06 found herself in a hole on Saturday afternoon against the Princeton Tigers.

Women's basketball thumps Penn and Princeton

Asafu Suzuki / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth women's basketball continued its winning streak against Ivy League opponents as the women in green defeated the University of Pennsylvania (3-17, 1-6 Ivy) and Princeton (14-6, 5-2 Ivy) on the road over Winter Carnival weekend. With the victories, the Big Green improves to 16-4 on the season and is now 7-0 in Ivy play. Dartmouth overcame a young Penn team in the 63-43 victory on Friday night.

Ski team takes third at weekend carnival

Jennifer Wang / The Dartmouth Staff Although the Dartmouth ski team put forth a strong effort in all four events this weekend, the University of Vermont won its fourth consecutive Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) carnival at the Dartmouth Winter Carnival. Two wins by the women's Nordic team and strong results by the men's Nordic and alpine teams had Dartmouth tied for first place after the first day of competition, but the Catamounts came back on Saturday to dominate in the slalom and win the final team standings with 815 points.

Women's icers net only one point

EMI ITO / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth women's hockey team endured another tough weekend over Winter Carnival.

Carmody, Blandy set records at BU meet

Mike Carmody '08 and Lydia Blandy '06 each set school records this weekend as the Dartmouth track and field team competed in Boston University's Valentine's Invitational against programs hailing from New England, Florida and Colorado. Carmody broke his own record with an 800-meter run timed at 1:49.69 and finished fourth.

Men's hockey thrills sold out crowd with overtime win

Emma Haberman / The Dartmouth Senior Staff One minute was all that separated the Big Green icers from another disappointing tie with an ECACHL cellar-dweller.

Ivy heavyweights hand men's basketball two home losses

Emma Haberman / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Dartmouth College (3-18, 1-7 Ivy) hosted Ivy League favorite University of Pennsylvania (14-6, 6-0 Ivy) and perennial contender Princeton (7-12, 5-1 Ivy) this Winter Carnival weekend at Leede Arena.

Club Corner

The Dartmouth men's club volleyball team began its divisionals season Saturday at Northeastern University with matches against the University of New Hamsphire, Northeastern and the University of Vermont. After a disappointing 25-18, 25-20 loss to in-state rival UNH, the Big Green improved its play in a hard-fought 25-20, 25-20 loss to a talented Northeastern squad on its home court. Dartmouth concluded the afternoon competition on a positive note, downing a scrappy Vermont Catamounts team 25-21, 25-23. The Big Green received strong performances throughout the day from outside hitter/middle blocker David Ansdell '06, rookie outside hitter Eric Lauritsen '09 and outside hitter Adam Wilk '06. Veteran libero Nathan Zwintscher '03 also put forth a solid defensive effort that included a game-saving dig on the winning point against UVM with the Catamounts threatening to tie the game at 24. The Big Green returns to action in Interdivisional competition next weekend at Yale University.

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Dartmouth Olympians head to Torino, Italy for Games

The Dartmouth As the 2006 Winter Olympics kick off in Torino, Italy, more than a dozen past, present and future Dartmouth students will look to couple their College green with Olympic gold. Dartmouth boasts 14 of the Ivy League's 29 Winter Olympic participants, with Big Green athletes slated to contend in women's ice hockey, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and the biathlon. On the hockey side, seniors Gillian Apps, Cherie Piper and Katie Weatherston will throw their collective muscle behind Team Canada, while the United States will be represented by Kristin King '02 and Sarah Parsons '09.

Home course advantage helps alpine ski team

Dartmouth hosts some races over Winter Carnival weekend, but poor snow conditions both this year and last year have forced the cross country races to be moved to the snowier venue of Craftsbury, VT.