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Big Green fall to BC

By The Dartmouth | September 24, 1996

The Dartmouth field hockey team suffered a disappointing 2-1 loss in overtime to Boston College last night in Boston. After a scoreless first half dominated by B.C., the Eagles struck first, as Gabby Bieg connected from a Michelle LaBonge pass from a penalty corner with 22:10 left in the game.

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Football team looks to tackle title

By Oliver Prichard | August 14, 1996

The lazy days of summer are quickly becoming numbered. It will not be long before the leaves turn, there's a chill in the air and the crowds flock to Memorial Stadium on early Saturday afternoons. That's right.

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Two sailors honored with trips to Japan

By David Kung | August 14, 1996

Dartmouth sailors Casey Hogan '99 and Heather Melanson '97 and Dartmouth sailing coach Brian Doyle have been chosen to participate in the 1996 U.S./Japan Goodwill Regatta. This annual regatta, which began in 1990, pits the best sailors from the U.S.

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Orr hired as coach of women's soccer team

By Eric Petitt | August 14, 1996

The Dartmouth College athletic department finally filled the void left by former women's soccer Head Coach Steve Sampson -- at least temporarily. The College announced on Tuesday that it had signed former professional soccer player and coach Neil Orr to a four-month contract as head coach of the Dartmouth women's soccer team. "After a long and extensive search, we feel very fortunate to have landed on our feet with an outstanding player and coach to lead us in 1996," Josie Harper, Dartmouth's associate athletic director, said in a release. "We are excited to have a coach the caliber of Neil Orr make the four-month commitment he has made to the Dartmouth women's soccer program." Orr, a Scottish native who is also an avid two-handicap golfer, retired from a professional soccer career in Great Britain which spanned three decades in 1995. Orr also is also no stranger to the Upper Valley area -- he has coached in a number of camps, including the Lightning Soccer Camps held at Dartmouth in the summer. "Through our camps, Neil has become familiar with the coaches and players at Dartmouth," Harper said. She added that Orr's primary mission will be "sustaining and raising the team's already-high level [of play], and leading the women to more national prominence." Following the end of the 1996 soccer season, the college athletic department will reopen its search for a permanent Head Coach of the women's soccer team.

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N. H. scrapes out win in Shriners' game

By Eric Petitt | August 12, 1996

Dartmouth's own Memorial Field played host to one of the oldest sports traditions in the Upper Valley on Saturday, as the best high school football players from New Hampshire and Vermont lined up in the 43rd annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl. And in front of a near-capacity crowd of cheering fans on Dartmouth football's home field, the All-Stars didn't disappoint. Averting a major upset, New Hampshire squeaked by with a touchdown with just over four minutes to go to eek out a 13-7 win over the Vermont all-stars. Vermont had a chance to tie the game, but a fumble with two minutes to go inside the New Hampshire five-yard line ended the Green Mountain State's upset bid. New Hampshire, winner of the Shrine Bowl for the past eight straight years, upped their overall record to 30 wins, 11 losses and two ties against their neighbors across the Connecticut River. New Hampshire's game-winning tally came from the likes of Russell Massahos, a running back from Pinkerton High School, who galloped 72 yards past diving Vermonters to ice the win. For the last 40 years, Dartmouth has played host to the Shrine Bowl, a charity event staged by the Shriners Rotary Club, which raises money for children's hospitals across North America.

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Football players pose for Vanity Fair

By Michael A> Posey | August 6, 1996

Before the season has even begun, the Big Green football team and its outstanding players are once again in the news and spotlight. Five members of the Dartmouth football team were invited to participate in a photo-shoot sponsored by Vanity Fair, a women's magazine, this past weekend in Los Angeles. The five students -- Mark Abel '97, Scott Hapgood '97, Brian Larsen '97, Lloyd Lee '98 and Zach Walz '98 -- are all members of the pre-season All-Ivy First Team, and they were invited with other Ancient Eight first-teamers to participate in the Vanity Fair photo spread slated for an October release. This spread will be the first for both Ivy League football players and the magazine. When Vanity Fair initially asked if Dartmouth would participate, according to Walz, most of the team members declined because of the exorbinant costs associated with the excursion. "Later, the magazine agreed to pay for travel and students were asked to pay for lodging and meals," Walz said. Vanity Fair also treated the Dartmouth players with stretch limousine service from The Hanover Inn to Lebanon Airport for Thursday morning's flight to Los Angeles. The photo shoot began early Friday morning around 8 a.m.

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Olympic Preview

By The Dartmouth | August 2, 1996

Bob Kempanian '88, the best medal hope for the United States in the Olympic Marathon, will have to battle an ailing right Achilles, knee and hamstring in the grueling 26.2 mile race on Sunday. Kempanian may be up to the challenge, however.

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Student golfers enjoy local links

By David Kung | August 2, 1996

At Dartmouth there exists a haven for students who want to play a real game of golf. The College-owned Hanover Country Club -- located across from Occum Pond and host to the "freshman" sledding hill -- is a beautiful, well-kept 18-hole course with devoted members from both the surrounding community and Dartmouth. Dartmouth Golf Coach and Hanover Country Club Golf Professional William Johnson described the course as a "lush New England antique" and the club as "fun and friendly." About 400 students are members of the club, Johnson said, with another 375 local members. Member Jonathan Sturgis '98 said he plays at the Country Club for about four hours three times a week. "The course itself is a pretty nice course for a school campus," he said.

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Bengals acquire Jay Fiedler '94

By Eric Petitt | August 2, 1996

One of the best quarterbacks in the history of the Ivy League, Dartmouth's own Jay Fiedler '94 was acquired off NFL waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday. The move came just three days after the Philadelphia Eagles released the 24 year old quarterback when he requested permission to leave the team. The strong-armed former Dartmouth captain had asked for his release from the Eagles organization after he failed to get any playing time in the team's intra-squad scrimmage on Sunday. Fiedler rewrote the Big Green record book in his four years at Dartmouth, setting new marks in attempts (813), completions (456), yards gained (6,684) and touchdowns (58), while also bringing home two Ivy titles. In his first two seasons in the NFL, Fiedler occupied the number three quarterback slot for the Philadelphia Eagles. After the Eagles drafted Ohio State quarterback Bobby Hoying in the third round this season however, Fiedler's chances at a third year in the Eagles organization seemed slim. Fiedler will not be without Big Green influence in his new job at Cincinnati.

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Disappointing finishes for Dartmouth alums

By Eric Petitt | July 29, 1996

In the Olympic rowing eight with coxswain finals yesterday, the United States Olympic men's and women's rowing teams came up just short of medal finishes. The women's rowing eight team, led by Dartmouth graduate Anna Kakela '92, finished a disappointing fourth in the final 1,500 meter race with a time of 6:29.19. The powerful Romanian contingent grabbed the gold with a time of 6:19.73, followed by Canada and Belarus. After a first-place performance in the World Championships last year, the U.S.

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