Sports Information Director Slattery Phillips dies at age 55
Kathy Slattery Phillips, Dartmouth’s Sports Information Director, died Wednesday after complications stemming from a brain aneurysm. She was 55. More »
Monday, November 26, 2007
Men’s soccer knocked out of NCAA tourney in shootout
Almost no Dartmouth faithful were there to see the Big Green men’s soccer team play the first-round game of the NCAA tournament on Saturday. Even Keggy the Keg was apparently home for the Thanksgiving holiday, and conspicuously absent from Burnham Field. More »
‘Extremely generous’ alumni giving helps fund new athletic facilities
On Friday, Nov. 16, the official dedication for the Floren Varsity House took place in a packed Alumni Gym. The West Gym was filled with hundreds of student-athletes, eagerly awaiting the unveiling of Floren. Speakers at the ceremony included Dartmouth football coach Buddy Teevens, women’s basketball coach Chris Wielgus and, representing student-athletes, baseball pitcher Russell Young ‘08. The festivities were capped with a brief film about the unparalleled nature of Dartmouth athletes and athletics. More »
A changing of the guard for Dartmouth’s football team
Dartmouth football gave out its annual awards last weekend in an end-of-the-year banquet. Justin Cottrell ‘08 was honored with the Bob Blackman Trophy as the team’s most valuable player and Tim McManus ‘11 was awarded the Earl Hamilton Freshman Award as the team’s top rookie contributor. More »
Men’s hockey downs Bentley in a non-conference affair
The Dartmouth men’s hockey team finished off its Thanksgiving break in style, as it fought its way past the Bentley Falcons, winning 5-1. The Big Green (4-3-1, 2-3-1 ECACHL) came into the game having tied against Colgate and lost to Cornell last weekend but was able to stop the skid against a non-conference opponent. More »
Athletes of the Week
Daniel Keat ‘10 Soccer Keat accounted for all of the Big Green’s offense during regulation. The sophomore striker tallied Dartmouth’s lone goal less than one minute into the contest. The Big Green would eventually fall in an overtime shootout, ending its season as Vermont advances to a second-round match-up with UConn. More »
Toe to Toe: Hodes versus Schmidley (Hodes)
Thanksgiving is a time for family, turkey and football. Millions of Americans spend part of their holiday tossing the pigskin around, while millions more spend their day watching football on television. And every year, it’s the same: Detroit and Dallas. Yes, I know there’s now a third game. We’ll get to that later. The real issue is that it’s time for a change. More »
Toe to Toe: Hodes versus Schmidley (Schmidley)
Thanksgiving Day football. It has included the same two teams, Detroit and Dallas, for the past 41 years now. Hodes and I decided it was appropriate in the wake of this year’s Thursday games to debate whether a change should be made, and whether Turkey Day football should take on a rotating schedule, with fans from all teams getting to periodically enjoy some pigskin with their turkey and stuffing. More »
