The Dartmouth ski team began its 2008 season this week in the shadow of last season’s championship run. But despite losing some of its biggest names — perennial podium member Mike Sinnott ‘07 graduated last spring and Ben True ‘08 is taking a year off — the ski team drew on the depth of its roster to win the carnival season opener at Bates College last weekend. More »
In a close contest against nonconference rival Holy Cross, the Big Green women’s basketball team’s inability to hit key shots proved a deciding factor in a tough 60-52 loss on Monday night. The defeat halted Dartmouth’s threegame winning streak and the team dropped its record to 4-10 on the season. More »
n contrast to the remarkable fluidity shown by many professional sports teams — my New England Patriots were 5-11 in 2000, the year before they went off on their current run — college sports teams tend to be more consistent on a year-to-year basis. Generally speaking, a program that is good one year will continue to be good in future years, and bad programs find it hard to substantially improve in one or two year’s time. More »
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