A senior looks for his final Big Green game
By Kevin Demoff | May 28, 1999I'm in sports writers purgatory. Graduation is still 16 days away, but today is the final newspaper edition of the spring.
I'm in sports writers purgatory. Graduation is still 16 days away, but today is the final newspaper edition of the spring.
If nothing else, tomorrow's matchup with No. 2 Virginia in Charlottesville should conjure up memories of just how close the Big Green women's lacrosse team came to earning a berth in the national championship game last year. Trailing 6-5 midway through the second half of the NCAA semifinal against Virginia, Kate Graw '00 netted what appeared to be the equalizing goal.
This column is a plea. It's a plea to Big Green baseball skipper Bob Whalen to quit staring at batting averages and earned run averages and search his heart for what is right.
Former Terrapin has led Big Green to three Ivy League titles in the past four years as well as a 70-25 mark
That being said, the Big Green baseball team's Ivy League opening road-trip this weekend is not a must-win situation. If Dartmouth was to lose all four games to Columbia and Pennsylvania, the season would not be lost.
It was almost the perfect ending to their careers. There were introductions before the games, fireworks and highlights during the game and smiling faces in the locker room.
As sports imitate life, so too does life imitate sports. In recent months, the NBA has undergone a turbulent transition and is now searching for a new identity: Michael Jordan retired, owners locked players out and fans threatened never to come back to the games. Today's news of impending change at the College reminds me of the NBA situation as it appears that Dartmouth is searching for a new identity.
Two of the most storied players in Dartmouth men's soccer history will get a chance to show their wares to the nation next season in Major League Soccer play following this weekend's college entry draft in Fort Lauderdale.
Big Green All-American surprised to be amoung 20 player squad; will train with national team in Lake Placid
This is a public service announcement. If you wish to attend tomorrow's hockey game against Vermont, go buy your tickets today to avoid waiting in a 30-minute line on Saturday.