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Leafs batting power splits Wildcats

By Brandon Long • Apr 15th, 2009 • Category: sports

Shortstop Amy Clem, a senior, was recently named Mid-Central College Conference softball player of the week. None of her efforts, however, were as big as her walk-off home run on Thursday as Goshen College earned a 4-3 win, the first win over Indiana Wesleyan University...

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Cougars prove too powerful in rematch

By Brandon Long • Apr 8th, 2009 • Category: sports

Micah Kulp Contributing Writer After losing both games of the double header at Spring Arbor University on Thursday, the Maple Leafs hosted the Spring Arbor Cougars two days later for another double header series with the chance to draw even. Starting Maple Leafs...

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Healing Leafs fall to Marian Knights

By Brandon Long • Apr 8th, 2009 • Category: sports
Healing Leafs fall to Marian Knights
Despite injury-recovered senior pitcher Haly Williamson back in the circle, the Goshen College softball team could not knock off a hot Marian College squad as they were swept 9-1, 3-2 on Saturday in Indianapolis. “Usually it’s the opposite,” said Maple Leafs...

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Wind-blown Leafs set records: Flexing strength and speed on home track

By Brandon Long • Apr 1st, 2009 • Category: sports

Despite temperatures hovering in the 20s with gusts of wind sweeping across the Eigsti Track and Field Complex, Goshen College won 10 individual track and field events in the annual Maple Leaf Invite. The Leafs wasted no time, opening the meet with a three-person sweep...

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Baseball breaks eight game losing streak

By Brandon Long • Apr 1st, 2009 • Category: sports

Micah Kulp Contributing Writer Goshen College baseball entered a doubleheader on Tuesday looking to end their eight game losing streak. The Maple Leafs succeeded not once, but twice in 4-2 and 8-2 wins over Indiana University Northwest at Goshen College. The...

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Leafs straggle behind Pumas

By Brandon Long • Apr 1st, 2009 • Category: sports

Coming off a Mid-Central College Conference series against Grace College where both games went extra innings, the Goshen College softball team was swept 9-0, 8-7 in a doubleheader on Thursday against the Pumas of Saint Joseph's College of Indiana. The Pumas smashed...

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Injured Leafs tested against Lancers

By Brandon Long • Mar 25th, 2009 • Category: sports
Injured Leafs tested against Lancers
Despite three injuries sustained last weekend in the Lindsey Wilson Sports Tournament, Maple Leaf softball was back in swing just two days after returning from Kentucky. This time, hosting a doubleheader against Grace College, it was pitcher Jessica Reed commanding...

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A barefoot journey to Goshen

By Brandon Long • Mar 18th, 2009 • Category: sports

For Samuel Chege, running has been more than a sport. It has been a way of life. Growing up on his family's farm in the countryside of Kenya, Chege’s feet were his means of transportation as he hunted, farmed, commuted to town and ran to school. "Running was not...

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Leafs and Eagles split double header

By Brandon Long • Mar 18th, 2009 • Category: sports

With the Three Days Grace hit song "Riot" blaring over the loud speaker, the Maple Leafs baseball team rushed onto the field on Saturday for their first home game of the season. Originally scheduled to play ball in Kentucky against Berea College, Goshen College was...

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Leafs swept by Belles of St. Mary’s

By Brandon Long • Mar 18th, 2009 • Category: sports

After two weeks of preparation, the Goshen College softball team visited St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame for a double header on Tuesday. “ was a tale of two different teams,” said Goshen College Coach Lee Mast. “St. Mary’s College has a strong program and, in...

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Leafs hit the ice

By Brandon Long • Mar 11th, 2009 • Category: sports

Since the fall of 2004, Goshen College has been competing on more than soccer fields, baseball diamonds, tracks and basketball courts. For five years, students, faculty, staff, alumni and several others have been competing in the South Bend Senior Hockey League, a...

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Eagles sweep struggling Leafs

By Brandon Long • Mar 11th, 2009 • Category: sports
Eagles sweep struggling Leafs
With half of their opening lineup struggling to remain in play, the Maple Leafs traveled to Wilmore, Ky. on Saturday in an attempt to hold their own against Asbury College. The Asbury Eagles wasted no time opening the double-header by scoring the first run in the...

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Running the distance for LaCasa

By Brandon Long • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: sports

After four years in the making, an indoor marathon finally became reality amid wintery weather of snow and ice. On Saturday, Feb. 21, a mix of local and out-of-town runners came together inside the warm confines of the Recreation-Fitness Center to complete 204 laps...

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Leafs break losing streak before ending season

By Brandon Long • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: sports

After enduring ten straight losses, several injuries and multiple illnesses, the Maple Leafs prevailed over Spring Arbor University on Saturday, Feb. 21. Not only was the match-up a wrap for the season’s scheduled home games, but the victory also served as a noble...

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Running for LaCasa: 204 laps, or more

By Brandon Long • Feb 18th, 2009 • Category: sports

After four years in the making, a benefit marathon for LaCasa will soon become a reality. On Saturday, a mix of local and out-of-town runners – ages ranging from mid-20's to late 50's – will come together for the first ever Maple City Indoor Marathon. It will be the...

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