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No triumph amidst the struggle

Author: Tony Miller • Apr 18th, 2013 • Category: sports

"The most important thing ... is not to win but to take part." Monday afternoon, three people were killed and more than 100 were injured when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. You've heard about that; I almost didn't mention it for fear...

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Put it in the book(s)

Author: Tony Miller • Apr 10th, 2013 • Category: sports

By Tony Miller, Sports Editor The digital revolution has not been kind to dead-tree books. As I'm sure the bookstore has told you several times over, the electronic editions of your favorite literature are cheaper than their bound relatives, not to mention less likely to...

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MLIA 4/11

Author: Tony Miller • Apr 10th, 2013 • Category: sports

BASEBALL (3-28, 2-16 CL) Thursday, April 4: vs. Marian, won 9-3, lost 10-5 Saturday, April 6: vs. Grace, won 10-9, lost 20-3 Sunday, April 7: at Grace, lost 11-4 and 6-1 Wednesday, April 10: at Valparaiso, ppd. to April 29 Friday, April 12: at Mount Vernon Nazarene...

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Maple Leafs split with Bethel, first win since 2004

Author: Tony Miller • Apr 10th, 2013 • Category: lead, sports

The Goshen College softball team snapped a 17-game losing streak against local rival Bethel on Tuesday as the Maple Leafs split a doubleheader, losing 2-1 and winning 3-2 against the Pilots in Mishawaka. The win ends a losing streak that dates to May 6, 2004, when the Leafs...

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MLIA 4/4

Author: Tony Miller • Apr 3rd, 2013 • Category: sports

BASEBALL (1-24, 0-12 CL) Thursday, March 28: vs. St. Francis, lost 13-0 and 8-3 Saturday, March 30: at St. Francis, lost 5-4 and 7-6 (9 innings) Tuesday, April 2: at Marian, lost 9-4 and 8-2 Thursday, April 4: vs. Marian (2), 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6: vs....

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Young steps up as new men’s basketball coach

Author: Tony Miller • Apr 3rd, 2013 • Category: lead, sports

By Tony Miller, Sports Editor The twenty-day interregnum between Goshen men's basketball coaches is over. Neal Young, an Anderson University graduate and at one time the top Leaf lieutenant under departed coach Gary Chupp, was introduced as the fourteenth head coach...

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Walking to the top

Author: Tony Miller • Mar 20th, 2013 • Category: sports

By Luke Zehr, Contributing Writer What brought you to Goshen College? I came to Goshen College primarily for race walking. Back home in Maine, I didn’t have good options for colleges that had this sport as a part of their programs. Goshen was the closest...

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Maple Leafs in Action, March 14

Author: Tony Miller • Mar 13th, 2013 • Category: sports

BASEBALL (1-8, 0-0 CL) Saturday, March 9: vs. Concordia (Mich.) (2), canceled Wednesday, March 13: at Lourdes (2), postponed Friday, March 15: vs. Cardinal Stritch, 4 p.m. Saturday, March 16: vs. Cardinal Stritch (2), noon Tuesday, March 19: at Taylor (2), 1...

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Shorthanded Leafs look to improve in 2013

Author: Tony Miller • Mar 13th, 2013 • Category: sports

By Tony Miler, Sports Editor If you're keeping score at home, it's Mother Nature 4, Maple Leafs 0. Four, as in the number of games (doubleheaders against Lourdes and Concordia) postponed or canceled this spring because of weather. Zero, as in the number of games the...

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Chupp resigns as men’s basketball head coach

Author: Tony Miller • Mar 13th, 2013 • Category: lead, sports

By Tony Miller, Sports Editor Men's basketball head coach Gary Chupp announced his resignation Wednesday, ending a six-year tenure at the Maple Leafs' helm. Under Chupp's direction, the Maple Leafs won more games than they had for any other coach, surpassing the...

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Maple Leafs In Action, March 7

Author: Tony Miller • Mar 7th, 2013 • Category: sports

BASEBALL (1-8, 0-0 CL) Sunday, Feb. 24: at Northwood, lost 15-13 Monday, Feb. 25: at Northwood, lost 6-5 and 5-0 Wednesday, Feb. 27: at Ave Maria, lost 6-5 Friday, March 1: at Webber International, lost 11-0 Saturday, March 2: vs. Cedarville, lost 7-5; vs. Clearwater...

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Crossing Over: Athletics prepare for season change

Author: Tony Miller • Mar 7th, 2013 • Category: sports

By Tony Miller, Sports Editor The close of winter sports brings with it the beginning of competition for spring teams. Along with that change of disciplines comes a phenomenon known as “crossover season,” in which multiple sports seasons overlap and increase the...

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Too much of a good thing

Author: Tony Miller • Feb 21st, 2013 • Category: sports

By Tony Miller, Sports Editor Multiple Internet sources reported this week that the University of North Carolina may be on the verge of joining the Big Ten. Twenty-five years ago, UNC was 450 miles away from the nearest Big Ten school. In the last 10 years, the...

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Friendly competition

Author: Tony Miller • Feb 13th, 2013 • Category: sports

By Tony Miller, Sports Editor For the past month, I’ve had the privilege of watching thrilling basketball finishes in the Gingerich Center – often more than one on the same night. That’s not a reference to GC’s basketball programs, although as anyone who saw the...

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Maple Leafs in Action, Feb. 14