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Archives for the ‘sports’ Category

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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Bible, religion and softball: an interview with Ame Blankenship

Author: Jake Smucker • Apr 18th, 2013 • Category: sports
Bible, religion and softball: an interview with Ame Blankenship By Jake Smucker, Contributing Writer Ame Blankenship, a senior softball player, has pitched and played first base for four years. During the team's most recent match-up, Blankenship pitched a complete game, striking out a career high ten batters and allowing just three...

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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
Maple Leafs split with Bethel, first win since 2004 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
Young steps up as new men’s basketball coach 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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A year of trials and tribulations

Author: shanem • Apr 3rd, 2013 • Category: sports
By Shane Miller, Sports Editor With the news of Goshen College hiring a new men’s basketball coach, the Goshen College sports year has, for the most part, wrapped itself up. And boy, what a tumultuous year it has been. In the 2012-2013 season of Maple Leaf...

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Walking to the top

Author: Tony Miller • Mar 20th, 2013 • Category: sports
Walking to the top 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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Marching on when the madness ends

Author: Jake Smucker • Mar 19th, 2013 • Category: sports
By Jake Smucker, Contributing Writer So that’s it. It’s over. Your NCAA tournament team just lost. Their season is done. Fin. Complete. There’s that usual spell spent with your head buried in a pillow, crying your eyes out; that’s a given. But what then? You...

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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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Baseball: Still America’s Favorite Pastime?

Author: shanem • Mar 13th, 2013 • Category: sports
By Shane Miller, Sports Editor Spring time is soon upon us here in Goshen, and that means three things: the weather will become tolerable (except for the floods of rain), people will actually want to spend time outside (except when it’s raining), and, most importantly...

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Chupp resigns as men’s basketball head coach

Author: Tony Miller • Mar 13th, 2013 • Category: lead, sports
Chupp resigns as men’s basketball head coach 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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