Play(er) of the Week Georgia Adams ’26 Talks Team Culture, Being Underdogs, and Strong Start to the Season

October 5, 2023, by Sam Weitzman-Kurker, Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

In Play(er) of the Week, our goal is to highlight outstanding Wesleyan athletes or moments from games that deserve extra attention. Georgia Adams ’26 is a forward on the Wesleyan field hockey team. Last season, Adams finished second on the team in goals, and the sophomore has already doubled her goal total from the previous […]

Volleyball Rides Historic Start of Season to the Top of NESCAC Standings

October 5, 2023, by Erin Byerly, Ethan Lee, Sports Editors. Leave a Comment

Wesleyan volleyball is cruising to the top of the standings with its best start to a season since 1989. The team began the season on an 11-game win streak, including four wins against NESCAC opponents, and has solidified itself as a force to be reckoned with not only in the NESCAC but in all of […]

The Chukwuemeka Choosings Part Two: All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Grand Slam

October 2, 2023, by Oluchi Chukwuemeka, Assistant Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

This past Wednesday was the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Grand Slam pay-per-view, which instead of a weekly showing of consistent matches, was a showing of matches but with title defenses. With Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and the “Beat Me if You Can, Survive if I Let You” old-timer Taz on the broadcast team, excitement and surprises […]

Aaron Rodgers Goes Down, and the Grass vs. Turf Argument Comes Up

October 2, 2023, by Max Forstein, Contributing Writer. Leave a Comment

Shockwaves were sent through the American football world when Aaron Rodgers went down with a left Achilles injury during Monday Night Football on Sept. 11, 2023. In a highly touted matchup between Rodgers’ new team, the New York Jets, and their division rival, the Buffalo Bills, the four-time league MVP dropped back to pass on the […]

Play(er) of the Week Niko Candido ’25 Talks Crucial Win Against Middlebury, Overcoming the Pressures of Playing Quarterback, and the Highs of Living in Low Rise

September 28, 2023, by Erin Byerly, Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

In Play(er) of the Week, our goal is to highlight outstanding Wesleyan athletes or moments from games that deserve extra attention.  Niko Candido ’25 is a quarterback on the Wesleyan football team. After splitting QB duties last season with veteran David Estevez ’22, this year he has stepped into the position full time and he […]

Why the WNBA Playoffs Deserve Your Attention

September 28, 2023, by Audrey Nelson, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

For rabid WNBA fans like me—yes, I was the one watching basketball on mute in Perk on Main last weekend—the playoffs are always over too soon.  Case in point: This year’s WNBA regular season was 40 games long, the longest season yet. For context, the NBA’s 2022 regular season lasted 82 games. With that many […]

Sam and Teddy’s Five Takeaways From the First Three Weeks of NFL Action

September 25, 2023, by Sam Weitzman-Kurker, Teddy Benchley, Sports Editor, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

Good heavens. Madness is probably the only word that could possibly describe the start of this NFL season, as we’ve seen playoff hopefuls underperform (Bengals, Chargers, Vikings), an unfortunate plethora of running back injuries (Nick Chubb, Saquon Barkley, Austin Ekeler—we’re not gonna name more, but it’s a lot), and absolutely insane game scores (the Dolphins […]

Women’s Soccer Kicks Off 2023 with Dominant Road Trip

September 25, 2023, by Ethan Lee, Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

Wesleyan women’s soccer is off to a ferocious start, showing why it deserves to be regarded as a top team and a serious threat for the post-season. For the first time in program history, the Cards began the season with four consecutive road victories, two of which were conference games. They have been led so […]

Wesleyan Tops Bates for 18th Straight Season; Middlebury on the Horizon

September 21, 2023, by Erin Byerly, Sam Weitzman-Kurker, Sports Editors. Leave a Comment

Fire up the grills and crack open the beers (for fans over 21) because Cardinals football is BACK! The Cards performed impressively in 2022, finishing with a 6–3 record overall (their 10th straight season with a winning record), the Little Three title, and eight Cardinals earning All-NESCAC honors. But this past spring, graduation resulted in […]

Play(er) of the Week Bianca Ortiz Diaz ’24 Talks Avenging the Jumbos, Playing Volleyball in Spanish, and Team Cheers

September 21, 2023, by Erin Byerly, Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

In Play(er) of the Week, our goal is to highlight outstanding Wesleyan athletes or moments from games that deserve extra attention.  Bianca Ortiz Diaz ’24 is a libero on the Wesleyan volleyball team. On Monday, Sept. 11, she became the first Cardinal of the Fall 2023 season to be awarded NESCAC Player of the Week. […]

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