Play(er) of the Week: Harrison Hong ’25

February 3, 2023, by Erin Byerly, Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

In Play(er) of the Week, we seek to highlight outstanding Wesleyan athletes or segments of games that deserve extra attention. Harrison Hong ’25 is a swimmer on the Wesleyan men’s swimming and diving team. At the Connecticut Cup, which Wesleyan hosted on Dec. 2 and 3, Hong achieved three varsity school records. He broke the […]

Cardinals Cap Off Football Season on a High Note With Little Three Title

December 9, 2022, by Erin Byerly, Sam Weitzman-Kurker, Sports Editor and Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

When The Argus last caught up with the Wesleyan football team, the Cardinals had just won a spectacular victory against Tufts on Saturday, Oct. 15, proving the team was becoming a force to be reckoned with. Though faced with stiff competition following that game, the Cardinals continued to perform outstandingly and closed out this unforgettable […]

Teddy’s December NFL Takes: Three Teams to Track

December 8, 2022, by Teddy Benchley, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

Happy Holidays! We’ve officially entered into perhaps the most underrated part of the NFL season: December Football. While we already have a few teams clearly out of the playoff race and planning offseason vacations, the rest of the league is pushing for one of the coveted 14 postseason spots as the weather gets colder. But […]

Play(er) of the Week: Sophia Lindus ’26

December 8, 2022, by Erin Byerly, Ethan Lee, Sports Editor & Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

In Play(er) of the Week, we seek to highlight Wesleyan athletes or parts of games that deserve extra attention. Sophia Lindus ’26 is an outside hitter on the Wesleyan volleyball team. Lindus helped lead her team to a 24–4 record as well as the NESCAC Championship Finals and the 2nd round of the Division III […]

It’s Called Soccer: American Patriotism on Social Media and the World Cup

December 8, 2022, by Sam Hilton, News Editor. Leave a Comment

After four hard-fought games, the U.S. men’s national soccer team was knocked out of the 2022 International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup, losing to the Netherlands 3–1. Despite this, many online consider this World Cup to have been a victory by at least one measure: we didn’t lose to England. Little can get […]

Athletics With the Drama of Theater: the Over-the Top History of Pro Wrestling

December 5, 2022, by Kyle Reims, Contributing Writer. Leave a Comment

I have a dirty secret, a guilty pleasure if you will: I’m a fan of professional wrestling. Yes, I’m talking about World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)-style, choreographed, over-the-top fake fighting. Wrestling has a reputation that its fanbase is made up of exclusively white-trash types and children. While that may be partially true, in recent times, wrestling […]

Play(er) of the Week: Owen Sweet ’25 with a Game-Winning Goal Against Tufts Secures Season Opening Double Header Victory

December 5, 2022, by Erin Byerly, Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

In Play(er) of the Week, we highlight Wesleyan athletes or parts of games that deserve extra attention. This week, we will be highlighting a recent moment from the Wesleyan men’s ice hockey team’s Nov. 19 matchup against Tufts. After opening their season the night before with a definitive 3–0 victory over Conn. College with two […]

Swim Coach Peter Solomon Talks Retirement, Team Spirit, and Birding

December 1, 2022, by Cameron Bonnevie, Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

After almost ten years at the University and 34 years coaching at the collegiate level—with 29 of them spent coaching for NESCAC programs—Coach Peter Solomon will retire from his position as Head Swimming & Diving Coach/Aquatics Director at the end of the 2022–23 academic year. In his time at the University, he has amassed an impressive […]

Play(er) of the Week: Stephanie Ager ’26

December 1, 2022, by Erin Byerly, Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

In Play(er) of the Week, we highlight Wesleyan athletes or parts of games that deserve extra attention. Stephanie Ager ’26 is a member of the Wesleyan women’s cross country and track teams. On Saturday, Oct. 29, she placed 11th at the NESCAC Cross-Country Championship, a placement that earned her All-NESCAC honors and made her the […]

Sam’s College Football Playoffs Predictions

November 17, 2022, by Sam Weitzman-Kurker, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

Path to the College Football Playoffs It seems like just yesterday we were waking up at 12:30 a.m. to watch Nebraska University play Northwestern University in Ireland for week one of college football. About three months later, we are nearing the end of the regular season, and only a handful of teams have a chance […]

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