Tide Turns in Nashville: Latest in College Football Chaos

October 7, 2024, by Sam Weitzman-Kurker, Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

The first six weeks of this college football season have been pure chaos. Dare I say, it’s giving serious 2007 vibes—and for those unfamiliar with the legendary 2007 season, it was marked by unprecedented unpredictability: only one team finished with just a single loss, and the No. 2 spot in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) […]

Play(er) of the Week: Katie O’Connell ’25 Talks Growing as a Player, Embracing Confidence, and Being Undefeated

October 7, 2024, by Audrey Nelson, Erin Byerly, Georgia Adams, Staff Writer, Sports Editor, Assistant Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

In Play(er) of the Week, our goal is to highlight outstanding athletes or moments from games that deserve extra attention. Katie O’Connell is a captain and midfielder/forward on the Wesleyan women’s soccer team from North Kingstown, R.I. In the Cardinals’ season-opening 7–0 victory over the University of Mount Saint Vincent (CMSV) on Saturday, Sept. 7, […]

Wesleyan Volleyball Overcomes Rocky Start and Looks to Make Waves in October

October 3, 2024, by Erin Byerly, Ethan Lee, Sam Weitzman-Kurker, Sports Editors. Comments Off on Wesleyan Volleyball Overcomes Rocky Start and Looks to Make Waves in October

The Cardinals opened their season on Tuesday, Sep. 3, defeating the University of Hartford Wolf Pack in straight sets. The team recorded nine service aces, with captain and outside hitter (OH) Lila Sayre ’25 racking up five of them. Sayre’s five aces were the most individual aces a Cardinal has registered since 2016. The Cardinals’ second […]

Play(er) of the Week: Dylan Connors ’26 Talks Special Teams, Football Recruitment Journey, and Getting the Season Back on Track

October 3, 2024, by Erin Byerly, Sports Editor. Comments Off on Play(er) of the Week: Dylan Connors ’26 Talks Special Teams, Football Recruitment Journey, and Getting the Season Back on Track

In Play(er) of the Week, our goal is to highlight outstanding athletes or moments from games that deserve extra attention. Dylan Connors ’26 is a safety on the Wesleyan football team from West Milford, N.J. For his outstanding efforts in the Red and Black’s season opening 43–7 victory over Middlebury, in which he blocked and […]

Three Big Storylines Heading Into the 2024 MLB Playoffs

September 30, 2024, by Anna Thomas, Max Forstein, Lewis Kerest, Sports Editor, Head Copy Editor, Contributing Writer. Comments Off on Three Big Storylines Heading Into the 2024 MLB Playoffs

The summer is over, the leaves are changing, and playoff baseball is on the horizon. At the beginning of October, 12 teams start the month-long quest to earn the most coveted achievement in baseball: a World Series title. This will be the third year since the MLB expanded the playoff bracket from five to six […]

Wesleyan Field Hockey Tops Bates for First Time in Ten Years

September 30, 2024, by Erin Byerly, Ethan Lee, Sports Editor, Sports Editor. Comments Off on Wesleyan Field Hockey Tops Bates for First Time in Ten Years

Wesleyan field hockey entered its season with high hopes. Following a 2023 campaign in which they boasted their best record since 2010, the Cardinals knew there was no ceiling on what they could accomplish this year. After clinching three straight non-conference victories over Worcester Polytechnic Institute (5–1), Vassar College (4–1), and Western New England University (5–2), […]

Sam and Teddy’s Four NFL Surprises

September 26, 2024, by Sam Weitzman-Kurker, Teddy Benchley, Sports Editor, Staff Writer. Comments Off on Sam and Teddy’s Four NFL Surprises

If you expected the NFL season to be predictable, you are clearly new to the sport. However, we will argue this has been one of the most normal starts to a season in recent memory. Still, there have been plenty of surprises and we are here to discuss them. Sam will explain what has led […]

Wesleyan Women’s Soccer Extends Unbeaten Streak, Tying No. 9 Middlebury

September 26, 2024, by Audrey Nelson, Georgia Adams, Assistant Sports Editor, Staff Writer. Comments Off on Wesleyan Women’s Soccer Extends Unbeaten Streak, Tying No. 9 Middlebury

Only a few weeks into their season, Wesleyan women’s soccer is already showing off the grit and talent that’s earned them NCAA tournament bids for the past three years. And this year, the goal is no different. The team is focusing on taking down opponents one by one, with the ultimate goal of establishing themselves […]

Player of the Week Amanda Phillips ’28 Talks Record-Breaking Tournament, Competing at a Young Age, and Embracing Team Golf

September 23, 2024, by Max Forstein, Sports Editor. Comments Off on Player of the Week Amanda Phillips ’28 Talks Record-Breaking Tournament, Competing at a Young Age, and Embracing Team Golf

In Play(er) of the Week, our goal is to highlight outstanding athletes or moments from games that deserve extra attention.  Amanda Phillips ’28 is a first-year golfer from New York, N.Y. She set the bar high in the first tournament of her college career, breaking the program record for the lowest round in a two-day tournament in […]

Leo and Harry’s Premier League Recap

September 23, 2024, by Harry Freeland, Leo Ferry, Contributing Writers. Comments Off on Leo and Harry’s Premier League Recap

An exhilarating weekend of Premier League football wrapped up with the highly anticipated matchup of English giants Arsenal and Manchester City, which did not disappoint. Both sides entered the game with key players missing, including both sides’ star midfielders: Kevin de Bruyne and Martin Ødegaard. The game finished in a 2–2 draw, with both sides […]

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