The women’s lacrosse team fell to the Kenyon Ladies 20-14 last Saturday, marking its only loss in the North Coast Athletic Conference for the past two years and ending its nine-game winning streak this season.  This resulted in a tie for the top spot in the NCAC between the two teams, who both stand at 5-1 in the conference, and ensured that Kenyon would host the conference tournament this week in Gambier, Ohio. (more…)

Amongst my Cleveland Cavalier fans here at Wooster, I am notorious. Despite not having an allegiance to any NBA team, I still make sure to give Cavs fans a hard time about the elephant in the room — LeBron James and free agency. I always bring up that since the Cavs cannot even win a game in the NBA finals, LeBron won’t win a title here and will most likely be donning the New York Knicks jersey next year. Heck, I even wrote a fake Friday Conversation about it for The Wooster Vice, our April Fools edition. (more…)

Experience and depth are critical to winning an NBA championship. No other team has more of these two intangibles than the Los Angeles Lakers. The team has not only the best coach in the league, but also the best finisher and pure scorer in the game.

When it comes down to it, the Lakers possess an extraordinary ability to finish games, and while they struggled with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round, the rest of the road is easy. (more…)

The Scots’ softball team will look to finish the 2010 campaign on a high note with only four games remaining in what has been the team’s most successful season since 2005.

After splitting a doubleheader with Hiram College last Tuesday, the Scots chose to rest their starters in non-conference action later in the week. On Thursday, John Carroll University came to Wooster and swept the Scots with relative ease. Wooster fell 10-0 in the first game as John Carroll was powered by a second inning grand slam. (more…)

The Scots were on an absolute rampage over the past week, winning six games in a five day period to finish the season 31-7 and secure the top spot in the NCAC East. The Scots (31-7, 13-3 NCAC) even pulled off a dream win for any Ohio team by winning a game at Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians, on April 21. (more…)

As someone who knows absolutely nothing about football, or even sports in general, people seem surprised when I tell them how much I enjoyed watching the National Football League Draft last Thursday. I’ll be honest — I don’t care about professional football. I have no idea which teams are Super Bowl contenders, who is the best player in the league or even the actual rules and regulations of the game. Despite all of that, when my roommate turned on the TV to watch the draft, I couldn’t look away. (more…)

The golf team hosted the Nye Intercollegiate tournament at the Wooster Country Club last Friday and Saturday, where Malone University’s Tyler Light set a tournament record, finishing with a 36-hole total of 142.

Light led Malone to a team championship, scoring two-under par on the par-72 course and the team scoring 590 overall.  Light’s teammate, Ben Smith, broke the tournament score for lowest 18 with a 67 on Friday. (more…)

Oberlin College had been enjoying one of its finest seasons in recent memory, sitting atop the NCAC East standings with a 7-1 conference record. This past weekend, the Scots came into town and spoiled all the Yeomen’s fun.

On Saturday, Justin McDowell ’11 and Matt Barnes ’11 led the Scots’ first sweep of the weekend against the Oberlin Yeomen. McDowell gave up only four hits and striking out 10 while pitching a complete game. Offensively, the Scots were led by Shane Swearingen ’10 and Stu Beath ’10, who each hit RBI singles. (more…)

After what was undoubtedly one of the most exciting NCAA tournaments in a long time, I couldn’t help but get excited for next season. Butler University made an improbable Cinderella run into legitimate title contention before falling to Duke University. (more…)

The men’s lacrosse team defeated North Coast Athletic Conference foe Oberlin College (3-6, 0-4 NCAC) last Wednesday at John P. Papp Stadium with crucial play by goalkeeper Corey McGann ’12 to finish with a 12-7 win.

Corey McGann was able to prevent the Yeomen from scoring in the final quarter of the game, during which the Scots (8-5, 2-1 NCAC) extended a two goal lead, adding three goals for the win. (more…)