After slumping in the middle of the season, the men’s basketball team has found their rhythm from the outside. The  No. 19 Scots’ aerial assault continued last Tuesday, as the Scots declared war on the Kenyon College perimeter defense — dropping bombs from the outside to coast to a 73-59 victory over the Lords. The Scots will need to maintain this aggressive instinct in this weekend’s NCAC Tournament as they attempt to lock up their eighth straight NCAA Tournament bid. (more…)

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Despite holding the Kenyon Ladies to just 19 points in the second half, the Wooster women’s basketball team’s season ended in a 48-47 loss in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday in Gambier, Ohio.

The Scots (11-15, 8-8 NCAC) trailed the Ladies (17-9, 8-7 NCAC) throughout the entire game.  The Scots’ late comeback came with two minutes left and the team trailing by six (48-42), but ultimately fell short as their hopes of further playoff action were dashed by just one point in the end. (more…)

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The NBA trade deadline illuminates the contenders

Midway through the NBA season, teams struggle to assert themselves as title contenders. The top trades in the Association left some teams feeling like winners and some feeling even more lost.

Eastern Conference

Winner: Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cavs significantly improved the depth and talent in their frontcourt with the addition of Antawn Jamison. Cleveland hoped to aquire Amar’e Stoudemire from the Phoenix Suns, but Jamison will prove to be just as successful as a complement to LeBron James. (more…)

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The men and women’s tennis teams opened their season with men’s matches against Malone University and Otterbein College last week.  The Scots’ men defeated Malone 6-3 at the North Canton Racquet Club in North Canton, Ohio.

Wooster earned a 2-1 lead with a pair of doubles victories with Matt Hoch ’12 and Ethan Arenstein ’11 at No. 1 and Matt Mandell ’12 and Brad Palanski ’11 at No. 3 with both pairs winning 8-6. (more…)

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The men’s lacrosse team has developed into a contender in the NCAC, but looks to take the next step with a young team and reach the NCAA tournament in 2010.

After a phenomenal 2008 season in which a great senior class led the Scots to an 11-3 record, a less experienced team entered a rebuilding stage of sorts in 2009 where the program once again just missed the playoffs, finishing 7-6. (more…)

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Sports Editor Matthew Yannie recently talked to track and field  high jumper Abena Boamah-Acheampong ’13. She has won the high jump competition in all four meets she has competed in this season including the All-Ohio Competition. Boamah-Achempong also already broke the College high jump record in her second meet with a 5’3” jump. (more…)

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The Wooster women’s basketball team ended Wittenberg University’s 30-game winning streak dating back to the 2008-09 season in a 74-61 upset last Saturday in Springfield, Ohio.  Kym Wenz ’10 contributed with a game-high 35 points, bringing her career total to 1,500.  Wenz currently sits in second place on Wooster’s all-time scoring list, behind Katie Montague ’99 with 1,610. (more…)

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The women’s track and field first-year phenom, Abena Boamah-Acheampong ’13, is quickly making a name for herself only four meets into the season. The lone first-place finisher for the Scots in the All-Ohio Championships this past Saturday, Boamah-Acheampong won the high jump (5 feet, 2.25 inches) and broke the school record in just her second collegiate meet, with a jump of 5 feet, 3 inches a week earlier. The women finished in a tie for 12th-place out of 19 other teams. (more…)

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Let’s be honest. Some guys have mad style, and some don’t. Here at Wooster, this is evident from just watching the men in the UG do their thang — but in the realm of professional sports it stands out even more. This week, we take a look at tattoos. While all five of the people listed below have their share of well-placed ink, most of them scream “bad decision.” Sadly, no athlete at Wooster was worthy of earning a spot on our list, but then again that’s probably a good thing when you see those chosen. Enjoy! (more…)

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When the Wooster men’s basketball team (14-1 NCAC, 19-5 overall) took on their arch-rival Wittenberg University (10-4, 18-5) last Saturday, the showdown was supposedly all but a formality. Wooster hadn’t lost a game in two months and was set to cruise to an undefeated regular season in conference play. When the Tigers rained on the Scots’ parade harder than the Great Flood of Noah’s Ark, they proved why this rivalry is the most intense in Div. III. (more…)

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