Sports are ingrained within the Wheaton community and are a large part of the culture, partially due to the long history of organized sports at Wheaton. Even before the New England Women’s […]
Riley Thompson Named NEWMAC Field Hockey Defensive Athlete
On September 5, the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference announced that senior goalkeeper Riley Thompson ’18 has been named NEWMAC Field Hockey Defensive Athlete of the week. She continues to […]
The most bizarre year in sports championships. Ever.
This past year in major professional sports championships consisted of historic comebacks, drought-ending miracles and closely contested games. The overall oddity of the 2016-2017 year in sports championships included the Cleveland Cavaliers […]
Swimming & diving team makes splash at NEWMACs
Wheaton’s Swimming and Diving Teams had huge success at the NEWMAC meet with many swimmers clocking in at personal best times. Jenna Hayden ’18 was named the NEWMAC swimmer of the year, […]
Long, boring and old: Can baseball make a comeback?
It’s time for baseball to make some dramatic rule changes. Attention spans have shortened during the internet age, and the game is rapidly losing younger fans to “more exciting sports” like football […]
Track & Field at Div III New Englands: Epplett breaks record
After a successful indoor season, Wheaton Track & Field performed exceptionally well at the New England Division III Championships on Feb. 18 at MIT. Among those Lyons who placed, the most impressive […]
Men’s Basketball season comes to a close
Wheaton Men’s Basketball ended its season at the NEWMAC quarterfinals last Wednesday in an overtime loss to Springfield. The season had gone well and the NEWMAC birth had proven to be an […]
Boston moves closer to dethroning New York as “best sports city ever”
After the Patriots’ victory in Super Bowl LI, Boston earned its tenth major pro sport championship in 16 years. The decade-and-a-half of sports dominance in Boston is largely unprecedented and also invites […]
Boston Bruins fire head coach Claude Julien
The Boston Bruins fired Claude Julien as head coach on Feb. 7 during the Patriots’ Super Bowl parade and replaced him with Assistant Coach Bruce Cassidy. The firing followed the Bruins’ failure […]
Patriots complete stunning Super Bowl comeback
The New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons in overtime on Feb. 5 to win Super Bowl LI. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady led his team back from a 25-point deficit in the […]