Category: Sports
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Wheaton Men’s Volleyball Caps Inaugural Season with Program Milestones
The Wire would like to congratulate the Wheaton Men’s Volleyball team on finishing 11-16, tying for the most wins of any inaugural Division III men’s volleyball program in the country this year. Co-captain Jack O. Kenyon ’28 told The Wire, “This season was a huge step forward for our program. Along the way, we took…
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Sights and Sounds: Super Bowl LX in the Lyons Den
Where were you for the Super Bowl this year? The New England Patriots made their return to the biggest sporting event of the year after an eight-year absence. The game was a rematch against the Seattle Seahawks, whom they faced in Super Bowl XLIX in 2015, where Malcolm Butler intercepted Russel Wilson at the 1-yard…
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Sports Recap: Men’s, Women’s Soccer Off to Hot Starts
As September wraps up and we move into October, the Wheaton College soccer program is heating up. The men’s soccer team has achieved an impressive record of 6-0-1 with a current win streak of four games. Their season has been defined by high scoring matches, as they are averaging four goals per game. Currently 13th…
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Top Five Active MLB Shortstops
2. Francisco Lindor finally escaped Cleveland, leaving Jose Ramirez to fend for himself against the cheapest MLB owner. Lindor has long been one of the league’s most electric players and we hope to see that energy amplified when he plays for a team that actually cares for him. 3. Trevor Story is objectively the best…
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Wheaton women’s soccer takes their talents to Buenos Aires, Argentina
Over Spring Break, Wheaton Women’s Soccer took a trip to Buenos Aires to play some of the top teams in the Argentine Women’s Soccer League. This was the first time that the Wheaton Women’s Soccer program had traveled to South America. The last two trips were to Europe, Spain and Portugal respectively. All of these…
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Georgia Crane ’16 makes NEWMAC All-Conference honors
On Sunday afternoon at the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Cross Country Championships hosted by Wellesley College, Georgia Crane ’16 took the course by storm. With a time of 19:04 for the 5K race, Crane ’16 finished 12th out of 151 runners and earned the NEWMAC All-Conference honors as a top-14 runner….
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Wheaton’s Equestrian Team has first show of the season
The Wheaton Equestrian competitive team is a club sport that gives students a chance to ride and showcase their talent. Yesterday, the team of twelve (of which nine participated) had its first show of the season which was hosted by Worcester State University at Maplewood Farms in Berlin, MA. Wheaton is a part of the…
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Wheaton Field Hockey undefeated in non-conference play
Wheaton Field Hockey has had an incredible start to their 2015 season with a 5-1 record, undefeated in their first five competitions up until their most reason contest against nationally ranked Wellesley. This has been one of the best starts in program history for the Lyons in their third season under head coach Cara Reese….
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Senior softball players cherish the “Brothahood” as their season approaches
It has been exactly three months today since the passing of the beloved Wheaton softball assistant coach Bob Roscoe, also known as Brotha. I sat down with senior softball players Kelly Welch ’16 and Maddie Hatch ’16 to talk about…
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Men’s lacrosse looks to compete in first NEWMAC champs
After a tremendous 9-3 start, the Lyons find themselves with a 10-6 overall record and a 4-3 record in conference action. In recent competitions, a close game against Roger Williams was followed by a win against Coast Guard and three tough conference losses to Babson, Springfield, and MIT, respectively. Freshman Scott Whear ’18, who had…