Along with steadily dropping temperatures and falling leaves, the beginning of November comes with another annual phenomenon: the start of the basketball season. This year, however, differs slightly from the past, with the season starting a full week early. The early start marks the first time in nearly 15 years that Division Three basketball games […]
Two first-year students, Viren Tuli ‘22 and Vaibhav Pandey ‘22, have launched the newest addition to Wheaton club sports in the form of the second most popular game on the planet: Cricket. Tuli said that It’s an idea that has been brewing since early August. Although back then, it was just something they casually talked […]
On October 18, Wheaton’s Swim and Diving Team made an exciting start to their new season against Bentley University, despite taking the loss. Wheaton featured many high ranking finishes among the different races and even one pool record that was broken. Although the Men’s Team lost 178-85, there were still many high points to their […]
On Saturday, Oct. 20, the Wheaton Ultimate Frisbee team, or WULF, headed to Roger Williams University for their second tournament of the season. WULF was one of two mixed teams present at the tournament, with the rest being all male. The Lyons arrived at 2 p.m., and remained till the end of their fourth game, […]
On September 22, the Women’s Field Hockey team at Wheaton took on Clark University at home. It was their second New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game of the season. The Lyons, whose first NEWMAC match was a 4-2 loss against Smith College, had a better performance against Clark. Wheaton fought to a […]
In the midst of a scorching hot start to the year for many of Wheaton’s athletic teams, the women’s soccer team is not to be underestimated. One of their most notable games ended in a 6-0 blowout win against Husson University. This adds to the Lyons’ record of having four shutout wins so far in […]
With complicated rules, procedures, and a heightened level of focus required to succeed, fencing is more than just running at opponents with swords and making hits until one runs out of energy. While fencing is relatively complex, members of the fencing club on campus encourage a fun environment for those new and old to the […]
After the most successful season in Wheaton Volleyball history, the team is gearing up for another deep conference run. Last year, the Lyons made it to the semifinals of the NEWMAC Conference tournament, before narrowly losing to the 17th ranked team in the nation, MIT, in five sets. Despite the loss of two seniors, the […]
If you asked Katherine Leckbee what it felt like to pass 25 other runners in the last mile of a race she couldn’t tell you. When asked she stated, she said she was vaguely aware of passing other runners, but it was only after she had finished the race was she made aware that she […]