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Quakers dismantle Engineers
by Cameron Mitchell
On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the women’s basketball team defeated the Rose-Hulman Engineers 56-48. The Quakers were successful in part due to an outstanding defensive effort. As a team, they managed to hold Rose-Hulman to 30.3 percent shooting from the field. “Coming into the game we knew we had to focus on defense and reboun [...]
Spartan ranks overrun Quakers
by Heather Valadez
by Alex Softenss. Sophomore guard Bria Sneed and senior guard Princess Darnell take the ball down the court during the final women’s basketball game of this year against Manchester College. The Quakers fought hard but lost 56-41 to a strong Manchester team.
Though the Manchester College Spartans had stature on their side, [...]
Slam dunk is highlight of men’s game
by Heather Valadez
by Alex Softness. Senior guard Ryan Taylor shoot a basket in the second half during the final men’s basketball game of this year against Manchester College. The Quakers played an incredible game but lost 70-67 in the last seconds to a competitive Manchester team. Taylor scored a team-high 18 points in the game from six 3-p [...]
Pioneers shake down Quakers
by Cameron Mitchell
by Alex Softness. Sophomore guard Bria Sneed takes the ball down the court with teammates first-year guard Emily Sells and junior forward Charvonne Long during last Wednesday’s game against Transylvania University. The Quakers fought hard but lost a close game 84-80. The next home game is Saturday, Feb. 11, at 3 pm agains [...]
Foul play helps Beavers take it home
by Takako Kodama
by Alex Softness. Junior forward Dustin Rusk jumps over an opponent to score a basket.
Even though the men’s basketball team suffered another defeat, they remain hopeful.
Senior Kyle Calder said, “I expect the team to play with the same intensity as the Bluffton game for the rest of the season because it provides us a muc [...]
Overtime thriller: game hits unexpect...
by Cameron Mitchell
by ALEX SOFTNESS: Senior Nikki Darrett fights her way past an opponent during the Jan. 18 game against Defiance. Although the game went into overtime, the girls lost 81-73. The Quakers next play at home on Saturday, Jan. 28 against Anderson University.
A hotly contested overtime loss against Defiance College’s Yellow Ja [...]
Football team bids seniors bitterswee...
by NATHAN CHANDLER
staff writer
After another tough loss Nov. 12, the Quakers fell 21-7 on Senior Day. It was the eleventh straight time the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s Engineers came out on top in the Battle of the Borders.
A ceremony was held before kickoff to honor the Quakers’ eleven seniors: Aaron Barth, Collin Dra [...]
On-campus equestrian facility hosts c...
Robert Landon Dorssey
Contributing editor
Jurgen E. Golher was once an Olympian for Germany’s equestrian team. He now works here in the midwest offering riding lessons in huntseat flat, jumping, or dressage disciplines. Every few months, Jurgen makes his way to Richmond, where he sets up his training clinic in the indoor arena at the Suza [...]
Naegeli takes first at HCAC competiti...
Alyssa Stankiewicz
Contributing Editor
In a competition between more than 10 schools, senior Jacob Naegeli outran every single one of his competitors on October 29. Naegeli won the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship with an 8k time of 26:37. Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams finished sixth out of ten teams in t [...]
Men’s soccer team keeps positive atti...
Martha Sanchez
staff writer
Earlham’s men’s soccer team came out victorious from their match against Bluffton, their second opponent in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC). Sophomore Corey Campbell scored the only goal, assisted by sophomore Tamru Taye, making the final score 1-0. The win was much needed after the Quakers’ l [...]
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