IM Softball Draws from All Corners of Campus
Alex McNicoll, Contributing Sports editor
April 21, 2017
Filed under Club & Intramural Sports, SPORTS
Passing by North Fields on a Wednesday afternoon, echoes of teammates calling for a pop-fly or the crack of a ball popping off a bat can be heard from over a hundred yards away. This isn’t a varsity team warming up for its next game; it’s intramural softball, where students from all corners of campu...
Club Bowling Revives Women’s Squad
Alex McNicoll, Contributing Sports Editor
March 3, 2017
Filed under Club & Intramural Sports, Recent Stories, SPORTS
For the first time in a decade, OC Thunder, Oberlin’s intercollegiate bowling team, fielded a women’s team. The group is brimming with enthusiasm and happy to be reviving an old Oberlin tradition. “It was incredible to compete for the first OC Thunder women's bowling team since 2007,” first-year...
In The Locker Room with Ultimate Frisbee
Jackie McDermott, Sports Editor
February 24, 2017
Filed under Club & Intramural Sports, In the Locker Room, SPORTS
This week, the Review sat down with senior Maya Gillett, sophomore Faith Shaeffer and junior Caroline Beshers, members of the Preying Manti women’s ultimate Frisbee team, to discuss the camaraderie that is characteristic of the sport and the future of ultimate at Oberlin. This weekend, the team wil...
In The Locker Room with Mel Xu and Katie Rigdon
Jackie McDermott, Sports Editor
February 10, 2017
Filed under Club & Intramural Sports, In the Locker Room, SPORTS
This week, the Review sat down with rock climbing wall supervisors, junior Mel Xu and sophomore Katie Rigdon, to learn more about the close-knit climbing community at Oberlin, their adventures climbing all over the U.S. and how climbing boosts their fitness. This interview has been edited for lengt...
In The Locker Room with Club Tennis
Darren Zaslau, Sports Editor
November 11, 2016
Filed under Club & Intramural Sports, In the Locker Room, SPORTS
In The Locker Room with Club Tennis This week, the Review sat down with club tennis team president junior Elayne Zhou and captain Samir Husain to discuss the thrill of competition, how the club has grown over time and some of their favorite tennis memories. This interview has been edited for l...
Ultimate Frisbee Teams Take Flight
Julie Schreiber
October 7, 2016
Filed under Club & Intramural Sports, SPORTS
The women’s ultimate Frisbee team kicked off its season in Niagara Falls, Canada last weekend, readying for its nationals campaign. The Preying Manti, one of Oberlin’s most popular club teams, have been training since the semester’s start and finally had the opportunity to put their skills to the...
Rugby Rolls Out at Ashland
Marissa Maxfield
September 16, 2016
Filed under Club & Intramural Sports, SPORTS
The men’s rugby team is ready to rumble in its first game of the 2016 season at Ashland University tomorrow. The team, nicknamed the Gruffs, is stacked with young athletes drawn to the camaraderie and competition of club rugby. Gruffs president and College junior Jimmy Fleming explains that a handful...
Oberlin Rhinos Hunt for Success
Julie Schreiber
April 8, 2016
Filed under Club & Intramural Sports, SPORTS, Varsity Spring
The Rhinos, Oberlin’s women and trans rugby team, returned from their first spring tournament on Saturday covered in mud and bruises but happy to have finally put their practices to good use in a proper scrum. In their first of three tournaments in their spring season, the Rhinos faced tough competition...
In The Locker Room With Sarah Mills and Ben Gillen
Randy Ollie, Sports Editor
April 8, 2016
Filed under Club & Intramural Sports, In the Locker Room, SPORTS
This week, the Review sat down with sophomore club soccer liaison Ben Gillen and senior club soccer co-captain Sarah Mills to discuss their experiences playing club at Oberlin, how the team dynamic has changed over the years and anything they would do differently to improve club soccer. How would you describe your r...
Feature Photo: Quidditch
Randy Ollie, Sports Editor
March 4, 2016
Filed under Club & Intramural Sports, SPORTS, Sports Editorials & Features
Oberlin’s first home tournament — aptly titled Ch. 33: Fight and Flight — included games against Ashland University, West Virginia University, Case Western Reserve University and Carnegie Mellon University this past weekend. Oberlin finished the tournament 0–4, while Carnegie Mellon University...
Feature Photo: Frisbee Outs OSU
October 2, 2015
Filed under Club & Intramural Sports, Recent Stories, SPORTS
Courtesy of Sawyer Brooks Senior Conrad Schloer holds off an opponent from The Ohio State University to snag a catch out of the air during the Flying Horsecows’ tournament on Saturday, Sept. 19. The men’s ultimate frisbee team won the tournament in the finals on Sept. 20. This victory marks the fir...
Club Water Polo Seeks Comeback Following Hiatus
Sarah Mills
September 25, 2015
Filed under Club & Intramural Sports, SPORTS
If one were to google “Oberlin College Water Polo,” a website would appear that some Oberlin students may not know had ever existed. The page, proudly sporting a copyright from 2005 at the bottom, represents a relic of the former glory of the Yeomen and Yeowomen’s water polo program. “There...