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Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Student-Athletes Deserve Pay

Darren Zaslau, Sports Editor April 21, 2017

College sports video games have been out of sight, out of mind for the past three years. Not since the release of NCAA Football 14 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 have sports fans been able to play...

Cool or Drool: Phil Jackson Targets Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony

Dan Bisno, Columnist April 21, 2017

As a 10-time NBA All-Star, three-time Olympic gold medalist and former NCAA Champion, Carmelo Anthony commands respect. But he’s received anything but from New York Knicks executive Phil Jackson. Ever...

Sophomore Zach Steer pitches for the Yeomen. Steer is currently 3–1 and has struck out 18 batters in 29.2 innings this season. The left-handed pitcher led Oberlin to a 14–4 win over the Hiram College Terriers last Saturday.

Baseball Rebounds to Split Weekend at Hiram College

Julie Schreiber, Sports Editor April 21, 2017

Oberlin’s offense turned from cold to scorching hot over a four-game series with the Hiram College Terriers. The Yeomen bounced back from two tough losses Friday to bury the Terriers 14–4 in Saturday’s...

Seniors Dan Bisno and Gabe Jacobson joke around before an intramural softball game. The duo plays for Shirley’s Angels, a team comprised of ’Sco employees and enthusiasts. Intramural softball was set to kick off Tuesday, but rainy weather has delayed play. Some of the league’s teams will take to North Fields to play on Saturday.

IM Softball Draws from All Corners of Campus

Alex McNicoll, Contributing Sports editor April 21, 2017

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...

Chris Parker

In the Locker Room with Chris Parker

Sam Harris April 21, 2017

This week, the Review sat down with Chris Parker, a freelance beat writer who covers the Cleveland Cavaliers and recently authored a new book, King James Brings The Land a Crown, about the Cavs’ historic...

First-year Regan Chasney cradles the ball while running past a defender. The Yeomen conclude their season tomorrow when they host DePauw University at 1 p.m. on Senior Day at the Knowlton Athletics Complex.

Yeomen Record First Conference Win

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2017

Men’s lacrosse broke its five-game North Coast Athletic Conference losing streak, defeating the Wabash College Little Giants 19–7 Saturday. Riding the momentum, the Yeomen downed the Hiram College...

NBA Should Shrink Playoff Field, Cut Lesser Teams to Boost Competition

Jack Brewster, Columnist April 14, 2017

This past week, the 2016–2017 NBA regular season came to a close. The playoff seeding is now set and the teams who clinched playoff spots are preparing to make a run. Fans are hopeful the 2017 Finals...

Sharapova Set to Return Unscathed as Sponsors Shrug at Doping

Jackie McDermott, Sports Editor April 14, 2017

The top search hits for Maria Sharapova have nothing to do with her doping suspension. A Daily Mail article shows fashionista Sharapova sporting a casual and chic Los Angeles look in capris and a pashmina...

Robert Gittings (left) and Mattie Gittings

In the Locker Room with Men’s Tennis

Darren Zaslau, Sports Editor April 14, 2017

This week, the Review sat down with the Gittings brothers to discuss men’s tennis’ 5–0 spring trip to South Carolina, the remaining regular season matchups and their preparations for the North Coast...

Senior Bradley Hamilton celebrates by running through a crowd of teammates at the Bob Kahn Invitational last Saturday. The event honored all senior members of the Yeomen and Yeowomen track and field teams.

Track and Field Builds on Indoor Season’s Momentum

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief April 14, 2017

Both track and field teams honored their seniors in an emotional ceremony last Saturday as they took to their home turf in the annual Bob Kahn Invitational. Though the events were moved back in the day...

Senior captain Olivia Hay strikes trophy pose in the squad’s match against University of Rochester on April 1. The Yeowomen will travel to Gambier, Ohio, to take on conference rival Kenyon College tomorrow.

Women’s Tennis Sweeps Wooster Match 9–0

Julie Schreiber, Sports Editor April 14, 2017

Doling out an emphatic 9–0 sweep to the College of Wooster Fighting Scots, the Yeowomen earned their first North Coast Athletic Conference win of the season last Friday. After an up-and-down March, in...

Sophomore Hayley Drapkin looks to make a pass in Oberlin’s 14–3 win against Allegheny College Tuesday. The Yeowomen are currently 9–1 overall and 3–1 in conference play.

See You Later, Gators: Lax Wins 14–3

Alex McNicoll, Contributing Sports editor April 14, 2017

Despite a hot start bolstered by a crowd of boisterous fans, the women’s lacrosse team suffered its first loss of the season 15–12 against the Denison University Big Red in a tense back-and-forth contest...

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