In The Locker Room with Sports Editors
Jackie McDermott and Darren Zaslau, Sports Editors
May 5, 2017
Filed under In the Locker Room, SPORTS
This week, the Review’s Sports editors, Jackie McDermott and Darren Zaslau, sat down with each other to reflect on a year of covering Oberlin athletics, favorite memories of the Review and the best and most challenging parts of the job. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Darre...
In The Locker Room with Jules Sawhill
Michaela Puterbaugh, Staff Writer
April 28, 2017
Filed under In the Locker Room, SPORTS
This week, the Review sat down with fifth-year double-degree student Jules Sawhill. After coincidentally walking on to the baseball team as a first-year, Sawhill ended up pitching for the Yeomen for all four years of NCAA eligibility. In his final year at Oberlin, Sawhill is now focusing on finishing...
In the Locker Room with Chris Parker
Sam Harris
April 21, 2017
Filed under In the Locker Room, SPORTS
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 2016 championship run. In the past two seasons, Parker has traveled to all of the Cavs’ postseas...
In the Locker Room with Men’s Tennis
Darren Zaslau, Sports editor
April 14, 2017
Filed under In the Locker Room, SPORTS
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 Athletic Conference tournament. Hailing from Larchmont, NY, Robert, a junior, and Mattie, a sophomore...
In The Locker Room with Softball
Jackie McDermott, Sports Editor
April 7, 2017
Filed under In the Locker Room, Softball, SPORTS, Varsity Spring
This week, the Review sat down with sophomore center fielder Emma Downing and senior pitcher Tori Poplaski to discuss the recent success of the softball team. The team broke the record for wins on spring break, earning six victories over the course of the week. After dropping their first two conferen...
In The Locker Room with Women’s Track and Field
Darren Zaslau, Sports Editor
March 31, 2017
Filed under In the Locker Room, SPORTS, Track and Field, Varsity Spring
In The Locker Room with Lilah Drafts-Johnson and Monique Newton This week, the Review sat down with junior sprinter/jumper Lilah Drafts-Johnson and junior thrower Monique Newton to talk about the women’s team’s first outright conference championship in school history, the duo’s experiences ...
In the Locker Room with Track and Field
Jackie McDermott, Sports editor
March 10, 2017
Filed under In the Locker Room, SPORTS
This week, the Review sat down with Associate Head Track & Field Coach and Recruiting Coordinator John Hepp, OC ’07, and junior thrower Ana Richardson. Women’s track and field earned its first outright conference title in program history last weekend at the North Coast Athletic Conference Ind...
In The Locker Room with Women’s Lacrosse
Darren Zaslau, Sports Editor
March 3, 2017
Filed under In the Locker Room, Lacrosse, SPORTS, Varsity Sports, Varsity Spring
This week, the Review sat down with women’s lacrosse first-year midfielders Mia Battle and Eliza Amber to discuss their rookie season, offseason training and the eight-person senior class leadership. Last season, the Yeowomen finished 10–7 overall and 4–4 in North Coast Athletic Conference c...
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 Men’s Lacrosse
Darren Zaslau, Sports Editor
February 17, 2017
Filed under In the Locker Room, SPORTS
This week the Review sat down with men’s lacrosse seniors Kinori Rosnow and Eric Hager to discuss their enthusiasm for the upcoming season, the impact they expect rookies and sophomores to have on the team and the ways the squad has changed since last year. This interview has been edited for l...
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 Women’s Basketball
Darren Zaslau, Sports Editor
February 3, 2017
Filed under In the Locker Room, SPORTS
This week the Review sat down with junior guard Tyler Parlor and junior forward Abby Andrews to discuss the team’s midseason improvements, recent attrition and the impact that their rookies have made throughout the season. The juniors help lead a Yeowomen squad that has earned an NCAA Division III...