Football Set to Battle Hiram in Season Finale
November 11, 2016
Filed under Football, Recent Stories, Varsity Fall
The Yeomen suffered a Senior Day spoiler at the hands of the DePauw University Tigers last Saturday in their ninth consecutive loss of the year, falling 50–17. Still looking for its first win, Oberlin will travel to Hiram College tomorrow to face off against the Terriers for its last matchup of the...
Volleyball Takes Set from Top-Seeded Tigers
Sydney Allen, Production Editor
November 11, 2016
Filed under Recent Stories, SPORTS, Varsity Fall, Volleyball
Despite taking the third set from the top-seeded Wittenberg University Tigers 25–22, the Yeowomen dropped the match 3–1 in the first round of the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament. Putting up a valiant fight against the No. 7 Tigers was encouraging for the Yeowomen, who finished their season...
Cross Country Looks to Find Stride at Regionals
Sydney Allen, Production Editor
November 4, 2016
Filed under Cross Country, Recent Stories, SPORTS, Varsity Fall
The cross country team enters the final stretch of its seasons as the Yeomen and Yeowomen race to the Great Lakes Regional in Holland, MI, next Saturday. Both squads will look to improve upon their performances at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championship meet in Terre Haute, IN, last Sunday,...
Yeomen Head to First Ever NCAC Final
November 4, 2016
Filed under Recent Stories, Soccer, SPORTS, Varsity Fall
Men’s soccer is headed to the North Coast Athletic Conference Championship for the first time in school history after besting the Wabash College Little Giants 2–1 in the NCAC Semifinal on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Throughout the team’s first home field NCAC playoff game since 2005, Oberlin’s faithful...
Yeowomen Face Fierce Competition in California
October 28, 2016
Filed under Recent Stories, SPORTS, Varsity Fall, Volleyball
The women’s volleyball team took to Southern California over fall break to battle Chapman University, Pomona-Pitzer and Occidental College. For a team used to weathering the seasons in one of the coldest regions in the U.S., the chance to spend a week at the beach while facing fresh, non-conference...
Nationally Ranked Yeomen Prepare for Postseason
October 28, 2016
Filed under Soccer, SPORTS, Varsity Fall
It only took two goals to seal the deal. With a 2–0 win over the Hiram College Terriers Tuesday, the No. 25 Oberlin College Yeomen earned their place in the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament for the third time in four years — capping off a season that has brought 13 wins and the highest...
NCAC Powerhouses Await Yeomen
October 28, 2016
Filed under Football, SPORTS, Varsity Fall
In what was arguably the football team’s best-played game of the season, the Yeomen fell 34–30 in a heartbreaker to The College of Wooster Fighting Scots. Now the Yeomen look to regroup as they set their sights on the last three games of the season. Despite a 0–7 start, the team isn’t fretting...
Men’s Soccer Climbs to No. 17 in NCSAA Top-25 Poll
Jackie McDermott, Sports Editor
October 7, 2016
Filed under Soccer, SPORTS, Varsity Fall
Men’s soccer has reached new heights. The team ascended to No. 17 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division-III Top-25 Poll — its best national ranking of all time. Oberlin is the only North Coast Athletic Conference team to crack the rankings, and currently holds an overall...
First-Years Excel at All-Ohio Championship
Sydney Allen, Production Editor
October 7, 2016
Filed under Cross Country, SPORTS, Varsity Fall
Hundreds of runners hit the trails at the All-Ohio Championships 6K in Cedarville, Ohio, last Friday, but Oberlin managed to stand out among them all. The women’s team placed second out of 17 teams, with the Yeowomen first-years notching particularly impressive performances. The men’s team finished...
Yeowomen Continue to Make Strides
October 7, 2016
Filed under Soccer, SPORTS, Varsity Fall
Just two and a half minutes into Saturday’s game versus The College of Wooster, junior midfielder Hannah Cook sent a sweeping cross to junior forward Gwennie Gardiner. Gardiner found the back of the net for the seventh time this season, putting the team ahead 1–0. Though The College of Wooster...
Wertman Spearheads Yeomen Victories
September 30, 2016
Filed under Soccer, SPORTS, Varsity Fall
After scoring game-winning goals over the Baldwin Wallace University Yellow Jackets and the DePauw University Tigers last week, senior midfielder Nick Wertman was named the North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week. The Westlake, Ohio native currently is tied for the team lead with three goals...
Field Hockey Joins Anthem Protest
September 30, 2016
Filed under Field Hockey, Recent Stories, SPORTS, Varsity Fall
National anthem protests in athletics draw a range of reactions from scorn to admiration. That national debate came to Knowlton Athletics Complex when the field hockey team kneeled during the Star Spangled Banner last Friday. “[We want] to express to fellow students, community members and people...
