In the history of the Colby woodsmen's team and the hundred-year history of the Dartmouth College Outing Club (DOC) there has never been a weekend quite like the one that ensued in Hanover on April 24-25. Indeed, not only did the DOC-founded in 1909-celebrate its centennial this year, but it also hosted the 63rd annual Woodsmen Weekend, a competition that featured the Northeast qualifier of the Stihl Timbersports Collegiate Challenge as well as the first-ever Stihl Timbersports women's collegiate lumberjack event.
The Colby College women's lacrosse team won its twelfth straight game on Friday, beating Bates College 18-12. Its record improved to 13-1 overall and 8-1 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). Individual standouts of the game included first-year midfielder Claire Donegan, who had two goals and five assists, Caroline Atwater '10 and Amy Campbell '10, who each scored three goals, Heather Nickerson '09, who reached her seventieth career goal, and Becky Julian '09, who scored four times.
In its last New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) matchup of the season, the Colby softball team faced Bowdoin College in a three game series with one game in Brunswick on Friday and a doubleheader at home on Saturday. It was a frustrating weekend for the Mules, who earned an impressive win in the first game but then conceded both games of the double header.
With the sun shining bright and the spring heat bearing down on them, the Colby men's and women's crew teams took to the water against the University of New Hampshire and the University of Vermont last Saturday, April 25. In the race-held at Messalonskee Lake in Sidney-the men's team took home a victory in the 4 boat race over three different UNH boats.
The third-seeded Tufts University Jumbos knocked off the sixth-seeded Mules in postseason New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) play on Sunday. The loss concludes the season for Colby College men's lacrosse. The Mules finished up with a 4-5 record in the NESCAC and 8-7 overall.
The Colby College baseball team is down to its last week of games. After a 0-4 home stand against the Husson College Eagles and the Tufts University Jumbos, the Mules only have two games remaining on their schedule. The Tufts series over the weekend epitomized a season in which inconsistent play and decreased production has led to an outcome below expectations.
The Colby College men's tennis team opened last weekend's play by taking on Bates College in a New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) league match. Unfortunately, the Mules lost 9-0, dropping their record in conference play to 2-6 and to 4-8 overall.
This Saturday I was kicking it at Rumney Rocks. When I pulled into the parking lot, I wanted to puke, punch a goat and take off my pants. The first two on that list were caused by my extreme aggravation, which was caused by extreme crowds. The last bit, about taking off my pants, was because it was HAB (Hot as b--) and I needed to change into my shorts.
It is a selection process we have all seen. It comes around once a year, always around the end of April or the beginning of May. The months, weeks and days leading up to it are filled with rampant rumors and speculation, most of which will never come to fruition.