Saturday, the women's field hockey team had its first chance to show just what it was were capable of in their game against 12th ranked Trinity College. True to New England Small College Athletic College standards, the game was an exciting, hard fought battle, with Colby coming back twice from two goal deficits, only to lose in the fifth minute of overtime on a breakaway goal from Christy Bradley '11 of the Bantams.
The women's volleyball team kicked off its season off in style this weekend, hosting a tournament at home in the Wadsworth Gymnasium. Six teams took part in the Colby Invitational: Colby, Bates College, Husson College, Maine Maritime Academy, University of Maine Farmington and University of Maine Presque Isle.
The Colby College men's and women's cross country teams took off running this Saturday, September 12 hosting their first New England Small College Athletic Conference race of the season against Bates College and the University of Maine at Farmington. The racing Saturday was split up into two separate races with juniors and seniors in one category, and first-years and sophomores in the other.
With the sun high in the sky on a beautiful fall afternoon, the Colby women's soccer team opened its season with a thriller against the visiting Bantams of Trinity College. The game was a see-saw affair, ultimately concluding in a 0-0 draw that left the spectators exhilarated and the players exhausted.
Despite opening the season with a disappointing 0-1 loss to Trinity, the men's soccer team keeps a positive attitude. Looking back on Saturday's game, Co-Captain Doug Sibor '10 put emphasized on strong individual performances by players Nick Nowak '13 and Dan Sidman '11.
Generally speaking, I am a proponent of obeying the law. I like to know that people who kill, steal and jaywalk are justly punished. The law is what separates our society from complete and utter chaos. However, since last spring I have begun to question whether some laws really help us.
When the Colby College football squad trudged off Seaverns Field last November after its season-ending loss to Bowdoin College, the Mules didn't take time off to agonize over a hard fought 3-5 season. Instead, they hit the ground running on improving and solidifying the new version of the team that will take the field for their home opening scrimmage this Friday at 7 p.
The men's and women's tennis teams, many of whom undeniably spent their first week at Colby, Loudness included, glued to the television, watching the U.S. Open, are in spirits for their season to begin. Just as the excitement of the U.S Open comes to an end, the Mules will keep the action coming for all Colby tennis fans, as Colby's season begins this Friday, September 18, at the Middlebury College Invitational.