The Norwich women’s rugby team is set to take on Texas Tech University in Sanford, Fla., on April 17 for the first round of the USA Rugby Division II Super-16. According to Anita Moreno, Texas Tech “might have a little bit of an advantage over [Norwich].” Moreno, 20, a junior […]
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Tough loss marks end of women’s basketball
Going out on top is every athlete’s dream, from the NBA to the Women’s Football League. And for the five Norwich seniors on the women’s basketball team, this was their final test – to go out on top and have something no one can ever take from them. The Norwich […]
Women’s hockey: A Cinderella story
Norwich hockey player Katie Leupp started her career at Norwich when the team was still a club team. She has watched the team grow over the years into a competitive varsity hockey team. “Being a senior, it’s amazing to see how far the program has come, seeing as though it […]
Women’s hockey keeps rolling
The Norwich women’s hockey team has been on a steady road to success from day one, after finishing fourth in the Eastern College Atlantic Conference (ECAC) three years ago. After winning the ECAC East tournament and advancing to the team’s first appearance in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship […]
Men’s basketball loses in first round
As the Norwich men’s basketball team closes another season, 19-year-old Leland Brunswick reflects, “It turned out better than last year – we doubled our wins.” Brunswick, a sophomore communications major from San Francisco, Calif., was pleased with the progression the Cadets made in their 2009-10 season. “I think as far […]
NROTC swims for Haiti relief efforts
The Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) holds a community service event every semester, and this spring they decided to make the relief efforts for Haiti their mission, according to Gunnery Sergeant Jamie Tsang. The idea came about after Tsang read an article on CNN about a 7-year-old boy who […]
Women banned from Olympic ski jumping event
For 25-year-old Lindsey Van, it was a dream to be an Olympic ski jumper for the United States of America. When Van started the sport 18 years ago at the age of 7 she had dreams of being the best there was. At age 24 she made that dream a […]
Football team prepares for repeat success in ’10
Rocco Dimeco is a student at Norwich University who enjoys working out at the gym. It is a typical Monday afternoon, right around 5 p.m., and Rocco wants to get a great workout in before dinner. He arrives at Plumley Armory and immediately joins a group of more than 80 […]
Many factors lead to success of women’s hockey
Before each game, Norwich hockey player, Sarah Scardino takes her time as she wraps her hockey stick. She does it the same way every time, taping only half the stick so the blade does not touch the ground until game time. “I’m the only one on the team that tapes […]
Men’s lacrosse looks to a fresh start
Last year, when the Norwich men’s lacrosse team lost all of its conference games, finished last and ended the season with a losing record, is old news for the Cadets.This spring, the majority of the roster is freshmen, but that doesn’t stop the Norwich men’s lacrosse team from working hard […]