Breaking up is hard to do: Kramer’s last hurrah

May 14th, 2010 | By Kramer McLuckie

Ah, dear reader, parting is such sweet sorrow. We’ve been through thick and thin together this year, but we stayed strong. From LaGarrette Blount decking that dude on Boise State who kind of deserved it to the Kansas Jayhawks’ epic dismantling of my Missouri Tigers and subsequent, equally epic loss to Northern Iowa in the...

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Raife wins fourth title

May 14th, 2010 | By Christian Caminiti

The history books were dusted off and amended last week when Sam Raife ’10 captured his fourth Midwest Conference singles title, an accomplishment only six others in the history of the league can boast. At the same tournament, Raife took home his third doubles championship and his fourth team championship. Despite the wave of accolades...

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Baseball sweeps conference, championships ahead

May 14th, 2010 | By Darwin Manning

The Grinnell baseball team has finished off the season with a 21-14 record, successfully sweeping conference play.  But now their real test begins. At 9 p.m. on Friday the Pioneers face Ripon and look to take their first step towards winning the title of Division 3 Midwest Champions. Despite Grinnell’s well-stated objective, they know they are...

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Grand Slam wins it for baseball

May 7th, 2010 | By Darwin Manning

Matt Skelly '12 goes to bat in Tuesday's game against Simpson College. - Ami Freeberg Last Saturday, Grinnell clinched home field advantage for the Conference tournament, though it came in a fashion no one could have anticipated. They did it winning 10-6 in ten innings against their rivals Monmouth. They then went on to sweep the...

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Softball season plagued by injury

May 7th, 2010 | By Casey Strickler

As the weather gets hot and the humidity reaches a new high, the Grinnell softball season comes to a close. The Pioneers finished their season Monday with a split double header against Loras College. Despite a disappointing 6-28 record, bookended with wins in their first and last games, the Pioneers found many positives about the...

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Disappointing finish for golf

May 7th, 2010 | By Daniel Agostino

The season ended abruptly and with much disappointment for the Grinnell Men’s Golf team last Saturday at the Midwest Conference (MWC) Golf Championships. The Pioneers had been anticipating this tournament all season with hopes of bringing home the title.   Unfortunately, they did not perform as well as they would have liked.  However, in a field...

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Kunal signs off with everybody’s favorite: soccer

May 7th, 2010 | By Kunal Bansal

I’m not going to lie; when I found out I was writing my last column of the school year this week, I became a little emotional. When I first told my sports-crazy family that I would be writing a sports opinion column for the S&B, way back in August, they literally laughed in my face....

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Men’s tennis looks to capture MWC championship

April 30th, 2010 | By Christian Caminiti

As we enter into that weary, arduous stretch just before final exams, we might expect the Grinnell men’s tennis team to tone down some of its intensity. 

This is, after all, a team that won 78 of its 81 conference matches. This is a team that decisively defeated both Lawrence University and St. Norbert College despite...

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Kramer dishes out some opinions on NFL draft

April 30th, 2010 | By Kramer McLuckie

The NFL draft is the least exciting “event” in sports. Nothing really happens. A few big guys around our age sit in a big ballroom and wait to have their names called. It’s like high school graduation, but with 10 minutes of prognostication between the announcement of valedictorian and salutatorian. The draft is televised because...

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