The volleyball team took to the court tonight against the Central College Dutch in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Carleton, ranked No. 25 in the latest CSTV/AVCA poll, was making its 3rd all-time appearance in the national tournament. Unfortunately for the Knights, their stay was brief as the…
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For the 88th time in their storied history, the Carleton Knights took on the St. Olaf Oles in their annual battle for the Goat Trophy, named for the most well-respected of all Oles (an actual farm animal, class of ‘79) in the Cereal Bowl, named for delicious Malt-O-Meal cereal (especially…
On Tuesday November 6 at exactly 4 p.m. Central time, 5 Eastern, 2 Pacific, the Carleton Swimming and Diving team jumped into the water for the Second Annual Hour of Power. Joining the Knights in pools across the nation were over 3100 swimmers representing over 44 college, high school, and…
“Five, four, three, two, one. Go!” With the ‘go’ sign, the camera started rolling and Tom Weishan ’09 made a grand appearance, receiving applause from the spectators. Then, with a vicious bite off of a crispy apple (in place of a yellow pepper) and an over-exaggerated laughter, he almost perfectly…
The Carleton College volleyball team (19-5), seeded No. 5 in the 2007 MIAC Volleyball Playoffs, had their championship ambitions shattered on Tuesday, as they traveled to Bethel University to face the No. 4 Royals (23-7) in an opening round playoff game and were promptly dispatched by the higher seed, 3-0…
In a game riddled with impressive stats, the kind that fantasy football championships are made of, the Carleton Knights were unable to match the performance of a high-powered Concordia offense and fell to 3-5 on the year with a 54-21 loss. Proving that ignorance is indeed bliss, the Cobbers (named…
The Carleton women’s soccer season ended last Saturday when their 10 game winning streak was broken by cross town rival St. Olaf in the remaining seconds of the match. The Knights had beaten St. Catherine’s 4-0 the previous Thursday, pushing them ahead in the rankings. If they had either tied…
This week’s review brings mixed news for Carleton men’s soccer as they clinched the MIAC title but failed in their bid to advance to the playoff final. Carleton looked superb on Saturday as they defeated cross-town rivals St. Olaf 2-1 to claim the second conference championship in the school’s history.…
Men’s Cross Country: The fable of the tortoise and the hare teaches children that slow and steady wins the race. Luckily for us, the Carleton men’s cross country team is smarter than that. With the pressure on St. John’s to perform well at Saturday’s MIAC Championships, the Knights amazed the…
The Knights extended their unbeaten streak to 15 games with a victory against Northwestern and a draw against Hamline. Despite dominating the match with 25 shots compared to the Piper’s four, the Knights were unable to bury the bone throughout regular time and two overtime periods. After realizing that they…