Maybe the Red Sox will win the wild card? As much as we may despise them, Yankees are still the team to beat in the A.L. East
Baseball season is here again, the time of year when my productivity drops significantly and my most visited page in Firefox is my fantasy leagueâs page. (A coincidence?) Here are my picks for the MLB teams that will make it to the postseasonâŚ
Upcoming Home Events
Friday, April 2 Softball vs. Wheaton College 3 p.m., Briggs Field Softball vs. Wheaton College 5 p.m., Briggs Field Saturday, April 3 Menâs lightweight crew: Joy Cup 8 a.m., Charles River Menâs lacrosse vs. Springfield College 11 a.m., Steinbrenner Stadium Track and field vs. Bates, Colby, & South Maine 12 p.m., Steinbrenner Stadium Softball vs. WPI 12 p.m., Briggs Field Softball vs. WPI 2 p.m., Briggs Field Womenâs Lacrosse vs. Smith College 2 p.m., Steinbrenner Stadium
Scoreboard
Baseball Tuesday, April 6 vs. Springfield CollegeW 5-4 Thursday, April 8 vs. Worcester Polytechnic InstituteL 15-2 Menâs Lacrosse Tuesday, April 6 at UMass-BostonW 9-6 Womenâs Lacrosse Tuesday, April 6 vs. Emerson CollegeW 11-9 Softball Tuesday, April 6 at Smith CollegeW 8-5 at Smith CollegeW 7-0 Wednesday, April 7 at Babson CollegeL 9-1 at Babson CollegeL 14-1 Womenâs Tennis Tuesday, April 6 vs. Brandeis UniversityL 5-4 Menâs Tennis Wednesday, April 7 vs. Wheaton CollegeW 9-0
COLUMN Two winners in March Madness
This March has seen one of the most exciting NCAA tournaments in recent history, and the championship game was no exception â it was a true nail-biter, keeping fans and spectators on the edge of their seats. In the end, however, midnight struck for the Cinderella Butler Bulldogs, as they were edged by Duke 61-59 Monday evening. The victory gives Duke its fourth national championship, all four of which have come under coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Pistol takes silver in 2 events at NRA Pistol Championship
The MIT pistol team, stripped of its varsity status in last yearâs sports cuts, performed well at the 30th annual NRA Intercollegiate Pistol Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia, held March 16â20, in its first year as a club team. Several individuals won honors, and both the womenâs team and the open team came in fourth place in their team aggregates. The open team took silver in the free pistol event and the womenâs team took silver in the womenâs air pistol event.
Upcoming Home Events
Tuesday, April 6 Baseball vs. Springfield College 3:30 p.m., Briggs Field Womenâs tennis vs. Brandeis University 4 p.m., duPont Courts Womenâs lacrosse vs. Emerson College 4:30 p.m., Steinbrenner Stadium Wednesday, April 7 Menâs tennis vs. Wheaton College 4 p.m., duPont Courts Thursday, April 8 Baseball vs. WPI 3:30 p.m., Briggs Field
ATHLETESâ CORNER
The nationally-ranked No. 6 menâs volleyball team swept Wentworth Institute of Technology, 30-20, 30-25, 30-20, on Saturday. The Engineers, who will be making their sixth consecutive trip to the NECVA Championship Tournament, improved to 29-7 overall and 14-2 in league action. MIT finished the regular season winning 15 of their final 16 matches, and their 29 wins sets the program record for wins in a season.
Scoreboard
BaseballBaseball Friday, April 2 vs. Brandeis UniversityW 6-5 Saturday, April 3 vs. Babson CollegeL 3-2 vs. Babson CollegeL 4-0 Monday, April 5 vs. Suffolk UniversityW 5-4 Menâs LacrosseMenâs Lacrosse Saturday, April 3 at Wheaton CollegeL 12-9 Womenâs LacrosseWomenâs Lacrosse Saturday, April 3 vs. New England CollegeW 13-9 Monday, April 5 vs. Bridgewater State UniversityL 15-13 SoftballSoftball Saturday, April 3 at Springfield CollegeL 8-0 at Springfield CollegeL 8-0 Menâs TennisMenâs Tennis Saturday, April 3 vs. Springfield CollegeW 8-1 Menâs Track and FieldMenâs Track and Field Saturday, April 3 Engineersâ Cup1st of 3 Womenâs Track and FieldWomenâs Track and Field Saturday, April 3 Engineersâ Cup1st of 3 Menâs VolleyballMenâs Volleyball Saturday, April 3 vs. Wentworth Inst. of Tech.W 3-0
Scoreboard
Baseball Tuesday, March 30 vs. Brandeis UniversityPostponed Thursday, April 1 vs. Worcester Polytechnic InstituteL 10-3 Menâs Lacrosse Wednesday, March 31 at UMass DartmouthL 10-4 Menâs Tennis Tuesday, March 30 vs. Salem State CollegeW 9-0 Menâs Volleyball Wednesday, March 31 at Regis CollegeW 3-0
March Madness: editorsâ bracket busted!
SoâŚI was wrong. As you can see on page 15 in issue 13, my bracket was garbage, and I am here to admit it. Yes, sports fans, garbage.
Wrestling wins first national title in MIT history
Ten months after the varsity program was cut, the wrestling team won the 2010 National Collegiate Wrestling Association Division II National Championship on Saturday, March 13th in Hampton, VA. The Engineers scored 64.5 points as a team for a 7th overall finish with only five point-scoring wrestlers out of a possible eleven. Four MIT wrestlers earned All-American honors: co-captain Grant M. Kadokura â11 became MITâs first national champion at 125 lbs, while co-captain Joseph B. Silverman â10 took second place at 197 lbs, Ryan J. Madson â13 placed fourth at 165 lbs, and Lucas C. Schiefelbein â13 placed seventh at 174 lbs. Graduate student Elena L. Glassman G represented MIT in the womenâs division and took second place at 130 lbs.
ATHLETESâ CORNER Track athletes win, set records at Washington and Lee Spring Carnival Womenâs lightweight four beats Princeton by seven seconds Menâs heavy eight races past Boston College in first scrimmage of 2010
The menâs and womenâs Track teams traveled down to Virginia to compete in the Washington and Lee Spring Carnival. Carnival turned out to be an aptly chosen word, as the atmosphere was rounded out with nonstop jams featuring The Great Miley Cyrus, among other legends.
Upcoming Home Events
Friday, April 2 Baseball vs. Brandeis University 3 p.m., Briggs Field Softball vs. Wellesley College 3 p.m., Briggs Field Softball vs. Wellesley College 5 p.m., Briggs Field Saturday, April 3 Menâs lightweight crew vs. Penn & Dartmouth 9 a.m., Charles River Baseball vs. Babson College 12 p.m., Briggs Field Baseball vs. Babson College 2:30 p.m., Briggs Field Menâs tennis vs. Springfield College 1 p.m., duPont Courts Menâs volleyball vs. Wentworth 1 p.m., Rockwell Cage Womenâs lacrosse vs. New England College 1 p.m., Jack Barry Field Monday, April 4 Baseball vs. Suffolk University 3:30 p.m., Briggs Field
Upcoming Home Events
Tuesday, March 16 Baseball vs. Brandeis University 3:30 p.m., Briggs Field Menâs tennis vs. Salem State College 4 p.m., duPont Courts
MIT curling team sweeps its way to second regional title
Curling? Thatâs right. That Olympic sport where people slide rocks on ice and sweep like madmen has arrived at MIT. In fact, MIT students have been curling for the almost three years, since the curling club was approved by the ASA.
Scoreboard
Baseball Saturday, 3/27 at Wheaton CollegeL 9-0 at Wheaton CollegeL 7-4 Womenâs Lacrosse Saturday, 3/27 at Springfield CollegeL 17-13 Softball Saturday, 3/27 vs. Clark UniversityL 6-0 vs. Clark UniversityL 13-2 Menâs Volleyball Saturday, 3/20 vs. Mount Ida CollegeW 3-0 vs. Elms CollegeW 3-0
Sports Shorts
Grant M. Kadokura â11 won the 125 lb. National Collegiate Wrestling Association championship on March 13, the first national title in wrestling in Institute history. He defeated Frankie Miller from the University of Georgia.
Taekwondo wins honors
The MIT Sport Taekwondo Club, coached by Dan Chuang and led by captains Jason J. Uh â10 and ZheChen âMaryâ Hong â10, took home first place honors on Sunday, March 7 in the first Eastern Collegiate Taekwondo Conference tournament since November, held at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The tournament had originally been scheduled for February 27, but was postponed due to inclement weather. Despite this, MIT fielded a strong team of 48 competitors and came out on top.
Scoreboard
Baseball Thursday, March 18 at Eastern Nazarene CollegeL 3-2 Menâs Lacrosse Tuesday, March 16 vs. Husson UniversityW 11-3 Womenâs Lacrosse Thursday, March 18 at Gordon CollegeW 18-13 Softball Thursday, March 18 Simmons collegeL 7-3 Menâs Volleyball Tuesday, March 16 at Rivier CollegeW 3-0 Thursday, March 18 vs. Johnson & Wales UniversityW 3-0