March Madness brings unexpected upsets, anticipation for finals
BY THOMAS ROSS ’14 Staff Writer If you’re a true sports fan, March has to be your favorite month of the year. It’s the only time of the year you…
F&M baseball begins season at Hampden-Sydney Tournament, takes Rutgers-Newark
BY MARK DOURMASHKIN ’14 Layout Assistant The Diplomats begin this season looking to return to the Centennial Conference tournament after failing to qualify last year. The Dips have made the…
F&M swim teams prove polls wrong, step up as force to be reckoned with
BY MARK ROSSMAN ’14 Sports Editor Last weekend, the Centennial Conference Championships signified the end of the swim season this year. In the three-day championships hosted at home in the…
Pistorius, Olympic paralympic hero, charged with murder
BY THOMAS ROSS ’14 Staff Writer Oscar Pistorius, otherwise known as the “Blade Runner,” is a transcendent figure in the disabled community. Pistorius was the first amputee to receive a…
Basketball tops Muhlenberg in semi’s, fall to Dickinson in CC championship
BY MARK DOURMASHKIN ’14 Staff Writer This past weekend the men’s basketball team experienced the highest and lowest points of the season. F&M entered the postseason conference tournament looking to…
L.A. Lakers lose leader, NBA community remembers titan
BY THOMAS ROSS ’14 Staff Writer On Feb. 18, the National Basketball Association (NBA) lost the most revered owner in league history, Dr. Jerry Buss, who won 10 NBA championships…
NFL Combine not representative of talent, skill
BY DYLAN GORDON ’14 Staff Writer It is time for the 2013 NFL Combine, and I could not be more excited. These are some of my favorite days of the…
Track & field teams dominate first ever Coach I Open, poised for conferences
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Senior Staff Writer Strong performances were recorded across the board as the men’s and women’s track & field teams hosted the first-ever “Coach I” Open Saturday…
Jordan stands as icon, years after retirement
BY THOMAS ROSS ’14 Contributing Writer It’s no secret that Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time, and possibly the fiercest competitor to ever lace up a…
Men’s basketball trounces Dickinson in last regular season game
BY MARK DOURMASHKIN ’14 Contributing Writer The Mayser Center was ecstatic on Saturday when the F&M men’s basketball team defeated Dickinson to capture home court advantage during the Centennial Conference…
Grant dominates pool, prepares for postseason ahead
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Senior Staff Writer Katherine Grant ’15 is no stranger to success in the swimming pool. Last year, in her debut season with the Diplomats, Grant reset…
Mullaney leads squash team to success, impressive win streak
BY MARK ROSSMAN ’14 Sports Editor Ryan Mullaney ’14 has stepped up as a dominant force of the F&M men’s squash team, particularly this season after earning 10 individual wins…
Who turned the lights out? Lights bring crucial delay to game
BY THOMAS ROSS ’14 Contributing Writer The 47th installment of America’s most prestigious game was dealt a “curveball” early in the second half when the lights went out. Water cooler…
Sports for dummies: explaining standard rules of cricket
BY LAUREN BEJZAK ’13 Editor-In-Chief Ever wonder how cricket is played? When I think of cricket, I think of kickball and baseball concurrently, played in backyards by cartoon characters. However,…
First-year Krell making strides for F&M track, field team
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’13 Staff Writer Though Brad Krell ’16 has only recently arrived on campus, his moniker “the hammer” is well known amongst the members of the track and…