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Women's
Hockey hits ice again
REBEKAH METZLER, STAFF WRITER
Can you handle it? Bowdoin Women's Ice Hockey is back in
action, so I'll ask again, can you handle it? This year's national polls
have ranked the Bears third, one place above their pre-season ranking
last year. [read the article]
Women's soccer falls in semis
MARTHA MASHAW, CONTRIBUTOR
Bowdoin Women's Soccer-hardly a team to be neglected by
the Orient, hardly a team to seek the press. This squad has averaged
11 wins since 1980. The 2002 campaign marks the 18 season for John Cullen
as head coach, and he ends it with the staggering record of 188-63-19.
A winning tradition is truly a central theme to this phenomenal, dynamic
team. [read the article]
Football turns the corner in '02
BOBBY DESAULNIERS, STAFF WRITER
Going into their last game, the Polar Bears seemed hopeful
that this finale would be the turning point for Bowdoin football. As the
final seconds ticked off the game clock, the Bears knew that this was
the game that changed the face of Polar Bear football. [read
the article]
Field Hockey comes up short
ALLIE YANIKOSKI, STAFF WRITER
Sixteen seconds remained on the clock, when-BANG!-Bowdoin
forward Marissa O'Neil '05 emphatically scored off the Williams goalkeeper.
However, it was not enough to defeat the NESCAC champion Williams Ephs,
who won 2-1 at Ryan Field last Sunday. [read
the article]
Sailing
team returns to dock
MELANIE KEENE, STAFF WRITER
Sailing off into the sunset, the 2002 Bowdoin Sailing Team
ended its fall season. While the coed and women's team sail different
regattas throughout most of the fall, they were able to unite at Harvard
on the Charles River at the Michael Horn Trophy. [read
the article]
Men's hockey gears up for '02 campaign
MIKE BALULESCU, STAFF WRITER
The coming of winter is never a pretty sight on the Bowdoin
campus. The days grow shorter, the nights grow colder, and summer clothes
once again go into the closet to make room for fuzzier woolens. However,
winter also heralds the start of hockey season, and nothing brings a smile
to the frozen lips of a Bowdoin student like the winning tradition of
men's ice hockey. [read the article]
Patriots still lacking Super Bowl form
ERIK SPRAGUE, COLUMNIST
The New England Patriots achieved arguably the biggest
comeback in franchise history last Sunday. The Patriots trailed the Chicago
Bears, 27-6, with just over two minutes remaining in the third quarter,
when they went on a 30-3 run to end the game to squeak out a much-needed
33-30 road victory at Memorial Stadium in Champlain, Illinois. [read
the article]
Women on the inside track!
GRACE CHO, STAFF WRITER
As the weather begins to chill and students begin to bundle
up, the athletes of Bowdoin Women's Indoor Track and Field Team strip
off their layers and head to the field house. As the 2002-2003 winter
indoor season gets under way, the lady Polar Bears are geared up for another
exciting season of great races, broken records, and team wins. [read
the article]
NFL Prediction: Packers win it
J.P. BOX, COLUMNIST
After the first nine games, the NFL regular season has
been everything but predictable. The Rams sported an 0-5 record at the
end of September, the Patriots endured a four-game skid, and Commissioner
Paul Tagliabue has fought to make football an arm-tackling sport. [read
the article]
