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BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Senior Staff Writer School records were shattered, events were dominated by F&M individuals, and a jubilant disposition ensued during the track & field teams’ opening meet…
BY ELIZABETH MCMAHON ’13 Senior Staff Writer Each year at the end of the football season, the football association puts on a banquet in honor of the players. This gives…
BY DYLAN GORDON ’14 Contributing Writer You probably read the title of this article and thought to yourself, “Why is this kid writing about tennis? All four grand slams have…
BY RUMIT GAMBHIR ’15 Contributing WriterLast Sunday, German Formula 1 star Sebastian Vettel made history by winning his third F-1 championship and thus becoming the youngest Formula 1 driver to…
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Senior Staff Writer During his sophomore year of high school, Sharron Townsend ’16 was on the verge of being cut from his school’s wrestling team. He…
BY MARK ROSSMAN ’14 Sports Editor In the season opener for the F&M Men’s Basketball Team Friday, the team did not disappoint in taking down Penn State Harrisburg in a…
BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’14 Senior Editor Sheena Crawley ’13 pulled another win for the F&M cross-country team, placing 13th in the NCAA National Conference Saturday. By placing 13th, Crawley obtained…
BY MARK ROSSMAN ’14 Sports Editor The Diplomats final record falls to 7-4 after a postseason home game against Albright Lions Saturday. This was the first game for the Dips…
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Senior Staff Writer After the most successful season in the program’s history, a Centennial Conference Championship title, and an 18-game win streak, the F&M women’s field…
BY DYLAN GORDON ’14 Contributing Writer For all of you Philadelphia Eagles fans out there, you are probably familiar with Andy Reid’s famous press conference words, “Time’s yours.” But as…
BY MARK ROSSMAN ’14 Sports Editor This week was a week to remember for F&M football. The team, now 7-2, 6-2 in conference play, took on nationally ninth-ranked Johns Hopkins…
BY LILA EPSTEIN ’14 News Editor For the past three and a half years, the voice behind F&M Athletics has been student commentator, Bryan Stabbe ’13. Stabbe worked with his…
BY JAMES BOLAND ’15 Contributing Writer The men’s soccer team took the field Oct. 20 for the seventh conference game of the season against the Washington College Shoremen. The Diplomats,…
BY JONATHAN PRESSMAN ’14 Copy Editor In the conference championship meet, featuring a total of six nationally ranked teams, the F&M men’s and women’s cross country teams battled to sixth…
BY MARK ROSSMAN ’14 Sports Editor The club men’s ice hockey team is up and running, already having played two games this weekend, Friday against Lehigh University and Saturday against…