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The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

Sports Recap Central

By Matthew Barrett September 4, 2015

  Men’s Soccer (1-0-1, 0-0) August 28 - Lafayette vs. Pittsburgh T, 0-0 (2OT) Sophomore Brad Seeber saw all 110 minutes of action and had four stops in goal for the Leopards.  Juniors Ryan Eagan...

Sports Recap Central: 05/01/2015

Sports Recap Central: 05/01/2015

By Matthew Barrett May 1, 2015

Baseball (11-23-1, 9-11) April 25 - Lafayette vs. Lehigh (Double header) L, 5-4; L, 4-2 In the team’s first outing, sophomore pitcher Dave Bednar went 6.1 innings on the mound, allowing sevens hits...

Sidelines:The fight of the century and race for the Triple Crown

Sidelines:The fight of the century and race for the Triple Crown

By Matthew Barrett May 1, 2015

By Matt Barrett ‘17 and Mike Keating ‘17 Collaborative Writers The fight of the century will take place tomorrow night between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas....

Sports Recap Central: 4/24/2015

Sports Recap Central: 4/24/2015

By Matthew Barrett April 24, 2015

Baseball (10-19-1, 8-8) April 18 - Lafayette at Bucknell (Double header) W, 4-2; L, 3-1 In the first outing, starting pitcher sophomore Dave Bednar pitched a complete game to earn his second win of...

Sidelines: The Larry O’Brien Trophy and baseball’s next big star

Sidelines: The Larry O’Brien Trophy and baseball’s next big star

By Matthew Barrett April 24, 2015

By Matt Barrett ‘17 and Mike Keating ‘17 Collaborative Writers The NBA playoffs are underway, and during the regular season it seemed like this would be the Golden State Warriors championship...

Senior Mike Zausmer rolls a put in the spring. [Photo Courtesy of Athletic Communications]

Competition and Camaraderie

By Matthew Barrett April 17, 2015

The team atmosphere takes a turn for the better In the last year, the PGA Tour has ushered in a new generation of young talent. Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth have taken the golfing word...

Sports Recap Central: 04/16/2015

Sports Recap Central: 04/16/2015

By Matthew Barrett April 17, 2015

Baseball (7-18-1, 5-7) April 11 - Lafayette at Navy (Double header) L, 2-1 (8); W, 11-8 Both starting pitchers, sophomore Dave Bednar of Lafayette and junior Luke Gillingham of Navy, each surrendered...

Sidelines: Tiger vs. Jordan Spieth and the best jersey money can buy

Sidelines: Tiger vs. Jordan Spieth and the best jersey money can buy

By Matthew Barrett April 17, 2015

Jordan Spieth matched Tiger Woods’ Masters scoring record on Sunday en route to his first career major win. Which 18 under par performance was more impressive? M.B: When a 22-year old Tiger Woods won...

Sidelines: A traditional unlike any other and the hunt for October

Sidelines: A traditional unlike any other and the hunt for October

By Matthew Barrett April 10, 2015

By Matt Barrett ‘17 and Brian O’Neill ‘16 Collaborative Writers This Sunday, the two biggest names in golf, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, will be looking earn a career Grand Slam and bounce back...

The Easton Assassin

The Easton Assassin

By Matthew Barrett April 3, 2015

The former heavyweight champ still calls Easton home At the age of 12, boxing was the least of his worries. “I had some problems in school with some teachers and some kids and they thought I was bad,”...

Postseason woes in the steel city

By Matthew Barrett March 27, 2015

While many Lafayette students may have spent spring break partying on the beach, the men’s basketball team was busy fighting a war in Pittsburgh. The Leopards faced off against the Villanova Wildcats...

Sidelines: Vacating wins and the best coach in the big dance

Sidelines: Vacating wins and the best coach in the big dance

By Matthew Barrett March 27, 2015

By Matt Barrett ‘17 and Brian O’Neill ‘16 Collaborative Writers The NCAA often will strip wins from a program as a penalty for said program committing infractions, whether it be recruiting violations...

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