Bullet Shot: Elizabeth Hilfrank
By Claire Healey, Co-Sports Editor Senior Elizabeth Hilfrank will be competing in her final cross country competition this weekend. Following a 10th place finish at the DIII Mid-East Regional competition last week, she automatically qualified for the NCAA National Championship, which she calls her biggest accomplishment of a long and impressive career. Hilfrank began running in middle school, following in the steps of her older...
Bullet Shot: Haley Mowery
Photo courtesy of Gettysburg College By Claire Healey, Co-Sports Editor The Gettysburg College women’s field hockey team extended their win streak to four games with a win over conference opponent Bryn Mawr. With that victory, the Bullets improve to 5-4 overall and 3-1 in the Centennial Conference. While the Bullets offense has been making strong plays and scoring goals to put them ahead, the strong defensive work of senior goalie...
Bullets football picked sixth in preseason poll
By Claire Healey, Sports Editor After finishing 3-7 overall, and 3-6 in the Centennial Conference last year, the Bullets are looking to better their record for the 2017 season. While not their strongest finishing record, there were several key strengths that the team will look to continue on this year. Some of Gettysburg’s greatest moments came in games against big conference opponents like McDaniel College. On Homecoming Weekend the...
Bullet Shot: Athlete of the Week
By Claire Healey, Sports Editor The Gettysburg College women’s lacrosse team has been dominating opponents this season and are now looking to make a strong playoff run. As the third ranked Division III team in the nation, the Bullets have been strong both offensively and defensively this season. Leading the charge on defense has been senior goalie Shannon Keeler. She has been a starting goalie for the Bullets...
Sigma Chi’s Derby Days philanthropy raises over $28,000 to help fight cancer
By Claire Healey, Sports Editor Gettysburg College’s chapter of Sigma Chi celebrated a successful Derby Days philanthropy extravaganza this past week. Derby Days is Sigma Chi’s national philanthropy event and is used to raise money for the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. The Huntsman Cancer Foundation was founded by Sigma Chi, Jon M. Huntsman Sr. who was a four-time cancer survivor. In 2015, the national fraternity pledged to raise $10...
