April Fools: College Reaches Deal to Build Links at Gettysburg Right on Top of the Battlefield
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor In light of the Women’s Golf Team winning nine consecutive Centennial Conference championships and the Men’s Team winning last year, the college has reached a deal with the National Park Service to establish the Gettysburg Battlefield Country Club (GBCC). Construction will begin this fall and the course should be ready for exclusive college use by the summer of 2022. The layout will cover nearly the...
April Fools: 12 People You’re Likely to Encounter on Zoom
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor The Early Bird – This person has been up since 5:30am. They’ve gone for a run, read the newspaper (yes, a newspaper), showered, and completed next week’s readings before their 8am. Their research paper has been done since February 20 and they’re currently finishing their study guides for finals. You want to be like them but know you’ll never amount to such greatness. 5 more minutes of sleep turns into...
Retention Rates Vary Widely Among Varsity Teams at Gettsyburg College
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor While seven in ten student-athletes who join the women’s lacrosse team at the outset of their college careers are still on the team by the time their senior year rolls around, less than half of football players stay on the team through their senior season. According to an analysis of eight Gettysburg College teams (men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s...
Weekend Sports Roundup: Big Weekend as Winter Sports End, Spring Sports Begin
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor It was a busy weekend for Gettysburg College athletics as the Bullets played host to a quartet of games Saturday afternoon plus Centennial Conference championship competition in swimming all weekend. Centennial Conference Swimming Championships The Gettysburg College Bullets Pool has been a bustling venue since Thursday as the Centennial Conference Championships are three-fourths of the way complete,...
Djokovic, Kenin Capture First Grand Slam of Year
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor Early Sunday morning EST world second ranked Novak Djokovic took down fifth seeded Dominic Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to capture his eighth Australian Open title and seventeenth Grand Slam championship victory. Djokovic, the defending champion, had to make his way through tough opponents in the quarter and semifinals, but the Serbian played hard and never dropped a set. He took down the Canadian...
