Captain Spotlight: Bullets Soccer Edition
By David Goldman, Staff Writer As Bullets athletics inches toward the winter season and heads indoors, we look back on the successful season of both the men’s and women’s soccer programs at Gettysburg. The men finished with a 9-4-5 overall record, going 4-2-3 against conference opponents, whereas the women finished at 6-7-5 with a 3-3-4 conference record. Both teams went on to lose in the first round of the Centennial Conference...
NBA Update: Early Season Filled with Controversy
By Colin Lawless, Staff Writer The NBA has returned for its 2022-23 campaign, and it certainly has not lost its charm. Coming off a season that saw the Golden State Warriors return to the mountain top, the organization has been met with high expectations. Stephen Curry continues to be the electric player fans know and love, but the biggest story has been around Draymond Green and Jordan Poole. Just before the season began, footage...
World Series Recap: Goliath Triumphs over David
By Benjamin Simon, Staff Writer The 2022 World Series was an action-packed affair with plenty of drama and intrigue to have viewers continuously on the edge of their seats. Full disclosure before I continue: I’m a massive Philadelphia Phillies fan, but I will try to be fair to the World Series champions, who came out and played extremely well. The Houston Astros flat-out played better baseball than the Philadelphia Phillies. Other...
Bullets Basketball Season Preview
By Charlie Miller, Staff Writer The Bullets basketball program has been one of the strengths of Gettysburg Athletics in the last few years. The women’s team is the defending Centennial Conference champion, and last year, the men rolled to their first playoff berth since 2016. Both teams look to continue this success into the 2022-23 season. Despite their shared success, both have very different complexions heading into their seasons,...
Gettysburg Sports in the Last Ten Years: Why Women’s Lacrosse is the College’s Best Team in Recent History
By Jack Herr, Sports Editor Walking into the Jaeger Center and straight down the entryway, one will come across the College trophy case, proudly displaying Division III (DIII) championship trophies from over the years. Along with a handful of individual national titles, Gettysburg teams have captured four national championships: field hockey in 1980, and women’s lacrosse in 2011, 2017, and 2018. For such a small school, the College...
Bullets Football Loses Fourth Straight Game over Family Weekend
By David Goldman, Staff Writer Gettysburg welcomed back parents and family members this past weekend, which also meant that there was football to be played at Musselman Stadium. However, families of the Gettysburg faithful did not see the result they would have liked to, as the Bullets fell to the Ursinus College Bears 51-16. The Bears attacked first, much to the liking of a roaring Ursinus crowd that made the trek from Collegeville,...
