Bullet Shot: Athlete of the Week
By Claire Healey, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College women’s swim team had an outstanding weekend against Swarthmore College. In their first meet since Dec. 5 the lady Bullets were able to capture a victory, 163-99 against their Centennial Conference opponents. Helping to lead the pack for the Bullets was Junior Caroline Moyer. Moyer had a phenomenal weekend for Gettysburg with two individual victories, as well as being part of a...
Wrestling team hits the mats for winter season: First-year heavyweight Paul Triandafilou named Centennial Conference Wrestler of the week
By Michael Boncardo, Staff Writer Last weekend’s storm may have pushed back the continuation Gettysburg men’s wrestling team’s winter season, but by no means are the Bullets letting the weather or the competition get the best of them. Head coach Andrew Vogel and his wrestlers are ready to finish the 2016 portion of their season on a high note. The Bullets got off to a rough start to the 2015-2016 season, with many of their key...
Bullet Shot: Athlete of the Week
By Jacob Verner, Staff Writer This week’s Gettysburg Bullet Shot athlete in focus is Junior Cody Kiefer of the men’s basketball team. Kiefer is a native of Gettysburg and is enjoying a great all around season so far for the Bullets. On the season Kiefer is averaging 12.6 points per game on 47.7% field goal percentage to go along with seven rebounds and 3.8 assists per contest. This past week in wins over Muhlenberg and thirteenth...
Women’s swimming dives into second half of season: Lady Bullets train for continued success on ten day trip to Barbados over winter break
By Elizabeth Hilfrank, Staff Writer As women’s swimming enters the second half of its season, the lady Bullets reflect on the season and look forward to what is next. Winning six of their seven meets, the women have been strong since November. At their home Gettysburg Invitational, the Bullets won first place out of five teams with a total of 919.5 points. The women racked up two first-place finishes accompanied by seven runner-up...
Lady Bullets end five year losing streak against Ursinus
By Claire Healey, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College women’s basketball team faced off against the Ursinus Bears over winter break. It was the first time since 2009 that the Lady Bullets were able to defeat the Bears on their own turf. Gettysburg seemed to fall short year after year when visiting the Bears, but with strong depth and some all-star shooters, the streak was broken. First year coach Nathan Davis was proud of his team,...
Men’s basketball takes Muhlenberg to the net, 75-76
By Andrew Milone, Staff Writer It’s an exciting time for the Gettysburg Men’s basketball team as they have won six of their last seven games, including a win this past Saturday against Muhlenberg College. The final score was 75-67, with the win pushing the team into second place in the Centennial Conference. For the last fourteen games, the men’s basketball team has been known to be a team who threatens from behind the arc. The team...
