Bullet Shot: Athlete of the Week
By Claire Healey, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College field hockey team has had some ups and downs this season. The Bullets started their season off with two wins only to be dominated by top ten-ranked Catholic University. Gettysburg was downed 4-1 by the Cardinals this week, but one player posted an outstanding game. Sophomore Haley Mowery made an outstanding 11 saves with only four goals slipping out of her reach, even with...
Kicker’s Korner: Inside the Huddle
By Jared McCully, Contributing Writer “It’s a great day to be a Bullet,” is what Gettysburg Head Football Coach Barry Streeter would say to summarize the team’s 22-15 nail-biting home opener win against the Ursinus Bears. With both teams coming off of week one wins, the stage was set for a great matchup of two Centennial Conference powerhouses. With the Bullets coming into the game having the second highest rushing offense in the...
Wrestling finishes 9th at Centennial Conference Championship
By Michael Boncardo, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College Men’s Wrestling team capped off their Centennial Conference season last weekend at McDaniel College. The Bullets finished 9th overall in the tournament, scoring 13 points. Stevens Institute of Technology claimed its first Centennial Conference championship, posting 102.5 points to edge out two-time defending champ Ursinus College. “It was not one of our better performances of...
Women’s indoor track & field stays positive
By Meredith Tombs, Staff Writer This chilling winter weather has most of us college students looking forward to the warm spring season ahead. The members of the Gettysburg women’s track and field team are no different. They have been working hard during their indoor season in preparation for their upcoming challenges. “The team has been working really hard in practice in order to prepare for the spring season. We are improving our...
Women’s basketball defeats Franklin & Marshall 79-55
By Lauren Perry, Sports Editor On January 27 the Gettysburg women’s basketball team crushed Franklin & Marshall at an away game in the Mayser Center in Lancaster, PA. The final score was 79-55. This was the Lady Bullets’ second consecutive win after a rough five game losing streak. The first half of the game was a nail biter on the bench and on the bleachers. Before the half time buzzer rang the leading team on the scoreboard was...
Women’s basketball team falls to Swarthmore
By Claire Healey, Staff Writer The women’s basketball team has been back in Gettysburg since December 30 and they have been hard at work ever since. On Jan. 5, the team took first place in the Gettysburg Tournament competing against Hood College, Neumann University and Wilkes University. First facing Hood College, the lady Bullets won in a 56-41 final. Meanwhile, Neumann University rose victorious 58-45 over Wilkes University. This...
