Intercollegiate Fall Sports Suspended
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor Following the announcement timeline outlined by the College a few weeks ago, both Gettysburg and the Centennial Conference announced today that all intercollegiate fall sports have been suspended. Conference member institutions will continue to monitor the situation and reevaluate the feasibility of having fall sports compete in early September. It has already been decided, however, that football will...
Fall Sports Still in Question
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor Earlier this week the College informed students, staff, and the general public about its plans to reopen the residential campus in the fall for in-person classes. The statement emailed to the student body explained that student athletes would be notified about the plans for returning to competition by July 7 at the latest. Accompanying the statement were some preliminary guidelines that would...
Gettysburgian Sports Editor Completes DIY March Madness
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor Back in mid-March the NCAA canceled what many find the best sporting event of the year. I, along with many college basketball fans, were devastated. The back-to-back days of first and second round games is unlike any other day in sports. Last year, I spent virtually the entire month of March glued to the Bullet Hole TVs. This year, if I couldn’t watch March Madness, I knew I had to do something about...
Former Army Assistant Tapped as Football Team’s New Offensive Coordinator
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor New Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach Marcus Edwards faces a significant challenge to resolve some of the Bullets’ scoring struggles: over the past three seasons, the Bullets Football Team has averaged 16.2 points per game while their opponents have averaged 38.3 Edwards comes to Gettysburg by way of West Point, having coached wide receivers at Army and before that at Stony Brook, which...
Centennial Conference Suspends All Spring Athletic Activity
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor The Centennial Conference has suspended all spring athletics practices and competitions until further notice beginning Monday, Mar. 16, which puts a pause on all Gettysburg College athletic competition. The announcement, which was tweeted on Thursday, Mar. 12, stated that “Conference leadership and the Presidents Council will continue to monitor the rapidly evolving situation and regularly assess the...
Softball Returns to the Diamond
By John Zak, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College Softball Team split a hard-fought double header Saturday against Mary Washington, winning the first match 17-10 and losing the second 6-5. During the first game, the Bullets found themselves down 2-0 as the Mary Washington Eagles scored off a baserunner from a walk that reached home on a...
