Bears beat Bullets: Gettysburg College field hockey suffers loss in Centennial Conference season opener
By Elizabeth Hilfrank, Sports Editor The Gettysburg College field hockey team lost 6-2 in its Centennial Conference opener at home Saturday against Ursinus College. The Ursinus Bears are three-time defending conference champions, and they were ranked fourth nationally in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll. The Centennial Conference Coaches’ Preseason poll predicted another first-place finish by the Bears this season....
Swinging into the season: Women’s golf has success in first tournament
By Claire Healey, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College women’s golf team is off to another impressive start with its 2016-2017 season beginning last weekend. Coming off a huge Centennial Conference victory, the Bullets continued to lead in their first tournament of the fall season. For the third season in a row, Gettysburg captured a team victory in its opening tournament Saturday, September 10, at the Lebanon Valley College...
Bullets Shut Down Blue Jays Women’s soccer: First years make impressive debuts on the field
By Maddie Brown, Contributing Writer The Gettysburg College Women’s Soccer team beat Elizabethtown College 1-0 Saturday, to make a 2-1 record for the start of the season. With a scoreless first half, the Bullets had to fight to earn a victory in the last half hour of play. Four starters were absent from the field Saturday, making for new formations all around. Gettysburg outshot Elizabethtown 16-6 and earned its second shutout of the...
Bullet Shot: Athlete of the Week
By: Elizabeth Hilfrank, Sports Editor Senior Danny Thompson has made a return to his old role as quarterback for his final season as a Gettysburg College Bullet. Serving as wide receiver since the 2014 season, Thompson has been seen across various parts of the Musselman Stadium field. This season, with the loss of quarterback Sam McDermott to graduation, Thompson and junior Justin Davidov have shared the quarterback title in the...
Volleyball spikes again: Gettysburg College volleyball team wins Battlefield Classic
By Emily Sheehan, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College volleyball team opened up play last weekend with a series of four games during its annual Battlefield Classic in Bream Gym. The team was victorious in three of the four contests throughout the weekend, demonstrating much promise for the season’s future. The only game in which the Bullets did not come out on top was a close match on Friday against Salisbury University, which ended...
Bullets blaze past Monarchs: Pick up first win of the season
By Stephanie Karalis, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College men’s soccer team traveled to Wilkes-Barre, PA on Sunday, September 4, to play King’s College for its second game of the season. The match-up marked the first win on the team’s fall schedule. With a 0-1 loss in their first game against The University of Scranton, the Bullets came ready to play and win against the Monarchs. “[Scranton was] very physical and took [the team] away...
