<![CDATA[Keene Equinox - Sports RSS]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/se/keene-equinox-sports-rss-1.899952 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:26:27 -0400 en <![CDATA[LAX attacks the next round]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/lax-attacks-the-next-round-1.2259824

By: Chris Thelin


Lacrosse caps off perfect conference record with a trip to DIII NCAA Tournament

The old adage in college sports is upperclassmen are needed to win, but the Keene State College men’s lacrosse team is showing youth can prove just as effective....

]]> 1.2259824 Wed, 5 May 2010 19:39:42 -0400 <![CDATA[‘Oh, Boston, you’re my home’]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/oh-boston-you-re-my-home-1.2259823

By: Mike Steiner

Some of the reasons Boston sports teams are loved by so many

This being the last paper of the year, I spent countless nights sleepless as I thought about a topic big enough to end the sports section on....

]]> 1.2259823 Wed, 5 May 2010 19:39:41 -0400 <![CDATA[The Vancouver Canucks have won at least one writer’s fanhood]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/the-vancouver-canucks-have-won-at-least-one-writer-s-fanhood-1.2259822

By: Brian Anderson


Like many students at Keene State College, the end of the semester snuck up on me. I feel it was just two weeks ago we came back from the holiday break....

]]> 1.2259822 Wed, 5 May 2010 19:39:40 -0400 <![CDATA[Questions for the Red Sox]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/questions-for-the-red-sox-1.2259821

By: Sean McKinley


So far, our Red Sox have had a very interesting season. It has been filled with strange surprises and great disappointments and it has left fans with many questions about the future of the team. When the season ends, how will these things have turned out?...

]]> 1.2259821 Wed, 5 May 2010 19:39:39 -0400 <![CDATA[Thrown into the fire]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/thrown-into-the-fire-1.2259820

By: Ryan Glavey


Freshman javelin thrower goes from playing baseball in high school to qualifying for nationals as a freshman

Making a name for himself in the Little East Conference track and field world this year is freshman javelin thrower Glenn Guilmette....

]]> 1.2259820 Wed, 5 May 2010 19:39:38 -0400 <![CDATA[Less genius than we give credit for]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/less-genius-than-we-give-credit-for-1.2245057

By: Mike Steiner


Right now is a prime time to be a sports fan, especially a Boston fan. The NHL playoffs are in full swing and the Bruins are actually playing like a real team (as opposed to playing like a high school team, which they managed to do for the entire regular ...

]]> 1.2245057 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:20:35 -0400 <![CDATA[Marching for a cause]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/marching-for-a-cause-1.2245051

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KSC basketball player raises money for military

]]> 1.2245051 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:15:30 -0400 <![CDATA[Men’s rugby finishes second]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/men-s-rugby-finishes-second-1.2245050

By: Jake Grossman


For the first time in the history of Keene State College, the men’s rugby team qualified for the national tournament. After two games in two days, the team showed it belonged among the upper echelon of teams....

]]> 1.2245050 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:15:29 -0400 <![CDATA[The final two NHL teams]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/the-final-two-nhl-teams-1.2245049

By: Brian Anderson


The opening, overly lengthy first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs is almost over. Teams with a shot of winning the Stanley Cup are finally starting to thin out and so are the teams that have a shot of winning my fandom....

]]> 1.2245049 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:15:28 -0400 <![CDATA[Triple the effort]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/triple-the-effort-1.2245048

By: Chris Thelin


KSC junior holds more than his own in national triathalon competition

A triathalon requires one to test his or her physical limits as a competitor. A triathlete has to run a marathon, swim for an extreme distance and bike a Tour de France distance, at least in the eyes of a spectator....

]]> 1.2245048 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:15:27 -0400 <![CDATA[Introducing the new club in town]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/introducing-the-new-club-in-town-1.2235516

By: Chris Thelin



Students of Keene State College are in the beginning stages of officially creating another club sport. On April 14, students stood around Appian Way and gathered signatures to start up a soccer club for KSC....

]]> 1.2235516 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:25:38 -0400 <![CDATA[Early pros and cons of the Sox, unexpected start to the season]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/early-pros-and-cons-of-the-sox-unexpected-start-to-the-season-1.2235515

By: Sean McKinley


Baseball season is only just beginning but already the Red Sox aren’t meeting preseason expectations. Some are playing unexpectedly well, others unexpectedly badly. Here are some of the biggest surprises of the young Red Sox season so far....

]]> 1.2235515 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:25:36 -0400 <![CDATA[Playoff proposition]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/playoff-proposition-1.2235514

By: Brian Anderson


During my recent semester abroad in England I spent good portions of time drinking and watching soccer. By good portions, I would say roughly 85 percent of my waking hours. I was sure my love for the sport the locals called “football” was goin...

]]> 1.2235514 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:25:35 -0400 <![CDATA[Assisting in greatness]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/assisting-in-greatness-1.2235513

By: Mike Steiner


The many unique responsibilities of assistant coaches

“Most wins as an assistant coach,” isn’t likely to be a statistic people pay significant attention to. Does this mean assistant coaches aren’t as important or newsworthy as head coaches?...

]]> 1.2235513 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:25:34 -0400 <![CDATA[The south gets checked off]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/the-south-gets-checked-off-1.2223793

By: Brian Anderson


Warm weather is finally in the air, but for many the winter sport of hockey is really just beginning. The NHL playoffs finally began April 14, which, for the record, is 25 days after my calendar informed me Spring began. Who am I to complain, though....

]]> 1.2223793 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:37:49 -0400 <![CDATA[Hot on the recruiting trail]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/hot-on-the-recruiting-trail-1.2223791

By: Mike Steiner



When watching a sporting event at Keene State College, students and community may note a few star players for each team. Some don’t worry about how they got here, but more just the fact that they are....

]]> 1.2223791 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:35:38 -0400 <![CDATA[Early season games prove pivotal for two teams]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/early-season-games-prove-pivotal-for-two-teams-1.2223789

By: Sean McKinley


The first installment of the Sox-Yanks rivalry is behind us and the Yanks took two out of three at Fenway, but if this opening series has taught us anything, it’s these two teams that are really similar in strengths and will probably be neck-and-nec...

]]> 1.2223789 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:33:49 -0400 <![CDATA[A student of the game]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/a-student-of-the-game-1.2223786

By: Chris Thelin


John Napolitano graduates from player to coach to help the coachless team

A familiar face has taken the reins over the Keene State College throwing program. John Napolitano was hired as the throwing coach for the KSC track and field coach immediately preceding before the 2009-10 season....

]]> 1.2223786 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:31:25 -0400 <![CDATA[Ins and outs of the NFL Draft]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/ins-and-outs-of-the-nfl-draft-1.2214866

By: Sean McKinley


Compared to baseball, basketball and hockey, football season is pretty short. The best way to pretend to make it longer is obsessing over the NFL draft. Years ago, the draft consisted of each team’s general manager sitting in his office in the middl...

]]> 1.2214866 Wed, 7 Apr 2010 19:50:20 -0400 <![CDATA[A big time bracket buster]]> http://www.keeneequinox.com/sports/a-big-time-bracket-buster-1.2214865

By: Stephen Poole



Madness has taken over Indianapolis, Ind. And the madness’ name is March Madness. The Final Four of the NCAA Tournament was played Saturday as the fifth seeded Michigan State Spartans took on the fifth seeded Butler Bulldogs....

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