The St. Olaf softball team cleaned house May 2 and 3 with two consecutive sweeps in double headers against Augsburg College and Martin Luther respectively....

On Friday, May 7, the St. Olaf men and women tennis teams will face opponents in the first round of MIAC playoffs...

NAME: Chris Conklin and lsquo;11 SPORT: Men's Golf HOMETOWN: Eden Prairie, Minn. MAJORS: and nbsp; Physics and Math FAVORITE CLASS: The pilot course for the Science Conversation HONORS: The MIAC named Conklin golfer of the week after an impressive si...

By: Pat Slack

Baseball The Oles split double headers against Carleton, Bethany Lutheran and Augsburg. The team won with an impressive 11-run margin in the first game against Carleton on April 27, but the Carls battled back to snatch a 5-4 victory in the second game. I...

By: Pat Slack

I spent many long minutes debating what to write about in my final article for this esteemed newspaper. Eventually, midway through my Tuesday 8:00 a.m. class, I decided to follow the tried-and-true philosophy of disparaging the brainless among professiona...

Every Thursday afternoon, the Manitou Messenger graces the newspaper stands in Buntrock and students flock to read the latest news...last week, students gathered in Fireside in awe as one sole senior read the Sports section. His name is Pat Slack....

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard showed up to Citizens Bank Ballpark Tuesday morning expecting to sign a landmark five and nbsp; year, $125 million contract, only to find the television crew of Ashton Kucher's 'Punk'd. and rdquo;...

Last Tuesday, at approximately 4:10 p.m., a male wearing a normal T-shirt entered the weight room, eliciting reactions of horror, curiosity and utter bafflement from his fellow athletes....

By: Pat Slack

A recent intrasquad scrimmage at Carleton College and ndash; what bystanders believed to be an attempt at softball and ndash; concluded with two losses for the Knights....

By: Bri Wilson

After receiving several requests from students, colleges in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference have added Farmville as an official sport....

By: Meg Granum

A recent upset in an early morning softball game between the St. Olaf Choir and the St. Olaf Band led to a riot in the music library yesterday afternoon. At Tuesday's 7 a.m. game, the Choir, which had previously failed to win a single game, triumphed over...

The St. Olaf women's tennis team cemented themselves as one of the top teams in the MIAC with a 9-0 sweep over St. Benedict Saturday. With the win, the Oles clinched a berth in the conference tournament and stayed in position to earn a top three seed i...

Faced with competitions on back-to-back days, the St. Olaf men's track and field team's depth was put to the test this weekend, but answered the challenge with several solid individual performances....

The St. Olaf softball team kept up their blistering pace, sweeping Concordia-Moorhead and St. Catherine to solidify their position as one of the MIAC's top three teams. The Oles have now won four in a row and nine of their past 10 games....

By: Pat Slack

Baseball The Oles remained in the thick of the MIAC title chase, splitting a doubleheader Saturday at Hamline and sweeping Wednesday's twin bill with Bethel. After dropping the opener 6-4 against the Pipers, St. Olaf broke a scoreless tie in the f...

By: Pat Slack

Bashing umpires, referees and officials is one of the favorite pastimes of sports fans, especially those who tend to fall more often than not in the 'loser's and rdquo; circle. It has even been discussed a few times in this column by myself and others ...

Although many of the faces are different, the results are the same: the St. Olaf baseball team is once again in contention in the very balanced MIAC...Following a 3-5 spring break trip, St. Olaf scored 34 runs in their home opening doubleheader Apr. 3 ...

By: Pat Slack

A Wednesday washout of a doubleheader versus Macalester could not dampen the mood of the St. Olaf women's softball team, as the Oles have rattled off wins in six of eight games to open MIAC play....

NAME: Knute Gundersen and lsquo;12 SPORT: Men's Tennis HOMETOWN: Bayside, Wis. MAJORS: Chemistry and economics TOUGHEST and nbsp; CLASS: Organic chemistry without a doubt. LAST WEEK: Gundersen won a pair of matches at second singles to help the Oles...

By: Pat Slack

With a performance as sizzling as the spring weather, the St. Olaf women's golf team dominated the field at last weekend's Mount Mercy Invitational. The Oles finished 20 shots ahead of runner-up Carleton and over 40 strokes ahead of the remaining nine ...