Sports
Maggie Fitter: KSC’s Athlete of the Week
Ryan Glavey Administrative Executive Editor Emeritus Battling injury at the Division III New England Championships at Colby College, this week’s Athlete of the Week is Maggie Fitter of the Keene State College Women’s Track and Field team. Running with a stress fracture, Fitter finished third in the 800-meter race. Despite the injury, she posted [...]
Freshman pitcher Crisp adds single-season strikeout record to her list of accomplishments
Michelle Berthiaume Sports Editor Emeritus Records are set to be broken. This year, one Keene State College athlete exceeded all expectations and etched her name in the record books. Freshman Mariah Crisp, the ace pitcher for the KSC softball team recently broke the single season strikeout record, previously held by Lindsey Blood with 193. [...]
Baseball’s JV experiment a smashing success
Team prepares Keene State College underclassmen for future varsity playing time Zach Winn Sports Editor It may still be too soon to judge the new junior varsity baseball team, but after their first full season all signs point to success. “The team’s been awesome, they’ve just been great,” assistant coach Jeff Pelkey said. “They [...]
KSC athletes’ work far from over at season’s end
Off season gives dedicated Keene State athletes a chance to improve their game Brian Schnee Equinox Staff With Keene State College athletics constantly competing at a high level of play, regardless of the team and playing surface they excel on, the training that is involved should not go unnoticed. Athletes are expected to [...]
Evaluating Keene State Athletics
Zach Winn Sports Editor As the year winds down, Keene State College is working with their student athletes to improve the athletic department by getting as much feedback as they can. “We give them all evaluation forms and it’s basically the same thing you do for classes,” Athletic Director John Ratliff explained. “We’re just [...]
Milestones the norm for KSC coaches
Jay McAree Equinox Staff Wins speak volumes about a program. It is a concrete way of showing someone what you have accomplished in a single number. People marvel at them, athletes seek them, and between eight coaches at Keene State College, we have over 3,000 of them. A perfect blend of longevity and productivity [...]
A Year of Dominance for Glenn Guilmette
The Equinox has named KSC senior, Glenn Guilmette the annual Athlete of the Year. Glenn Guilmette from Kensington, N.H. is competing for his fourth year as a member of the Keene State College Men’s Outdoor Track and Field team. According to rankings released by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association [...]
Athlete of the Week: Ian Hart
Zach Winn Equinox Staff Senior mid-fielder Ian Hart wins Athlete of the Week after having a spectacular performance at Western Conn. Hart had four goals and two assists in the only game for the men’s lacrosse team this week. After not scoring more than three goals all year, he has now put four balls [...]
Pelkey and Morrill assisting in a big way
Dalton Charest Equinox Staff If there was ever the perfect pair of players a baseball coach could ask for, Keene State College alumni Jeff Pelkey and Kyle Morrilll were the perfect duo for KSC baseball Coach Ken Howe. Now graduated as of 2012, the perfect duo is back in action under the helm of [...]
Howe at 500 wins and counting
Zach Winn Equinox Staff Keene State College baseball coach Ken Howe is surprisingly calm as he watches his junior varsity team in their second game of a Sunday double-header. This is in stark contrast to his usually frantic game day temperament. Like most home games this season, today at Owl Stadium is a family [...]
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