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NFL rules ‘unofficially’ named after NFL players
As stated in the ESPN Uncyclopedia, “No sport is better known for insinuating players into its official regulations than the NFL.” There are a handful of rules in the NFL that are “unofficially named” for players that were notorious violators of a certain infraction. One of the most recent and infamous NFL players to have [...]
BodyWorks training program works for everyone
Brandon Chabot Equinox Staff Keene State College’s fitness program, BodyWorks, has progressed immensely over the past few decades. Before the athletic center had a fitness program distributed on the first and third floor of the Spaulding Gym, the BodyWorks program was situated in a single room. Fitness Center Manager Christine Miles said, “The room [...]
Twins running the field for KSC field hockey
Cody Guerrero Equinox Staff There are three seniors on the Keene State College field hockey team this season and two of those seniors are identical twins, Kalin and Alex Billert. Kalin and Alex Billert played high school field hockey at Kennett High School, in Norh Conway, N.H. The Billert sisters spent all four years [...]
Freshmen making an impact
Zach Winn Equinox Staff The transition from high school to college can be difficult. Add that to the challenges of being a D-III athlete and the change can be downright overwhelming. Yet three Keene State College freshmen are making the transition look easy. Freshmen athletes Kaitlin Wheeler (women’s cross country), Angela Silveri (volleyball), and [...]
Athlete of the Week
Ryan Glavey Administrative Executive Editor This week’s Athlete of the Week is Sammy Dormio. Dormio is a sophomore outside hitter for the Keene State College volleyball team. Dormio played Libero as a freshman, but has changed position for her second season on the team. The sophomore from Lesburg, VA has been one of the [...]
KSC volleyball ‘reloads’
Brian Schnee Equinox Staff Multiple red doors contain the noise of an athletic session inside Spaulding Gymnasium. As a door squeaks open, one cannot help but pan from left to right across the barren hardwood. With banners hanging on all four cement walls, only the fans above are heard with each spin of the [...]
X-Games events that were just too extreme
In 1995, ESPN, one of the world’s most popular sports broadcasting programs, created the X-Games. Ron Semiao, now an ESPN executive, is the creator of the X-Games, according to an article in the New York Times, written by Matt Higgins, from August of 2006. According to an article in TIME magazine from Jan. 22, 2009, [...]
Owl Nation kicked off fall Keene State College sports season with a pep rally
Stephen Trinkwald Equinox Staff Owl Nation, the self-proclaimed super-fan club of Keene State College athletics, has its sights set on improving student support of the athletic program. Owl Nation, which is in its second year of being an official student organization here at KSC, hosted its first event Friday, Aug. 31. The Hootie Kick-Off, [...]
Athelete of the Week
Ryan Glavey Administrative Executive Editor The first athlete of the week for the 2012 fall athletic season is senior Kalin Billert of the Keene State College field hockey team. Billert already has six goals and an assist in the Owls’ first four games this season. The forward has accumulated 13 points so far putting [...]
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