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Here’s a fun fact: Blue Jays are aggressive and territorial. Here’s another fun fact: Greyhounds are considered by many to be among the top 10 most gentle dog breeds.
The Hopkins women’s lacrosse team is showing early signs of greatness after its first two games of the 2017 season. The Jays dominated their season opener against the American University, running away with an 18-6 win over the Eagles. This past Saturday, the Jays managed to hold off Marquette University to pick up another early win.
Last year’s tournament was one for the ages, with the Villanova University Wildcats’ sensational victory in the final over the University of North Carolina Tar Heels serving as the icing on the cake.
The Hopkins wrestling team has had a rocky season this winter, with a number of key competitors like senior Alex McLaughlin and sophomore Isaac Morales, who placed second and third respectively in their weight class last season, suffering from injuries.
The Hopkins men’s basketball team finished up their regular season with games against the Washington College Shoremen and the Haverford College Fords, the two bottom teams in the Centennial Conference.
Just look at the Golden State Warriors, who routinely trot out their acclaimed “Lineup of Death” with 6-foot-7-inch power forward, Draymond Green, starting at center. The Houston Rockets have raced out to the third best record in the NBA after moving on from center Dwight Howard in free agency.
Part of this cultural immersion included a live fútbol match. I had never been to a professional soccer game and, luckily for me, Real Madrid happened to be hosting a game the same weekend we were scheduled to visit the city. We excitedly bought tickets and entered the cavernous stadium, ready for a dazzling sports experience.
The Hopkins lacrosse team had a very quick turnaround between their first game against Navy and their second contest against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Retrievers.
Senior team captain Jared Forman earned his second consecutive Centennial Conference title in the 174-pound match for the Blue Jays. With three key team members unable to participate in the tournament, Hopkins finished seventh overall in the Centennial Conference Championships, tallying a team total of 27 points.
This past Saturday, the Hopkins men’s basketball traveled to face off against Centennial Conference rival and the 21st ranked Swarthmore College Garnet at the Swarthmore College Tarble Pavilion. Despite the Jays’ strong start, the Garnet was able to pull away with a 70-48 victory, bettering their record to 19-4 on the season and 13-3 in Conference. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays fell to a still solid 11-5 in the Centennial.
The Conference has also experienced a lot of turnover: The Panthers and the Arizona Cardinals, the Conference’s two highest seeds two seasons ago, failed to qualify for the playoffs this past season. Meanwhile, the Dallas Cowboys and the Falcons, who missed out on the playoffs two years ago, captured the two highest seeds this season.
Two years ago, junior midfielder Joel Tinney electrified Homewood Field with a standout performance in his rookie year as a Blue Jay, tallying 28 goals. He formed a young core with classmates Shack Stanwick and Patrick Fraser to complement now-graduated veterans such as Holden Cattoni, Ryan Brown and Wells Stanwick in one of the most dangerous attacks in D-I lacrosse.
After cancelled flights and over a foot of snow, the Hopkins Blue Jays were undeterred by the Boston weather as they put together perhaps one of their best team performances on the track.
The Hopkins men’s basketball team faced off at home on Wednesday, Feb 1 against the Gettysburg College Bullets. Hopkins came into the home game riding a six-game winning streak and tied for first among Centennial Conference teams.
The grapplers of the Hopkins wrestling team were unable to claim victory in their dual meet this past weekend which pitted the Blue Jays against Centennial Conference foes Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT) and Washington and Lee University (W&L) in Lexington, Va.
Let me just start out by saying this: The collection of championships played over the last 12 months is the greatest I have ever seen. The bar was set from the start with the NCAA College Basketball Championships and the Villanova Wildcats’ buzzer-beater victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels in April. In the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ epic comeback against the Golden State Warriors followed in June.
Last week, the Hopkins women’s basketball team overcame a 10-point deficit at the end of the first half to seal the victory against the Gettysburg College Bullets in overtime. The final score of the game was 84-83.
The Hopkins men’s track and field team saw yet another weekend of Conference-leading performances and personal bests. The Blue Jays arrived in Collegeville, Pa. this past Sunday to compete in the Frank Colden Invitational hosted by Ursinus College.
The Anthony-New York marriage was supposed to end in confetti showers and parades down Broadway, as the hometown kid from Brooklyn wanted so desperately to bring a championship to his city. Now, it seems apparent that Anthony will be unceremoniously cast out of New York for cents on the dollar.