CUBS: The Cubs had an even weekend, going 1–1 with a rainout in between. In a home series against interleague foes in the Royals, the Cubs dropped the Friday game 8–4, but won on Sunday 2–1. Jorge Soler hit his fourth homer of the season in the sixth inning, and Addison Russell hit his fourth...
While the women's basketball team's season did not end as they had hoped, the team has much to be proud of. The Maroons' successful run mirrors that of the 2011-12 season. Senior editor, Sarah Langs delves further into the comparison between the two seasons. .
DJ Weis is a second-year defender on the men’s soccer team from Los Alamitos, CA. We chatted with him to get some inside info on the life of a Maroon athlete.
Caitlin Moore is a third-year guard on the basketball team from Grosse Point, MI. We chatted with her to get some insider info on the life of a Maroon athlete.
We may no longer be in the Big Ten. And perhaps we aren’t on that list of teams that’s perennially challenging for the DI national championship in some sport or another. But that doesn’t mean the Maroons lack a storied history. In fact, it’s a rich one, in both the distant and the more recent...
I came to Chicago for the sports…didn’t you? As a huge professional sports devotee, the city’s plethora of teams and venues seemed like a dream come true. You could say I’ve spent my last three years here learning sports—through sports, about sports, and channeling what I’ve learned into sports, too. Even if you didn’t come...
THERE’S NOTHING THE AVERAGE SPORTS FAN ENJOYS MORE THAN ARGUING, AND NO ARGUMENT IS MORE ENJOYABLE THAN THE ONE THAT CAN’T BE SETTLED. SO, THIS QUARTER THE SPORTS SECTION IS ASKING THE ULTIMATE UNANSWERABLE QUESTION: WHICH SPORT IS THE BEST? OVER THE PAST AND NEXT FEW WEEKS, MAROON EDITORS WILL MAKE THE CASE FOR THEIR FAVORITE SPORTS. SECOND UP, BASEBALL..
Nikki DelZenero is a fourth-year setter on the volleyball team from Willowbrook, IL. We chatted with her to get some insider info on the life of a Maroon athlete.
Jake Romeo is a second-year from Lake Orion, MI on the track and football teams. We chatted with him to get some insider info on the life of a Maroon athlete.
I was appalled to read that an established Viewpoints columnist had chosen to use her allotted space to laud the DI college sports in the town she comes from, when she makes no reference to ever attending a Maroon sporting event in her life. I’ve had the pleasure of reading other installments by Jenny Lee...
Claire Devaney is a third-year on the basketball team from Washington, DC. We chatted with her to get some insider info on the life of a Maroon athlete.
Mario Palmisano is a third-year on the wrestling team from Willoughby Hills, OH. We chatted with him to get some insider info on the life of a Maroon athlete.
Francesca Tomasi is a third-year on the track and field team from Chapel Hill, NC. We chatted with her to get some insider info on the life of a Maroon athlete.
Charlie Hughes is a fourth-year on the basketball team from Perrysburg, OH. We chatted with him to get some insider info on the life of a Maroon athlete.
Kiko Wemmer is a fourth-year on the cross country team from Menomonie, WI. We chatted with her to get some insider info on the life of a Maroon athlete.
Matt Veldman is a second-year on the swim team from Orland Park, Illinois. We chatted with him to get some insider info on the life of a Maroon athlete.
We have no new female writers. We have had at least one, if not multiple, women interested in writing for Maroon Sports in the early weeks of school in the last two years.
Kelly Wood is a third-year thrower on the track team. We chatted with her to get some insider info to kick off what will be an ongoing look into the lives of Maroon athletes.
The Maroons were left out of the NCAA D-III tournament last spring, despite a strong season against a tough schedule and all indications as late as the night of the announcement that they would be included. This year, the South Siders are out to end up where they believe they should have last year..
The South Siders will take on Denison, who lost 9–0 to California (PA) in its first match of the year. The Maroons, on the other hand, had a strong showing last weekend, beating DI UW–Green Bay 6–1.
For the second time in two years, the Maroons finished second in the UAA Championship, behind NYU. Chicago beat Case 40–9 before losing to NYU, 24–15, in the final.
The South Siders will take on Augustana at Henry Crown tonight. The two teams enter the meet in the midst of vastly different seasons. The Vikings have had a much busier schedule than the Maroons and already have 13 wins under their belts. The matchup against Augustana will be Chicago’s ninth of the season, which boasts four win.
FOOTBALL: This Saturday’s home game against Wash U (4–5, 0–2 UAA)—the battle for the Founders Cup—is the last contest of the year for Chicago (4–5, 0–2 UAA). It is also Wash U’s final regular season game.
After a disappointing loss to Case Western Reserve at Homecoming last Saturday, the Maroons (4–4, 0–1 UAA) are looking to break above the .500-mark on the season against Carnegie Mellon (5–3, 0–1 UAA) this weekend. “I think the best thing we could do as a team is forget about the Case game and move on,”...
If you were surprised to see that this Saturday is Homecoming, if you thought that a DIII school might not have such a celebration, you’re just a few years too late. While we do now honor our Maroons with a Homecoming every year, the event is a relatively new development..
After the Monsters of the Midway (4–3) handed the Hiram Terriers their seventh loss (0–7) of the season by a score of 23–7, all eyes are now on UAA play.
The Maroons showed against Northwestern that sometimes, a talented DIII team is better than a struggling DI team. The South Siders beat the North Siders 6–3.
Chicago's Senior Day game against Carthage was stopped in the middle of the second inning and never resumed. Next, the South Siders travel to Evanston to play Northwestern.
Though the Maroons (20–11) dropped Tuesday’s game to Elmhurst (18–13) by a score of 11–3, they hope that their subsequent 5–4 walk-off win over North Park (24–10) has jump-started their momentum heading into the final six games of the season.
Over the course of a packed weekend, Chicago extended its road winning streak to five games before losing the second game of a doubleheader to the Bears late on Sunday afternoon.
Chicago dropped yet another disappointing game to Aurora on Friday by a final of 14–7. The Maroons redeemed themselves somewhat on Monday, coming from behind to beat Hope 10–9.
Poor pitching and little offense characterized Tuesday’s game, a 17–2 loss to Concordia Chicago (15–5). A day later, the Maroons banged out 19 hits en route to a 15–5 win over Benedictine (8–10).
The start of the Maroons’ season was forced to take a rain check this weekend. The season opener, which was set for a doubleheader against Robert Morris–Springfield on Saturday, was canceled because of inclement weather.
Five Maroons on the women’s team and two Maroons on the men’s team earned spots in the national championship meet, which will be held at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis from March 21–24.
In their season finale, the Maroons finished third at the Midwest Invitational over the weekend at Ratner Athletics Center. All that is left now are the NCAA D–III Championships in March. “Place was not a factor in this event,” head coach Jason Weber said. “It was purely an event for our non-conference swimmers to compete...
With the UAA Championship out of the way, the men’s swimming and diving team has one meet left on the season: the Midwest Invitational. Chicago will look to add depth heading into the NCAA Championship with a strong showing at home this weekend.
In their final dual meet of the season, Chicago (4–2) fell to DePauw (6–0) by a score of 153.5–146.5 at Ratner Athletics Center on Saturday. “The men’s team swam exceptionally well,” assistant coach Krista Carlson said. “It really just came down to depth, but the entire coaching staff was very pleased with how [the team]...
With the defeat no longer on their minds, Chicago (4–1) will take on DePauw (5–0) this Saturday with the hope of adding one more to the win column before the UAA Championships on February 15–18.
The average winter break for a student from the University of Chicago consists of little more than rest and relaxation. One swimmer had a different idea.
The men’s swimming and diving team (4–0) beat Kalamazoo College (4–2) by a score of 214–86 on Saturday. In a strong performance, the Maroons won each event in swimming, and all but one in diving.
Fresh off a training trip to Florida, the men’s swimming and diving team is ready to resume its season with the first meet of winter quarter this Saturday.
At a meet that showcased the team’s depth, Chicago’s wrestling team swept three duals at the Concordia Wisconsin Duals on Saturday. The wins bumped the team’s record up to 3–1 on the season, with a lot of wrestling left to go.
In a game that was both the team’s final non-conference matchup and last road trip of the season, the Chicago women’s soccer team (8–4–2) won 4-0 at Millikin University (7–6–1) on Saturday.
On a busy weekend, Chicago’s women’s soccer team (7–4–2, 1–1–2) tied 1–1 at Brandeis (5–8–1, 0–3–1) on Friday and won 3–1 at NYU (9–5–0, 1–3–0) on Sunday. “[The Brandeis] game was the opposite of a normal soccer game,” said fourth-year left back Maggie Tobin. It included an 89-minute lightning delay early in the second half...
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