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Philadelphia 76ers Off to Rough Start Without Embiid

Seven games into the 2024-25 season, the 76ers sit bottom of the Eastern Conference, managing just one win without their All-Star center Joel Embiid. Embiid has been out with “left knee management” since his Olympic gold-medal performance with Team USA back in
November 7, 2024

Athlete of the Week: Sophia Hitchingham ’25

Sophia Hitchingham ’25 is a forward on the field hockey team from Yardley, PA. The senior captain has been an essential part of the team, leading the Garnet to two conference semifinals and the championship last year. Hitchingham has also helped the
October 31, 2024

Weekly Recap

Men’s Cross Country Haverford Invitational, NTS On Friday evening, Swarthmore College men’s cross country finished its regular season at the Haverford Invitational meet. Eric Xing ’26, Howard Wang ’26, and Theo McGreevey ’27 represented the Garnet on the four-mile course, each smashing
October 31, 2024

Athlete of the Week: Alexia Enache ’27 

Alexia Enache ’27 is an outside hitter on the volleyball team from Campbell, CA. This week, she had seventeen kills and eight digs against DeSales University and fifteen kills, nine digs, and a career best of five aces in the win against
October 24, 2024

Temwa Chaŵinga and the KC Current

At age 26, Malawian professional women’s soccer player Temwa Chaŵinga has established herself as a dominant force in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) here in the U.S. this season. Chaŵinga previously played for Wuhan Jianghan University FC in the Chinese Super
October 24, 2024

Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap

Men’s Cross Country Paul Short Run, 37th out of 41 On Saturday afternoon, Swarthmore men’s cross country competed in the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University. They placed 37th out of 41 teams on the 50th year of the 8-kilometer course. Swarthmore’s
October 10, 2024

Athlete of the Week: Elizabeth Page ’28

Elizabeth Page ’28 is a first-year cross country runner from Anchorage, Alaska. She led the Garnet women’s cross country team with a 49th place finish out of 387 runners in the Paul Short Run on Saturday at Lehigh University. She completed the
October 10, 2024

Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap

Volleyball Swarthmore College 3, Dickinson College 0 Opening conference play at home against Dickinson College, the Garnet swept the Red Devils for a 3-0 win. Early into the match, Swarthmore led an advantage, holding off any possibility of a Dickinson comeback to
October 3, 2024
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