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2008 Spring sports seniors

With seasons over and graduation looming, we wanted to give our seniors one last opportunity to reflect on their individual experiences with Knox athletics.

 
SPORTS
By Ryan Cash
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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Greg Liebach - St. Louis, Mo.

Baseball - 4 years

Lasting Impressions:

I will never forget the sights or the feelings of the celebration pile in the middle of our infield after winning four games in 24 hours and the first conference championship in 22 years. Each year since I have arrived, we have set our goal at the beginning of the season as winning the conference championship and competing at the national regional. I leave my ...

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All Aboard the Bandwagon

 
SPORTS
By Ryan Cash
Thursday, May 22, 2008
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Don’t worry, I took my seat quite some time ago. Call me what you will, but I am officially claiming whatever meager percentage of Irish that is running in my veins. I will be the first to admit that I have never been a Celtics fan. I wasn’t even alive for 99 percent of the famed Lakers-Celtics series, and despite knowing the outcome as I watch the replays, I cheer for Magic Johnson ...

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Track calls it a season, results are promising

 
SPORTS
By Merritt Rohlfing
Thursday, May 22, 2008
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So it’s over with; track and field season capped off with the senior Last Chance meet at Augustana this past weekend. As acknowledged by many, Knox College had a really good season with much hope shining in the future of the program. At conference, two seniors, Pam Bell and Tim Rairdon, finished with a championship, and several other young athletes, including freshman Bill Schaefer and sophomore Adam Kent, look very promising as the season ...

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Men’s golf wraps up stellar season with plenty of a hope for the future, new coach

Marquardt earns second-team All-American honors.

 
SPORTS
By Chris Mouzakitis
Thursday, May 22, 2008
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Last Friday, David Marquardt put the perfect cap on his collegiate golf career with a 14th place finish at the Division III National Championships.

Birdying his final hole as a member of Prairie Fire, Marquardt carded a 298 for the four-round tournament to become the fifth golfer in Knox history to win All-America honors.

He also finished only a stroke behind a group of golfers who tied for tenth overall. Asked what it felt like ...

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Rough end does not taint season

 
SPORTS
By Merritt Rohlfing
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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Another season of baseball is over with for Knox College but unlike many previous seasons, this is one to look back on with a grin and a warm feeling in your heart. A team written off by many critics in the beginning of the season as being finished by the time May rolled around did the seemingly impossible, and made sure the Midwest Conference has an indelible burn mark all across it. In seizing the ...

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