Chipper Jones Discusses Career, Personal Life at Class Day
Former Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones discussed his path to becoming a professional baseball player and the challenges he faced on and off the field throughout his career at this year’s Class Day on Thursday, May 9. Jones played for the Braves for 19 seasons, finishing his career in 2012 with a .303 batting average and 468 home runs. He is the only switch hitter in Major League Baseball history to hit higher than a .300 and more than 400 home runs in his career. Jones walked up to the stage accompanied by his “walk-up” music and joked that as a…
On Fire 4/26/13
1. Reflections It has been a memorable year here at On Fire. We have seen LeBron James warn the federal government about a natural disaster, Kobe Bryant live-tweet from the sidelines of a Lakers’ game and people from Chicago celebrate in a singularly strange manner. We have discussed the merits of hot wings versus Swedish models, determined exactly what is so weird about Europe and soccer and ranked our favorite athletes/rappers. We have opened an internship program which will possibly give participants four course credits and a HAPW requirement, and though we have not yet had any applicants, we are…
Eagles NCAA Runner-Up
The fall 2012 season was a historic one for the Emory women’s soccer team. Anchored by their defense, the Eagles were the NCAA Division III runner-up, logging an impressive 15-2-7 overall record. The team finished third in the University Athletic Association (UAA) conference standings with a 3-1-3 record. Emory had a long run in the NCAA tournament, which ended in the finals. The Eagles breezed through the first two rounds of the tournament with 2-0 wins against Depauw University (Ind.) and No.7-ranked Centre College (Ky.). In the third, “Sweet 16” round, Emory slipped past Loras College (Iowa.) by a score…
Historic Success for Men’s, Women’s Basketball
January 11 was not a good day for Emory basketball. The men’s team was mired in a two-game losing streak. After dropping their University Athletic Association (UAA) opener to the University of Rochester on the road, they fell to rival Washington University in St. Louis in a heartbreaker at home, 86-84. Their record stood at 8-4, 0-2 in conference, and their Division III NCAA Tournament chances looked slim. “We didn’t play poorly either game,” Head Coach Jason Zimmerman said. “We knew there was a lot of basketball left but still had to get better.” Zimmerman met with his star guard,…
Another Banner Season for the Eagles
Over winter break, while the rest of Emory was at home, the swimming and diving team traveled to Sarasota to train for the season. The week of training concluded with a meet, which was held in what until recently had been a hotel pool. Everyone was exhausted from the week of hard training, and it was so cold outside that you could see your breath. The team could easily have decided that the meet was too insignificant and that they were too cold and tired to swim their hardest. “But our team took a different approach,” senior captain Anna Dobben…
Track and Field Teams Excel at Auburn, Sewanee
The Emory track and field team participated in two track and field events this weekend. The Eagles sent athletes to the Auburn War Eagle Invitational in Auburn, Ala. and the Mountain Laurel Invitational in Sewanee, Tenn. This weekend’s meets were the final two meets of the regular season for the Eagles. Emory will compete in the University Athletic Association (UAA) championships next weekend. “This was our final tune up for the UAA Championships which are coming up pretty soon,” Head Coach John Curtin said. “The majority of the team rested this week so we can be fresh for next week,…
On Fire 4/23/13
1. Soccer It’s a known fact that Americans are better than Europeans. Europeans wear scarves and way-too-tight cardigans. They also have these weird, funny accents, and some of them don’t even speak English. Europeans are the f–king worst. The strangest thing about Europeans? They like soccer. Did you know that soccer matches are allowed to end in a tie? Yeah, we know, it’s f–king weird. Lately, soccer has started to push its way into acceptability in the U.S. Some might even say that soccer has “inserted” itself into the “back door” of American sports culture. Playing the FIFA videogame has…
Cold Weather Slows Golf Squad
The No. 10-ranked Emory golf team took 14th place of 19 teams in an exclusively Division I field this past weekend at the Navy Spring Invitational. “This past week was a very exciting opportunity for our team,” junior Alec Berens said. “Unfortunately, windy cold conditions combined with a competitive field prevented us from having as high of a finish as we would have liked. But I think this was a good tune up to see what we need to work on in the next three weeks to be ready to compete in Nationals.” The two-day, 36-hole event was held at…
Merolla Shines in Penultimate Series Split
With the end of the regular season fast approaching, the baseball team split a home weekend series with the Methodist University (N.C.) Monarchs, winning the first game 3-1 on Saturday before falling on Sunday, 10-6. The Eagles now stand at 20-15 on the season. Emory sent out freshman right-handed pitcher Paul Merolla for the Saturday game. Merolla pitched a gem, allowing just three hits and one run over eight innings. He walked three and struck out three. The Eagles, however, failed to get anything going at the plate early on. Despite threatening with a couple of hits in the bottom…
Softball Team Suffers Rare Loss in Doubleheader
The No.3-ranked softball team closed out their regular season Saturday with a doubleheader against the LaGrange College (Ga.) Panthers. After a tough 4-2 loss in the first game, the Eagles recovered to deliver a dominating pitching effort and an offensive explosion in the second game, winning 10-2 and ending their season with a 39-3 record. “LaGrange is the kind of team we will face in regionals, and this shows that we have to step up and work that much harder in practice,” junior second baseman Claire Bailey said. “It was not great to end the season splitting the doubleheader, but…
