The men’s basketball team won two games on Saturday and Tuesday to continue their winning streak of 13 games, tying the program record. After coming through in a close game in Allentown, Pa. against Muhlenberg, the Blue Jays hosted McDaniel and once again picked up another win. The pair of victories brings the team’s season record to 16-2 and 10-1 in the Centennial Conference.
The Hopkins wrestling team won one of two matches during the Centennial Conference dual match that occurred on Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Goldfarb Gymnasium. The Blue Jays defeated Washington and Lee University, 30-16, before falling to the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), 21-16.
Resilience. Determination. Grit. Courage. Overwhelming joy.
The chilly breeze made us shiver while we made our way to the stadium. We passed by waves of people in orange and white with black and gold people hovering in between. We had landed in Nashville, Tenn. the day before, and my family waited with excitement for our first Southeastern Conference (SEC) football game together.
For the second round of the NCAA D-III football playoffs Saturday afternoon, the Hopkins football team took its perfect season to New York to face the also undefeated Statesmen of Hobart College. A 14-yard touchdown pass with under two minutes remaining was the deciding factor as Hobart quarterback Patrick Conlan led his team to a victory and a shot at Wesley in the third round next week.
On Nov. 22, the Hopkins women’s cross country team traveled to the city of Mason, Ohio to compete in the D-III National Championships. The Lady Jays entered the race coming off of a blowout victory in the Mideast Regional Championships — pacing the field by 71 points. That win represented their seventh straight regional title, and the team seemed primed to capture its third straight national championship. Last year, Hopkins defeated Williams for championship victory with a winning score of 85 points.
The Hopkins women’s cross country team recently captured its third straight NCAA National Championship on Nov. 22. The runners who participated in the race included a talented array of Lady Jays, featuring seniors Ashley Murphy and Francis Loeb; juniors Sophia Meehan, Caroline Powers and Hannah Oneda; sophomore Tess Meehan; and freshman Bridget Gottlieb. Sophia Meehan, the top runner for the Lady Jays, came in sixth place overall at the national championship and paced the Lady Jays to yet another first place finish.
The Hopkins women’s basketball team could not overcome a slow start Tuesday against the Gettysburg Bullets, and they fell 63-54 on the road for just their second loss of the season.
After a tough loss to Franklin & Marshall last week, the men's basketball team traveled to Gettysburg on Tuesday to dominate the host team with a 68-52 win that brought them to 4-2 for the season.
The Hopkins women’s basketball team kicked off their season last Saturday at home as they hosted the Mike Durgala basketball tournament.
The Hopkins men’s wrestling team took part in three early season matches at Washington & Lee on Sunday. The Jays defeated Huntingdon 36-12 but lost to Lycoming 40-3 and to Ohio Northern 44-3.
The Hopkins men’s wrestling team took part in three early season matches at Washington & Lee on Sunday. The Jays defeated Huntingdon 36-12 but lost to Lycoming 40-3 and to Ohio Northern 44-3.
The Jays football team finished off their perfect 10-0 regular season on Saturday with a 48-17 victory against the McDaniel Green Terror. Hopkins was 9-0 in conference play, giving them a fourth straight outright Centennial Conference title.
Both the men’s and women’s swim teams won their meets against Franklin & Marshall on Saturday. The Jays and the Lady Jays are both off to strong seasons with a 3-0 start.
Both the men’s and women’s swim teams won their meets against Franklin & Marshall on Saturday. The Jays and the Lady Jays are both off to strong seasons with a 3-0 start.
For the seventh year in a row, the Hopkins women’s soccer team has earned a berth in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. The team is also only four wins away from a D-III National Championship by way of successive home victories this past weekend. On Friday night, the team dismantled visiting Farmingdale State University 4-0 and then followed the blowout with a slower-paced victory over the State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo 3-1.
For the seventh year in a row, the Hopkins women’s soccer team has earned a berth in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. The team is also only four wins away from a D-III National Championship by way of successive home victories this past weekend. On Friday night, the team dismantled visiting Farmingdale State University 4-0 and then followed the blowout with a slower-paced victory over the State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo 3-1.
As the men’s basketball season gets underway, senior Jimmy Hammer will be leading the way. The Blue Jays kicked off their season with the York College Coaches vs. Cancer Classic this past weekend, facing off with Lebanon Valley College and Keuka College. Hammer, a 6’2” guard from Collegeville, Pa., led the offense, scoring 17 points in the team’s 75-70 victory over Lebanon, before turning it on to pour in 22 the next day against Keuka, drilling six three-pointers and four free throws along with dishing out four assists to pave the way for the Blue Jays. Hopkins would win 71-55 to take the Classic title.
The Hopkins men’s and women’s cross country teams qualified to race in the NCAA D-III Cross Country Championships this past Sunday afternoon. The Lady Jays secured a coveted spot in the championship by winning the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships, while the men’s team placed third in the same tournament. The men’s win left them eligible to win an at-large bid — a bid granted to 16 of the top 32 teams in the championship.
