The St. Olaf womens track & field team performed impressively in front of a supportive home crowd at the MIAC Championships May 7-8, placing fourth with a score of 95 points, their best finish in five years.
One of the hallmarks of a great team is its ability to get up after a tough loss, dust itself off, and come right back with a win in their next contest. The jury is still out about the true caliber of the St. Olaf baseball team, but there is little doubt that the potential for such greatness exists.
I was recently umpiring a baseball game in the fifth and sixth grade league at Sechlar Park for the Northfield Youth Baseball Association. With runners on first and second base, the batter hit a ground ball sharply to the shortstop