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...ended in the Hempstead Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Despite not having her best stuff, the junior pitched every inning for Harvard, allowing just four runs over 15 innings against conference champions Hofstra and Albany. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to win, as the Crimson lost a pair of one-run games. Yet the playoff performance couldn’t tarnish an incredibly successful season for the Crimson’s star pitcher. Besides the intense summer rehab, several other factors contributed to her success on the mound, starting with the team defense. “I think...
...rookie slugger is part of a freshman class that made a lot of noise around the Ivy League this year. Freshman pitcher Dana Roberts threw 78 innings with a 2.60 ERA and earned Ivy Pitcher of the Week honors in mid-April for hurling a pair of shutouts against Yale and Holy Cross. And Stephanie Krysiak was named Rookie of the Week on March 27 for her performance at the Nisan Mercer Classic, an invitational tournament that the Crimson won over spring break. But Murphy stood above the rest. “[Murphy’s] impact has affected...
...season for the team, but it was only the beginning for Grigg. Having lost in the championship match the past two seasons, she entered this year’s ISA Individual Championship as the tournament’s top seed and early favorite. After a pair of three-game wins in the opening two rounds, Grigg was extended to four games in the quarters and the semifinals before eventually defeating Penn freshman phenom Kristen Lange in the championship match to claim the national title. “It was amazing.” Grigg said...
This year, the cows had no good news for Cambodia's farmers. Each year before the planting season begins, all eyes in the capital of Phnom Penh turn to a pair of hungry royal oxen for guidance. Placed before the sacred beasts are seven golden trays bearing, respectively, rice, maize, sesame, beans, rice wine, water and grass. What the cows eat-and don't eat-during the ancient Royal Plowing Ceremony predicts the upcoming year's harvest. Munching on rice is good, a signal of a bountiful crop to come. Forgoing water for rice wine could presage a drought, along...
...Plato's Closet, which caters to teens, a computerized system in each outlet spits out prices for popular brands like Abercrombie & Fitch, Baby Phat and Seven. There's even a guide to help workers determine the age of, say, a pair of shorts from the Gap on the basis of the styling of the label. (Plato's won't take anything more than a year old.) Owned by the Minneapolis-based Winmark Corp., Plato's has opened some 200 franchises since 1999. The company rang up more than $100 million in sales in 2006 and plans to open 35 additional...