Sports Features
Women's Ice Hockey Feeds Players to the Pros
After decorated Crimson careers, a handful of women's hockey players have caught on with the NWHL and CWHL, two professional leagues.
Pic Me
Former Harvard captain Michelle Picard '15-'16 will anchor the Metropolitan Riveters' blueline in her sophomore NWHL season.
New Year, Same Story: Men's Hockey Faces Roster Turnover
“It’s a new year. We lost a lot of great players, a lot of great leadership.” For the Harvard men’s hockey team, these words from coach Ted Donato ’91 are all too familiar. Each season, and especially the last two, the talent walking the stage in late May seems irreplaceable. And yet, the Crimson is starting to develop a knack for turning over its roster and staying competitive year in and year out.
D'O goes Pro
Miye D'Oench, after leading the team in scoring her senior year, joined the NWHL's Metropolitan Riveters last year.
Malone Makes NHL Debut; Moy, Esposito Sign Pro Contracts
Less than 48 hours after Harvard bowed out of the Frozen Four, Malone received the opportunity of a lifetime—a chance to suit up for his hometown team, the Buffalo Sabres.
Golfers Battle Inclement Weather Throughout Spring Season
With Boston snows hindering the outdoor practices of the golf teams, the group makes use of the school’s indoor facilities to prepare for the upcoming Ivy League Championships.
A Glimpse at Harvard Baseball Alumni On the Road to the Show
For 10 former Crimson baseball players, life after Harvard has led to the same place—professional baseball. As the alumni take to diamonds around the globe, they are not only bolstering the Crimson name but also following dreams that, for some, date back to early childhood.
Team Managers Form an Indispensable Part of Harvard Athletics
For the Crimson’s baseball, basketball, cross country, squash, women’s tennis, track and field, and water polo teams, student managers are an integral cog in the machine.
Jacks of all Trades
Basketball head coach Tommy Amaker and other coaches across Harvard athletics rely heavily upon the contributions of team managers, who work tirelessly to streamline team operations.
Men's Basketball's Best Recruiting Class in Program History Looks to Make Immediate Impact
Somehow though, come Thursday evening when the team tips off against MIT, seven Harvard freshmen—who comprise the 10th-best recruiting class in the nation—will all be wearing Crimson.
Boehm Goes the Dynamite
Replacing graduated seniors is never an easy task. Filling the shoes of AnnMarie Healy ’16, a first team All-Ivy selection and the leading scorer for last year’s Harvard women’s basketball team, is even tougher.
With Vesey and Criscuolo Gone, Kerfoot Takes the Reins
When you play with wingers as talented as Jimmy Vesey and Kyle Criscuolo, your job is to distribute. Thirty of Alex Kerfoot’s 34 points last year came via assists, explaining exactly why Vesey dominated more headlines than the junior from West Vancouver. Things are different now.
Football Focuses on Fitness
If the inaugural 1873 team managed to transport itself to the 21st century and walked through the Yard, it would be a surprise if anyone managed to identify the members as football players from among the throngs of students and tourists.
His Father's Son
Here in southwest Ohio, football isn’t life-or-death. But it can be your life. Sean Ahern, the 143rd captain of Harvard football, understands this fact. Put more simply: “Football is a big deal where I come from.”
