Lafayette sophomore Matt Reichenbach   5/14/08 - M Soccer
An Unwavering Focus
Learning how to balance academics and athletics at the collegiate level can take time for most student-athletes. Unlike high school athletics, college sports are not confined to just one season, as most teams play off-season schedules and hold practices throughout the academic year. It then becomes noteworthy when a younger player has mastered that balancing act of finding time to excel both in the classroom and on the playing field. Men's soccer player Matt Reichenbach is one of those rare few who has never had to sacrifice one for the other. MORE [+]
 
Navys Mitch Harris   5/12/08 - Baseball
Eye on the Future
Mitch Harris' right arm produces a blazing fastball, one that may some day get him to the Major Leagues.Harris will learn in another month where could be headed, at least from a baseball standpoint. Whether he gets such an opportunity immediately remains to be seen. The Navy reviews each player's situation -- regardless of sport -- on a case-by-case basis so there's a chance that Harris may not be able to jump right into professional baseball. MORE [+]
 
Armys Cole White   5/12/08 - Baseball
White Caps Outstanding Career
Cole White did something, anything, to help this Army team win. And early next month, he should be rewarded for earning seven all-conference selections as a pitcher and outfielder, the most decorated baseball player in Patriot League history. If there's any justice, Cole Michael White's name will be called in the Major League Baseball draft. MORE [+]
 
Matt and Ron Perry   5/12/08 - Baseball
Family Affair in Worcester
Matt Perry is the oldest child of the great Ronnie Perry and one of the equally distinguished Ron Perry Sr.'s nine grandchildren. Matt's HC roots run deep, and his family's athletic legacy at the school is incomparable -- Ron and Ronnie, both of whom excelled in basketball and baseball, are the only father-son combo in the Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame. But as a sophomore star for the Crusaders baseball team, Matt is quietly making a name for himself. MORE [+]
 
Colgates Chris Eck   5/9/08 - M Lacrosse
Fifth time a charm for Eck
As he finished his fourth year studying economics and playing lacrosse at Colgate University 12 months ago, Chris Eck had a decision to make. The Fairfield High grad had enjoyed a rather successful, albeit injury-riddled career with the Raiders and had to decide whether to return for a fifth year of play in Hamilton, N.Y. A torn ACL forced him to redshirt as a freshman, and broken bones in both feet had shortened two of his other seasons. In the end, Eck decided he wanted to spend one more season in the college game. MORE [+]
 
Bucknells Jason Buursma   5/8/08 - Baseball
Bucknell's Buursma a Double Threat
Jason Buursma pitches, hits, plays all over the field and even runs the game music for Bucknell's baseball team. Name the task and he's handled it as the Bison's do-it-all star. The Patriot League Player of the Year is one of the country's top two-way players, serving as the Bison's ace pitcher and top hitter. MORE [+]
 
Bucknells Beverly Rogers   5/5/08 - Track
Bucknell Javelin Thrower's Time Is Now
A planned slow start to her senior season could help make for a long and successful finish to Beverly Rogers' collegiate career at Bucknell University. The graduate of Ringgold High School and native of Finleyville, Rogers is a standout javelin thrower who set Bucknell's school record last year with a mark of 154 feet, 3 inches. That record toss came at the Patriot League Championships as Rogers was the league's runner-up for a third straight season. The previous school record was 152 feet, nine inches set by Heather Korhammer set back in 1986. MORE [+]