One of the most successful fall sports seasons in Wittenberg history was capped by a tremendous haul of postseason awards from the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC).
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Oberlin junior R.V. Carroll and Wabash senior Adrian Pynenberg have been honored for outstanding seasons by being named North Coast Athletic Conference Players of the Year. Wittenberg freshman inside linebacker Brad McKinley is the North Coast's Newcomer of the Year. He led the Tigers in tackles and finished second in the North Coast behind Pynenberg with a total of 120 stops, 53 of them solo.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg football standout Andy Vanover, class of 2008 from Tipp City, Ohio, has been recognized for his special combination of athletic and academic accomplishments with CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-District IV honors.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The 2007 regular season comes to a close Saturday with a Senior Recognition Day game against North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) for Hiram. The Tigers come into the game with records of 7-2 overall and 5-1 in the NCAC, while the Terriers check in at 0-9 overall and 0-6 in the conference.
Wittenberg kept its slim hopes for an NCAA Division III Tournament berth alive, and guaranteed itself at least a share of second place in the North Coast Athletic Conference, with a 17-6 win at Allegheny on Saturday.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A match-up of the top two defensive units in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) is in store on Saturday as the Wittenberg Tigers meet the Allegheny Gators. Second place in the NCAC is on the line as the Tigers hold that spot with two games to play, while Allegheny is tied for third place.
The Wittenberg Tigers took sole possession of second place in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) with a 38-14 home win over the Oberlin Yeomen.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers are of! cially in the home stretch of the 2007 season with three key North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) games remaining. That stretch starts for the Tigers, who are 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the NCAC, with a home game against Oberlin, which has a 3-4 overall record and a matching 3-1 mark in the conference.
The Wittenberg Tigers bounced back from the disappointment of last week's 24-17 loss at North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC)-leading Wabash to claim a hard-fought 21-16 win over visiting Ohio Wesleyan.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — With absolutely no margin for error, the Wittenberg Tigers start the stretch run of the 2007 season with a homecoming game against longtime rival Ohio Wesleyan. With four games remaining and Wittenberg standing 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC), the Tigers must win out and hope for help from some unexpected sources to get back into the running for the conference title and a second straight trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
The Wittenberg Tigers hit the road for the fourth time in the first six weeks of the 2007 season, but unlike the previous three out-of-state jaunts the defending North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) champions have returned with a loss after absorbing a 24-17 defeat at Wabash.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers have won four games in a row, but the most important test of the 2007 season lies in front of them as they make their fourth road trip in the last five weeks. Lying in wait is North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) preseason favorite Wabash, ranked No. 14 in the nation and owner of a perfect 5-0 record
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers appear to be a young team on a roll through the first four games of the 2007 season. Riding high after three straight wins, including an eye-opening 58-7 home win over Wooster in their North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) opener, the Tigers hit the road for the first of two straight games in Indiana.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For a second straight week, the Wittenberg Tigers will square off with an opponent nicknamed the Scots. After defeating the Alma Scots on the road last week, the Tigers will open North Coast Athletic Conference action against the arch-rival Wooster Scots back in the friendly confines of Edwards-Maurer Field.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For a second straight week, the Wittenberg Tigers will make a long road trip to Michigan. After pulling out a 17-16 victory at Olivet last week, the Tigers will try to make it two in a row when they square off with Alma in their non-conference finale.
A young Wittenberg Tiger football team made the first of five 2007 road trips outside the state of Ohio a successful one Saturday, rallying for an improbable 17-16 win at Olivet.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Two weeks after opening the 2007 season with a 13-0 loss to Capital, the Wittenberg Tigers look to regain their championship form on the road as they take on Olivet College. The first meeting between the two teams since 1984 will feature a pair of squads sporting 0-1 records through the first two weeks of the season.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A year removed from proving the preseason pollsters wrong with the program's eighth North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) title in 17 years, the Wittenberg Tigers kick off the 2007 season with a renewed sense of purpose. For the third time in just 12 months, the opponent will be Capital University as the 12th-ranked Crusaders come calling to Edwards-Maurer Field.
In 2006, the Wittenberg Tigers rose to the head of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) pack for the ninth time in 17 seasons as a league member. While he has the proven ability to accomplish the task of repeating as a conference champion, Head Coach Joe Fincham knows that it is far from easy.
The Wittenberg University football program was picked to finish second in both the preseason coaches' and media polls at the 24th annual North Coast Athletic Conference Football Media Day, held today at Granville Golf Course in Granville, Ohio.
Members of the Wittenberg University and greater Springfield communities will get together on Aug. 3 for the fifth annual Rosy's Golf Outing to honor the legacy of former Tiger student-athlete, coach and athletics department administrator Bob Rosencrans, class of 1958.
As it turns out, former Wittenberg University football standouts Tim Funke, class of 2007 from Indianapolis, Ind., and Tristan Murray, class of 2006 from New Carlisle, Ohio, are not done with their football careers.
For the ninth consecutive year, the Wittenberg University football program will host a golf outing to raise funds for the program. This year's event is scheduled for a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at Reid Memorial Golf Course in Springfield. Lunch and registration begin at noon.