https://WittenbergTigers.com en-us https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/032007 Capping a phenomenal collegiate career that included one North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season championship, two NCAC Tournament titles and three NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, Dane Borchers, class of 2007 from Russia, Ohio, earned third-team All-America honors from d3hoops.com. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/032007 https://WittenbergTigers.com/news/2006-07/20120817uw15im A solid 2006-07 winter sports season wrapped up for the Wittenberg University Tigers over the last two weeks as the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) awarded 19 Wittenberg student-athletes with postseason honors. Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/news/2006-07/20120817uw15im https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/allncac07bkb.pdf Wooster senior forward Tom Port (Avon Lake, OH/Avon Lake) has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2007 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball squad, announced today after voting by the conference's head coaches. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/allncac07bkb.pdf https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107mxaijj On opening night of the 2006-07 season, the Wittenberg Tigers overcame 19 turnovers to defeat Swarthmore College. In the four months since that game, Wittenberg had not committed more than 17 miscues - until Friday's 57-52 North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal loss to Ohio Wesleyan University at the College of Wooster. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107mxaijj https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/022007 Nothing came easy for the Wittenberg Tigers in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals - but then again, come tournament time, it really isn't supposed to be easy. The 10th-ranked Tigers overcame a sluggish start to capture a 72-49 victory over visiting Hiram and advance to the NCAC Tournament semifinals. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/022007 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107sti03q The Wittenberg Tigers saw their eight-game win streak and a shot at a share of the 2007 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season championship go out the frosty, snow-covered windows of Allegheny College's Wise Center Saturday. The Gators upset the sixth-ranked Tigers 62-57 on the final day of the 2006-07 regular season. Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107sti03q https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107y0r2ja Senior Night at Wittenberg went according to script as the sixth-ranked Tigers captured a dominating 82-59 victory over North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Wabash in a game postponed one day by a snowstorm. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107y0r2ja https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/021407 A men's and women's basketball doubleheader scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 14, at Wittenberg University's Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Center has been postponed due to the lingering effects of a major winter storm that struck Ohio late Monday night. Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/021407 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107q4q3k5 From start to finish, it was a fine afternoon for the Wittenberg Tigers. Undermanned Hiram, with just eight players in uniform, provided the opposition, and the seventh-ranked Tigers made short work of the visiting Terriers with a 78-41 triumph. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107q4q3k5 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/201208173a1ioz Wittenberg University basketball standouts Kathy Hittle, class of 2007 from Noblesville, Ind., and Patrick Denbow, class of 2007 from Louisville, Ky., have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/201208173a1ioz https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107r81re4 Four days removed from their biggest win of the 2006-07 season, the Wittenberg Tigers were pushed to the limit by visiting Ohio Wesleyan before escaping with a 71-64 victory. Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107r81re4 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107e91hyf After committing two costly turnovers and losing a key offensive rebound in the final minute of what turned out to be a 68-65 home loss to arch-rival Wooster on Dec. 9, the Wittenberg Tigers showed real grit in a clutch 74-71 win on the Scots' home floor. Sat, 03 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107e91hyf https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107x4ktas The Wittenberg Tigers tuned up for one of the biggest games of the 2006-07 season with a wire-to-wire victory over visiting Earlham, 87-40. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107x4ktas https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/070129_woostertickets Ticket information for the men's basketball game at the College of Wooster on Feb. 3 has been released by the Fighting Scots athletic department. Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/070129_woostertickets https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/201211074pum8k The Wittenberg Tigers continued to show important signs of progress, displaying a balanced offensive attack in an 87-65 victory over visiting Denison. Sat, 27 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/201211074pum8k https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107jok4u8 The Wittenberg Tigers ground out another North Coast Athletic Conference victory Wednesday, slowly pulling away from a young Wabash Little Giant squad for a 64-51 victory. Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121107jok4u8 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/201211074br9ry Measured against the impossible standards set by Wittenberg men's basketball teams of recent vintage, the 2006-07 squad has had its share of struggles. But after improving to 14-3 overall and 6-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference with a convincing 83-51 home court victory over Allegheny Saturday, it is clear that the latest edition could still be a force to be reckoned with. Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/201211074br9ry https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/011707b The power of the Internet is once again being harnessed through a partnership between Wittenberg University's Department of Athletics and Recreation and the Office of University Communications. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/011707b https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121105swvavu After back-to-back North Coast Athletic Conference road wins by relatively comfortable margins, Wittenberg Tiger fans thought they had seen the last of the team's early-season road woes. Unfortunately that wasn't the case as the Tigers dropped a 70-48 decision at Ohio Wesleyan. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121105swvavu https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/201211050w7nwk The Wittenberg Tigers turned to their starting "bigs" and the low-post tandem of seniors Dane Borchers (Russia, Ohio/Russia) and Jack Hemenway (Centerville, Ohio/Centerville) came through with a combined 42 points, 19 rebounds and six blocked shots in a 72-50 victory at Hiram. Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/201211050w7nwk https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121105s7qffm The Wittenberg Tigers have had their struggles on the road this season, so Wednesday night's 71-60 victory at Earlham College was more than just another step on the road toward the team's ultimate goals. It was an efficient, confidence-building win that was just what the doctor ordered. Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121105s7qffm https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121105u0am7j The Wittenberg Tigers enjoyed a welcome breather Saturday as they cruised to a 71-41 victory over North Coast Athletic Conference rival Oberlin. Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121105u0am7j https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121105kbn8q8 For the third time already in the 2006-07 season, the Wittenberg Tigers pulled off an unlikely come-from-behind road victory. The victim of Wittenberg's late-game heroics in this instance was Kenyon College, which dropped a 72-67 overtime decision. Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121105kbn8q8 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121105ww94x6 The Wittenberg Tigers have played most of the 2006-07 on a knife's edge to this point, but they kicked it into gear with a 78-47 rout of visiting Indiana University-Southeast in the championship game of the 2006 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic. Sat, 30 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121105ww94x6 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/201211051wqqvk What started out as a rout turned into a nailbiter as the visiting York College Cardinals got defensive in the second half and made the host Wittenberg Tigers work for a 69-62 victory in the second semifinal of the 2006 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/201211051wqqvk https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121105f669ak The Wittenberg Tigers needed a win in the worst way Thursday, and thanks to a balanced effort they came up with the goods in a hostile environment at Otterbein College, 79-72. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/20121105f669ak https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/201211055khkgv A week away from game action, the absence of their senior point guard, and the obstacle presented by one of the top-ranked teams in the nation on their home court combined to derail the Wittenberg Tigers in Tuesday night nonconference action. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/201211055khkgv https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/121506 The Wittenberg University men's and women's basketball teams welcome an outstanding field of eight teams for the 2006 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic. The competition is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 29, and Saturday, Dec. 30, at Wittenberg's HPER Center Arena with games on both days scheduled for 12:30, 2:45, 5:30 and 7:45 p.m. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/121506 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/2012110581wvzy Wittenberg senior post Jack Hemenway (Centerville, Ohio/Centerville) enjoyed a career night. But when his three-pointer at the final buzzer hit almost every part of the rim before falling off, he and his teammates had nothing but a moral victory to show for their efforts in the latest installment of one of the best rivalries in all of NCAA Division III men's basketball. Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/2012110581wvzy https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/06-07gamenoteswooster.pdf The Wittenberg-Wooster men's basketball rivalry has become a must-see event in recent years - with good reason. The two teams have won or shared every North Coast Athletic Conference regular season title since 1989 between them. Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2006-07/releases/06-07gamenoteswooster.pdf