Leo P. Petropoulos
Leo P. Petropoulos '29 is a beat writer for men's golf and women's lightweight rowing. He lives in Quincy House and concentrates in Biology and Economics. He can be reached at [email protected]
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No. 17 Cornell Storms Back to Beat Men’s Soccer 2-1 in Ivy Tournament Semifinals
On a journey to Ithaca, N.Y., full of emerging talent and a fortunate series of tiebreakers, the Harvard men’s soccer team braved the showers on a chilly November afternoon to challenge No. 17 Cornell, the top seed in the Ivy League Tournament, and struck first in a bid for a historic upset. However, the storms thundered too loudly, as the nationally ranked Big Red rallied for two goals in the final ten minutes to defeat the Crimson 2-1.
Harvard Follows Presidential Library Visit with 63-47 Clobbering of Division III UChicago
After an eventful weekend in which the Harvard men’s basketball team toured the recently opened Obama Presidential Center on the South Side of Chicago, the Crimson ended its visit to the Windy City with a 63-47 rout of the Division III University of Chicago on Sunday afternoon.
Men’s Soccer Advances to Ivy League Tournament After Rainy 3-3 Draw With Dartmouth
Weekend showers didn’t keep the hundreds of spectators in green, crimson, and raincoats away from Jordan Field, where the Harvard men’s soccer team drew Dartmouth 3-3 in the final minute of a soaked and scrappy match.
Halloween Night Frightens Men’s Soccer in 2-0 Loss to Princeton
In an especially scary Halloween weekend for Harvard football – both the European and American varieties – the men’s soccer team fell frighteningly scoreless to the Princeton Tigers, falling 2-0 in its penultimate regular season match.
Men’s Basketball Emerges Victorious 73-45 in Season Opener Over MIT
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — In the battle for Massachusetts Avenue, the Harvard men’s basketball team gave a not-so-warm welcome to the MIT Engineers, beating the Division III program 73-45 at Lavietes Pavilion in the Crimson’s season opener.
Four Goals, Four Yellow Cards, and a 4-1 Harvard Men’s Soccer Victory Over Stonehill
On a chilly night in Allston, the ice-cold Harvard Crimson defended its home turf at Jordan Field, securing a 4-1 win in its final non-conference matchup of the season over the Stonehill Skyhawks.
Harvard-Radcliffe Lightweights Defend V8+ Title at The 61st Head of the Charles Regatta
The Massachusetts winter winds came early this year, but they were no damper on the hundreds of thousands of spectators descending upon the Charles River to watch the reigning national medalists, the Harvard-Radcliffe lightweight rowing team, compete in the 61st annual Head of the Charles Regatta. The team defended its Head of the Charles title in the V8+, defeating Georgetown by 0.021 seconds to win gold yet again.
Four of the Forty-Two: Previewing Harvard’s Four Teams on the Charles
With hundreds of thousands of spectators descending on Boston for the 61st annual Head of the Charles regatta, one can only imagine what the hallowed walls of both Newell and Weld Boathouses would say about the work Harvard and Radcliffe’s rowing teams put in to prepare for the event.
William Ma Excels at the Hamptons Intercollegiate
In the 1979 film Monty Python’s Life of Brian, Eric Idle encourages us to “always look on the bright side of life.” Longtime followers of Harvard golf (+38, 10th) may wish that this tale tells the story of the Crimson’s all-time best average leader and former captain Brian Ma ’24, but rather, it tells a satirical story of a frequently misidentified and far worse golfer named Brian. Speaking of B. Ma, and looking on the bright side of the 2026 Hamptons Intercollegiate at the Maidstone Club in East Hampton, N.Y., his successor in both name and talent, junior captain William Ma (-5, 2nd), excelled in a top-tier individual competition among 12 teams.
Nor’easter? Nor’Problem. Alex Zhang Leads Men’s Golf to Victory at Macdonald Cup
In New Haven, Conn., at the redesigned Yale University Golf Course, freshman Alex Zhang (-2, 1st) of the reigning Ivy League Champion, Harvard Crimson (+9, 1st), certainly didn’t make age an issue in his campaign to win the Macdonald Cup. Despite a historic fall Nor’easter shortening the tournament to one round, a win is still a win for the rookie. Along with A. Zhang’s individual victory, the Crimson also stood victorious as a team, spurred by strong performances from junior captain William Ma (+2, T6), sophomore Morgan Riley (+4, T12), and sophomore Reese Jensen (+5, T21).