While some students were off on Winter Break, the women's basketball team was working hard and winning games; including a three game stretch where they won by a combined total of seven points. After their first conference loss to Lake Forest this past weekend, the Hawks have earned a record of 11-4 (7-1) and find themselves only behind Lake Forest for the conference lead.
After a hot start to the conference season, the Ripon Men's Basketball team has hit the inevitable bump in the road. Prior to road games played at Lake Forest and Illinois College during the weekend of Jan. 22-24, the Red Hawks had played their way to a convincing spot at number two in the Midwest Conference standings, trailing only St. Norbert.
Winter break is a sort of tunnel for competitive swimmers. Whether the swimmers are age group athletes, club swimmers, high school swimmers, or collegiate competitors, winter break is always a rough stretch. School work gets put aside, but an athlete's overall workload seems to stay the same.