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Chris Heckel: Wrestling
By Staff Reports | February 24, 1997While many of Duke's athletic performers were losing, junior Chris Heckel rose to the top in two weekend matches for the wrestling team.
While many of Duke's athletic performers were losing, junior Chris Heckel rose to the top in two weekend matches for the wrestling team.
LOS ANGELES - Even the warm California sun provided no relief for the men's basketball team as the Blue Devils went ice cold in tinsel town Sunday.
The wrestling team made an impressive showing in a pair of meets at Cameron Indoor Stadium this weekend and came away with a split decision.
CLEMSON, S.C. - With a minute and 38 seconds left in Sunday's contest against the Clemson Tigers, women's basketball forward Tye Hall stepped to the free throw line.
Going into this season, the Blue Devils knew that offense would be the strength of their team, and Sunday's doubleheader performance against Georgetown proved them right.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Don't look now, but Duke seems to have that look in its collective eye.
Sometimes upsets just weren't meant to be.
CHAPEL HILL - When the biggest suspense of the afternoon is preserving a shutout, then it's safe to say you've had a good day.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - When Duke invaded the Seminoles home court on Saturday night, Florida State head coach Pat Kennedy figured that he possessed a considerable advantage over the No. 6 Blue Devils.
The feisty junior point guard spearheaded both Duke's offense and defense Saturday in the Blue Devils 89-79 win at Florida State.
Tye Hall may have been feeling nauseous Sunday, but she made the Maryland Terrapins feel much worse.
The men's tennis team concluded its indoor season this weekend at the National Individual Indoor Championships in Dallas, Tx.
With 9:20 left in the game, and Duke down by seven points, things were looking bleak for the women's basketball team. Maryland had dominated the game defensively, and a comeback seemed unlikely.
It was a busy weekend for the Duke track teams, which saw athletes competing in two different states and qualifying for postseason competition.
Vanessa Webb may be the top-ranked collegiate player in the nation, but she'll have a run for her money to reclaim the No.
In the aftermath of the greatest three-point shooting barrage in school history, the focus of the men's basketball team was still defense, defense, defense.
Freshman Miller, the ninth-ranked player in the nation, ran through the field of the Rolex Indoors in Dallas, capturing the title with a 7-5, 6-2, win over Katie Schlukebir of Stanford in the finals.
Baseball coach Steve Traylor's prayers for a solid pitching staff may finally be answered.
As much as the sometimes derogatory taunts of the Cameron Crazies ailed a worn, weathered and unranked N.C. State club Saturday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium, the No.