Western New England College Athleticshttp://wnecgoldenbears.comLatest news items for Western New England College Athleticssportsinfo@wnec.eduen-us60Commitment to sports and police work suits former Golden Bear Monica Viegas well http://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/23/FH_0723105203.aspxhttp://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/23/FH_0723105203.aspxField Hockey, Women's Lacrosse

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. – Monica Viegas learned early in her Western New England College career the importance of teamwork. The former Golden Bears' student-athlete is now enjoying a successful career as a member of the College's Public Safety staff. ]]>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:41:11 GMTFour seniors named captains of the 2010 Western New England College women's soccer team http://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/23/WSOC_0723100427.aspxhttp://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/23/WSOC_0723100427.aspxWomen's Soccer

Western New England College women’s soccer team Ron Dias announced Friday (July 23) that seniors Nicole Poli (Medfield, MA), Heather Mortell (Webster, MA), Elyse Gauvin (Swansea, MA), and Shannon Pescatello (Wethersfield, CT) will serve as team captains for the 2010 season. ]]>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:00:38 GMTGolden Bears' coach Erin Sullivan announces team captains for the 2010 season http://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/21/MSOC_0721101904.aspxhttp://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/21/MSOC_0721101904.aspxMen's Soccer

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Seniors Alex Dos Santos (Ludlow, MA) and Justin Martins (Ludlow, MA), and junior Corey Howard (Hopedale, MA) will serve as captains of the 2010 Western New England College men’s soccer team, coach Erin Sullivan announced Wednesday (July 21). All three players are midfielders. ]]>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:15:35 GMTFormer Golden Bears' standout Jordan Capitanio named CEFL Offensive Most Valuable Player http://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/20/FB_0720102634.aspxhttp://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/20/FB_0720102634.aspxFootball

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Former Western New England College standout Jordan Capitanio was named the 2010 Offensive MVP of the Central European Football League (CEFL). Playing for the Ljubljana (Slovenia) Silverhawks, Capitanio rushed for a league high 849 yards and seven touchdowns this past season. ]]>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:05:04 GMTWestern New England College selects team captains for 2010 campaign http://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/16/FB_0716102952.aspxhttp://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/16/FB_0716102952.aspxFootball

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Seniors Justin Bailey (Northborough, MA), Dylan Chandler (Durham, ME), and Dan Crane (Waterbury, CT) will serve as tri-captains of the 2010 Western New England College football team. “Dan, Dylan, and Justin are seasoned veterans and the unquestioned leaders of this team," said Golden Bears' coach Keith Emery. ]]>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:21:44 GMTKevin S. Delbridge to be honored at Western New England College Golf Classic in September http://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/15/GEN_0715101102.aspxhttp://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/15/GEN_0715101102.aspxGeneral

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Board of Trustees chairman Kevin S. Delbridge ’77 will be the guest of honor at the 12th Annual Western New England College Golf Classic on Monday, September 27 at Crestview Country Club. ]]>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:04:23 GMTWestern New England College named Academic Team by the College Swimming Association http://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/13/WSWIM_0713100924.aspxhttp://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/13/WSWIM_0713100924.aspxWomen's Swimming

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) named the Western New England College women's swimming squad to its list of Academic Teams for the 2009-10 school year. The Golden Bears compiled a 3.48 grade-point-average that tied for 14th nationally. ]]>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:02:30 GMTWrestling standout Jamison Sacco wins National Beach title in first attempt http://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/12/WREST_0712103202.aspxhttp://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/12/WREST_0712103202.aspxWrestling

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Western New England College sophomore wrestling standout Jamison Sacco (Syracuse, NY) had his first beach competition last weekend and it was a big success as he captured the gold medal at the U.S. Beach World Team Trials. ]]>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:21:37 GMTRead Trish Breault's blog on working at the USA Basketball vs. WNBA All-Stars exhibition game http://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/12/WBB_0712100234.aspxhttp://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/12/WBB_0712100234.aspxWomen's Basketball

Western New England College senior Trish Breault (Millville, MA) worked the exhibition game between the USA Basketball Team and the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Stars on Saturday (July 10). Here is her account of the weekend. ]]>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:29:51 GMTNew Field Turf coming to Golden Bear Stadium later this summer http://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/12/GEN_0712102114.aspxhttp://wnecgoldenbears.com/news/2010/7/12/GEN_0712102114.aspxGeneral

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Workers ripped up the old artificial turf at Western New England College's Golden Bear Stadium last Friday (July 9). New Field Turf will be installed later this summer. ]]>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:14:53 GMT