Blue Jays Continue To Rule Roost

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III >> Good Wednesday Morning.  >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Please refer a friend or two. Tell them what they are missing.   Sign me up for D3Playbook TOP STORY 1. Blue Jays Continue To Rule Roost     St. Joseph's (Conn.) holds down the top spot again this week in the latest D3hoops.com men's basketball poll. The Blue Jays, in their fifth season of collegiate competition, received 21 of the 25 first-place ballots.   Saint Joseph's, Conn. (21), 10-0 Randolph-Macon (3), 11-1 Williams, 12-0 Mount Union, 10-1 Rochester, 9-1 Keene State (1), 11-0 Christopher Newport, 14-2 Middlebury, 10-1 Case Western Reserve, 10-0 UW-La Crosse, 11-2 >> Complete Poll A MESSAGE FROM MORNING BREW   2.6 million people wake up to this newsletter every morning There's a reason over 2.6 million people start their day with Morning Brew - the daily email that delivers the latest news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Business news doesn't have to be dry and dense...make your mornings more enjoyable, for free. Check it out! Powered by Swapstack WRESTLING 2.   Knight Riders   Zaren Terukina, Wartburg Wartburg has both top spots in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) tournament and dual team rankings. The next action for many of these teams will be in Louisville, Ky. at the USMC/NWCA National Dual Meet Championships this weekend. Dual Ranking (Tournament Ranking) Wartburg (1) Augsburg (3) UW-La Crosse (6) Johnson and Wales (2) North Central, Ill. (7) Stevens (4) Wabash (8) UW-Eau Claire (-) UW-Whitewater (9) Baldwin Wallace (5) >> Complete Rankings Individual Ranking 125 – Josiah Fry, Johnson and Wales 133 – Robbie Precin, North Central 141 – Zaren Terukina, Wartburg 149 – Michael Petrella, Baldwin Wallace 157 – David Hollingsworth, Warburg 165 – Nate Lackman, Rhode Island 174 – Mike Ross, Johnson and Wales 184 – Shane Siegel, Loras 197 – Coy Spooner, Coast Guard 285 – Donovan King, Olivet >> Individual Rankings STREAMING 3.   Wednesday Watchlist What we are watching online tonight. Game times are Eastern Time.  MBB: #2 Randolph-Macon (11-1) at Hampden-Sydney (9-3), 7p | BoxCast  MBB: Heidelberg (9-2) at #14 John Carroll (9-2), 7p | BoxCast  MBB: North Park (10-2) at #12 Wheaton, Ill. (10-2), 8p | YouTube  WBB: Bowdoin (8-2) at #13 Springfield (10-2), 12p | PlaySight  WBB: Albion (9-1) at #23 Calvin (9-3), 6p | YouTube  WBB: UW-Eau Claire (11-2) at UW-Oshkosh (9-3), 8p | WIAC Network A MESSAGE FROM THE GIST   Women-led and written by women Covers the biggest headlines in men's & women's sports Provides a refreshing female voice and perspective on sports And it's free NEWS 4.   Lightning Round     News SUNY New Paltz is no longer a college. It’s officially a university. The school said in a news release the change in status went into effect on Jan. 1 after SUNY New Paltz received approval from SUNY Interim Chancellor Deborah F. Stanley and the SUNY Board of Trustees at their December 2022 meeting.   Happy Birthday Cake and candles for Kelley Sundberg, head basketball coach, Lasell. Do you know someone celebrating a birthday soon? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com. TRANSACTIONS 5.  Comings and Goings   AVERETT - Matt Logan resigned as director of cross country/track and field coach HANOVER - Jay Crawford named head swimming coach WEBSTER - Mike Siener stepped down as head men's soccer coach 1 THING 6.   Crossword Newbies Photo: Carolyn Kaster/AP Nearly 2,000 words made an initial appearance in the New York Times crossword puzzle last year. Jim Horne and Jeff Chen, who run the website XWord Info, write in The Times today that crossword answers evolve to reflect "cultural shifts and trends." Some answers brought to us by the year 2022 include YEETED ... DYSTOPIAN ... ECHO CHAMBER ... GROGU ... INFLUENCER ... and THAT SUCKS.   Thanks for starting your day with us.  What did you think of today's newsletter?  Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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