After 34 seasons of unprecedented success as the coach of Penn men's and women's fencing, Hall of Famer Dave Micahnik has announced his retirement from the program, according to a Penn Athletics press release earlier today. Micahnik's official announcement was made at the fencing team banquet last night at the Inn at Penn.

Maryland was nearly an hour late arriving to Franklin Field Saturday, but when the final whistle blew it was the Quakers who never showed up. Penn was going for its first win ever against the Terrapins (whose bus driver took a wrong turn, hence the delay).

In what has been a season of close losses, disheartening Ivy weekends and unfulfilled expectations, Penn baseball had one last chance to salvage a shot at the Gehrig Division with two doubleheaders against Princeton this weekend. But by the time the Quakers notched a win in the last of their four-game set, it was too late.

Although they missed Spring Fling on Friday and Saturday, the Penn women's lacrosse team still had a weekend to remember in Providence, R.I. With their 14-4 win over Brown Saturday, the Quakers are officially the Ivy League Champions. Saturday's win clinched the title outright for the undefeated Red and Blue (13-0, 7-0 Ivy).

Will Gordon carried the Quakers to victory yesterday. The first baseman and pitcher was dominant in all aspects of the game. Penn scored four runs in the eighth inning to pull off an impressive 12-9 victory on the road against La Salle yesterday, as the right-handed junior went 3-for-4 with five runs batted in.

After leaving with a 48-90 record, Pat Knapp has a successor. Former Holy Family women's basketball coach Mike McLaughlin will take over the program at Penn, a source close to the situation confirmed. With a record of 381-55 at the Division II school located in Northeast Philadelphia, McLaughlin's .

Given that its starting goalkeeper is a freshman from San Diego, it's hardly surprising that the Penn men's lacrosse team is trying to ride a wave. Only this time, Joe Hegener, head coach Brian Voelker and the Quakers will be trying to build off three consecutive strong defensive performances, not surfing on the coast.

With their twelfth win of the season under their belts and at least a share of the Ivy title, the Quakers' mission is nearly complete. The No. 3 Penn women's lacrosse team (12-0, 6-0 Ivy) has only one game left to secure the outright league championship and, as an added benefit, prevent rival Princeton from grabbing a share of the title.

Though the softball season is quickly coming to a close, two Ivy League rivals are heading into this weekend still hungry to prove why they deserve to be atop the South Division. Penn (9-24-1, 4-8 Ivy) will hope to sweep Princeton (13-15, 7-5) in a weekend of twin doubleheaders that start tomorrow at 12:30 on Warren Field.

With just two Ivy League matches left, Jonathan Boym and the men's tennis team are having a hard time figuring out exactly how their season slipped away. "I don't know if one particular thing went wrong this season; I don't know," Boym repeated. Maybe it was "just a couple of bad breaks.

This is the last chance for the women's tennis team. As the Quakers close their 2009 season with matches against Columbia and Cornell this weekend, the Quakers will try to avoid a winless Ivy League season, in sole senior and team captain Lauren Sadaka's last weekend wearing the red and blue.

Have no more than one loss in a strong non-conference schedule. Cruise to 5-0 in the Ivy League. Enter a huge match with rival Princeton. Beat the Tigers soundly. Rinse. Repeat. For the last three seasons, that's been the recipe for success (in the regular season at least) for the women's lacrosse team.

Two seasons ago, Todd Roth burst onto the Ivy League baseball scene and instantly became a standout pitcher. He was a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, the Ivy League and Big Five Rookie of the Year and a member of the All-Ivy and All-Big Five teams.

Pat Knapp officially has a successor. Former Holy Family women's basketball coach Mike McLaughlin will take over the program at Penn, a source close to the situation confirmed. With a a record of 381-55 at the Division II school located in Northeast Philadelphia, McLaughlin's .

There's a familiar site at the top of the men's Ivy League lacrosse standings: Cornell and Princeton sit in a tie for first place, both undefeated and both nationally ranked in the top 10. At least a share of the Ivy title has gone to the Tigers or the Big Red every year since 1995.

Erin Brennan could get used to beating Princeton. Playing her first game against Penn's archrival, the freshman midfield had a hat trick and an assist, as the women's lacrosse team cruised to a 10-5 victory over the No. 7 Tigers that was not as close as the score indicated.

Many Penn-Princeton matchups of late have been mere grudge matches with empty words about intensity and ancient rivalries. But tonight on Franklin Field at 7 p.m., the women's lacrosse team will restore some meaning to the inter-state rivalry and finally give fans what they've been waiting for: a bout against Princeton with legitimate title implications for both sides.