Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops, the Glossary

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1. 39 relations: American football, Association football, Baseball, Basketball, Bishop, Branch Rickey Arena, Case Western Reserve University, College rowing in the United States, Collegiate wrestling, Cross country running, Delaware, Ohio, Denison University, Diving (sport), Field hockey, Golf, Golf course, Intramural sports, Jay Martin (soccer coach), Kenyon College, Lacrosse, List of sports rivalries, List of U.S. college men's soccer coaches with 400 wins, Littick Field, Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division III, North Coast Athletic Conference, Oberlin College, Ohio Athletic Conference, Ohio State University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Roy Rike Field, Selby Field, Softball, Swimming (sport), Tennis, Track and field, Varsity team, Volleyball.

American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop.

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Bishop

A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.

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Branch Rickey Arena

Branch Rickey Arena is a 2,300-seat multi-purpose arena at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, located centrally on campus and adjacent to Edwards Gymnasium.

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Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio.

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College rowing in the United States

Rowing is the oldest intercollegiate sport in the United States.

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Collegiate wrestling

Collegiate wrestling, commonly referred to as folkstyle wrestling, is the form of wrestling practiced at the post-secondary level in the United States.

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Cross country running

Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass.

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Delaware, Ohio

Delaware is a city in and the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio, United States.

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Denison University

Denison University is a private liberal arts college in Granville, Ohio.

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Diving (sport)

Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics.

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Field hockey

Field hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalkeeper.

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Golf

Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.

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Golf course

A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played.

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Intramural sports

Intramural sports are recreational sports organized within a particular institution, usually an educational institution, for the purpose of fun and exercise or a set geographic region.

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Jay Martin (soccer coach)

Jay Martin is the head soccer coach at Ohio Wesleyan University and is the career wins leader in college soccer.

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Kenyon College

Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, United States.

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Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball.

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List of sports rivalries

A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes, affecting participants, management, and supporters all to varying degrees.

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List of U.S. college men's soccer coaches with 400 wins

This is a list of U.S. college men's soccer coaches with 400+ wins.

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Littick Field

Littick Field, usually referred to simply as The Playground, is a baseball field at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, where the Battling Bishops' baseball team plays.

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Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference

The Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference (MARC) is a men's and women's intercollegiate rowing conference.

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National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and one in Canada.

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NCAA Division III

NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States.

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North Coast Athletic Conference

The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III which is composed of colleges located in Ohio and Indiana.

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Oberlin College

Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio, United States.

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Ohio Athletic Conference

The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) was formed in 1902 and is the third oldest athletic conference in the United States.

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Ohio State University

The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States.

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Ohio Wesleyan University

Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio.

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Roy Rike Field

Roy RIke Field, usually referred to simply as Roy Rike, is the soccer field of the Jay Martin Soccer Complex at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, where the Battling Bishops' soccer teams play.

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Selby Field

Selby Field, usually referred to simply as Selby, is the football, field hockey, track & field and lacrosse field at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, where the Battling Bishops play.

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Softball

Softball is a popular variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball on a smaller field and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) permitted.

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Swimming (sport)

Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water.

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Tennis

Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).

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Track and field

Athletics (or track and field in the United States) is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills.

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Varsity team

Varsity teams are sports teams that compete in university sports events.

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Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Wesleyan_Battling_Bishops

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