When Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer announced more statewide restrictions on Sunday night, the Hillsdale College Chargers waited to find out the impacts on their upcoming winter sports seasons. The recent epidemic order from the Michigan Department of Health and Humans Services, which went into effect on Nov. 18, canceled all sporting events below the professional...
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Charger pitcher Toth throws no-hitter
Junior pitcher David Toth’s no-hitter, and seven home runs by the Chargers’ lineup, set the tone for the upcoming Hillsdale College baseball season. The Chargers opened up with a four-game sweep on the road over Maryville University last weekend. “We expect to be pretty good,” head coach Eric Theisen said. “It was a fun weekend...
Chargers face cancellations and team-wide quarantines
With few chances to compete, the Hillsdale College Chargers have spent much of their fall preparing for delayed seasons. The swimming and volleyball teams, however, both had a break from preparation with a chance to compete on Saturday, Nov. 8 against outside teams. But only a day before their respective events, they were told to...
Jonesville clothing store was first to sell Carhartt brand in nation
When Hamilton Carhartt first set out along U.S. 12 to sell his new workwear more than 100 years ago, he stopped in Jonesville, Michigan, where he sold his first product to David L. Powers, the founder of Powers Clothing store. Powers Clothing, established in 1890, has since then not only maintained its longstanding relationship with...
Baseball prepares for season with exhibition games
With three “unofficial” victories in this weekend’s exhibition games, the Hillsdale College baseball team is off to a solid start. “We counted them as exhibition games so there weren’t any official scores,” head coach Eric Theisen said. “The weekend went well though. We won game one in regulation and game two was an extra-inning game...