This Saturday, April 4, the Hillsdale softball team will be fundraising for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Brad Monastiere, assistant athletic director for media relations and event management, said the origin for the event began with the softball team’s new powder-blue uniforms. After learning that powder blue was the representative color for prostate cancer, Monastiere said...
Year: 2013
TRACK OPENS OUTDOOR SEASON
The Hillsdale College track and field team competed at Indiana Wesleyan University’s Polar Bear Invitational on March 23, marking the beginning of their outdoor season. While the rest of the student body had the week off for Spring Break, the Chargers used the opportunity to make the transition from indoor to outdoor season. The team...
NCAA caffeine restriction riddling
The NCAA restriction on caffeine riddles coaches and athletes. The NCAA lists eight restricted drug classes concerning banned drugs, gives a few examples from each class, and then leaves the athletes and school athletic departments to account for the rest – even stating that there is no complete list of banned substances. Caffeine falls under...
Injuries limit female athletes
Over the course of this past women’s basketball season, five players have been redshirted or simply benched due to severe injuries that heal over months of surgery and therapy. Sophomore Betsy Bildner began her basketball career in grade school. She remembered that her fourth grade teacher used to come to her games. Quicky, Bildner grew...
Police Blotter
The following is a list of calls compiled and reported by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department. Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department April 1 A 42-year-old Marion man was arrested on a civil and felony warrant for child support. A $62,466 cash bond was not posted. March 24 A 19-year-old Hillsdale man was arrested for assault...