Hillsdale College sophomore Luke Ortel is centerfielder for the Charger baseball team. A native of Troy, Mich. and graduate of Bishop Foley Catholic High School, Ortel is batting a .343 average this season with the most hits, runs scored, and stolen bases of the team. Ortel is a fan of the Detroit Tigers and a...
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April 3, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Hillsdale ball teams hopeful for first home games
The Hillsdale College baseball team hopes to play their first home game of the season on Saturday, April 5 in the event that the baseball field dries up in the next few days. Due to poor field conditions, the softball team has already rescheduled several home games. The first 14 of the team’s 26 league...
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April 3, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Hillsdalians assemble team for three-day relay
You’re speeding comfortably along a dirt path and then suddenly you’re jumping into a creek, wading across, and taking off again. Welcome to the Great Lakes Relay. The Great Lakes Relay is a three-day race which crosses the varied terrain of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, including hills, a swamp, and a river crossing, according to greatlakesrelay.com....
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April 3, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Volleyball hosts first spring tourney
The Hillsdale College volleyball team has played two of its four tournaments of the spring season. On March 23, the team went to Indianapolis for the first tournament. Sophomore Emily Wolfert said the tournament gave them a chance to work on different lineups and combinations, and play a mix of GLIAC and GLVC teams. On...
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April 3, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Manno leads Charger teams’ training
The women’s basketball team started offseason training on March 24 with senior Anthony Manno at the wheel. Manno has been working as an intern for head men’s track coach Jeff Forino since the beginning of the semester, programing, coordinating, and running workouts for the men’s and women’s basketball and women’s swim teams. He also works...