The Hillsdale College men’s basketball team opens up a new season this weekend with seven new freshmen and a new court in a new division. The team has seen a lot of change over the offseason, but one thing has not changed. Head coach John Tharp has taken the Chargers to the playoffs in all...
Month: November 2014
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Chargers shut down Northwood at home
. The Chargers’ defense came up big on senior day, holding Northwood’s option offense to just 2.5 yards per carry and leading Hillsdale to their second straight win, 24-14. “We controlled the line of scrimmage,” head coach Keith Otterbein said. “We showed really good effort on the defensive side of the ball.” Hillsdale held Northwood...
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Volleyball falls in first game of the postseason
The Chargers volleyball team secured a spot in the GLIAC’s postseason tournament for the 12th year in a row with their performance last weekend, but saw their chances of postseason success slip out of reach when they lost to second-ranked Ferris State University in just three sets, 20-25, 19-25, and 10-25 on Wednesday night. “We...
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Charger Chatter: David Moncada
David Moncada is the new women’s assistant basketball coach. He comes to Hillsdale after coaching elementary, AAU, high school and college club basketball teams. How did you come to Hillsdale? Coach Mauk and my relationship goes back 15 years. We both coached at Eaton Rapids High School and were descendants of Willis Whitmyer’s coaching. We...
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Women’s basketball set to tip off
. “The non-conference games are pretty important in terms of trying to win as many as we can to help get your season off to the right start,” head coach Claudette Charney said. The Chargers defeated Illinois Springfield last season, but will face the Prairie Star’s new roster that includes ten transfers. However, the Chargers...