Month: March 2015

Before practice started one day, head basketball coach John Tharp watched his assistant coach drill jump shot after jump shot. “You’re like the famous Pistol Pete!” Tharp remembers comparing Brian McCauley to Pete Maravich. Since that day McCauley has rarely been referred to as “Brian” on campus or in the arena of college basketball. “Even...

The Hillsdale Chargers baseball team traveled over 1,400 miles over spring break in order to play 10 games against the Maryville University Saints, Alderson-Broaddus University Battlers, and Trevecca Nazarene University Trojans. The Chargers split a four game series with Maryville, dropped two to Alderson-Broaddus, and took one of four from Trevecca to end the trip...

While the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament officially began Tuesday with two play-in games, the maddening part of March Madness begins today as the round of 64 tips off and college basketball fans watch their brackets slowly crumble after each upset. Three professors, two basketball players, and one basketball coach try to predict who...

Head softball coach Joe Abraham said his team needed to play 10 games to reach “where they need to be.” With 14 games out of the way, the Hillsdale Softball team is ready to play two top-tier NAIA challengers Saturday in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Chargers will face Davenport University (16-3) and then Cornerstone University...

Andrew Towne is the head coach of men’s and women’s cross-country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. An alumnus, he graduated from Hillsdale in 2004 as a math major. He lives in town with his wife and son. How long have you been at Hillsdale and how did you get here? I...