Month: April 2017

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Shotgun team wins fifth national championship
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Shotgun team wins fifth national championship

The Hillsdale College shotgun team won its fourth consecutive national championship and fifth since 2012 at the Association of College Unions International Clay Targets tournament in San Antonio, Texas, this past weekend. The team’s 10 shooters earned a composite score of 2,244 targets hit — out of a possible 2,350 — during the competition, which...

‘God Bless America’ and God bless her favorite pastime
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‘God Bless America’ and God bless her favorite pastime

This past week, America’s favorite pastime, baseball started again. While Americans began playing this patriotic sport in 1845, spectators participate in an even greater tradition at the end of the 7th inning — the singing of “God Bless America.” Exactly 100 years ago today, the United States entered the First World War. During that conflict...

Golf team places 14th in Music City Regional
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Golf team places 14th in Music City Regional

For the first time in the spring season, the Hillsdale College golf team shot a single-round team score under 300. The last time the golf team accomplished this was in October at the Midwest Regional, when they shot 294. At the two-day Music City Regional, the Chargers shot 300 and 296. The team placed 14th...

Women’s track splits team to open season
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Women’s track splits team to open season

The Hillsdale College women’s track team opened outdoor competition this weekend, appearing in five different meets. Head coach Andrew Towne said although the team’s forces were split between meets in California, Michigan, and Texas, he was happy with overall performances which included several provisional marks, an automatic mark, and a broken school record. “I don’t...