Month: October 2018

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Chargers host second American Trap competition
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Chargers host second American Trap competition

On Saturday, the Hillsdale Shotgun team hosted the second American Trap Association shoot with 100 American Trap targets. Thirty-seven total shooters, comprised of high school, collegiate and elder participants were present. Junior Lucas Pieraccini had the highest team score with 98 targets, and was succeeded by freshmen Tommy Rodgers, with 97 targets, and Anthony LaMacchia,...

Words define us: Choose them wisely
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Words define us: Choose them wisely

Words wield power. We read books that have shaped intellectual movements, preserved history, and impacted the language they were written in (such as Shakespeare, who coined phrases we still use today, and Dante, whose “Divine Comedy” has allowed the Italian of the 14th century to remain well preserved in modern Italian). Words can make things...

Charger Chatter: K.J. Maloney
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Charger Chatter: K.J. Maloney

What are you studying at Hillsdale? Exercise science. What brought you to Hillsdale? I knew I wanted to play sports in college and Hillsdale would let me play football and run track if I wanted to. Then I came on a couple of visits here and got along well with the coach and staff. I...

Men: Chargers Sweep Hillsdale Invitational
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Men: Chargers Sweep Hillsdale Invitational

When junior Alex Oquist crossed the finish line in 10th place, dripping rainwater and sweat, he clinched the men’s cross country team’s first victory of the year at Saturday’s Hillsdale Invitational. Despite one runner falling on the muddy course, the Chargers were able to persevere and defend their home course against regional opponents Lake Superior...

Women: Chargers Sweep Hillsdale Invitational
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Women: Chargers Sweep Hillsdale Invitational

Nearly 50 people huddled together in the barn at Hayden Park on Saturday morning. Pouring rain and lightning bolts shooed athletes and spectators off the course, but this didn’t deter the women’s cross country team’s energetic spirit. As they endured the 30-minute weather delay, the Hillsdale women’s cross country team showcased skills other than running:...