After winning their first game at the Dunn Hospitality Invitation this weekend, the Chargers volleyball team sunk into a three-game slump. At the Invitational, the Chargers faced Division II, non-conference teams at the University of Southern Indiana. The Chargers came out strong on Friday against the Cedarville University Yellow Jackets, beating them 3-2, but lost...
Author: Morgan Sweeney (Morgan Sweeney)
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New VP of marketing begins branding
In May of 2014, Schlientz was brought on as the college’s new vice president of marketing. Matt Schlientz works from a laptop in a nearly empty office on the third floor of Moss Hall. No one would guess from the look of things that Schlientz holds a position so important to the college that he...
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Volleyball: small squad, big goals
With only 13 players on the roster this year, the Hillsdale Chargers volleyball team has faced a preseason full of transitions. Last season’s sizeable team of 18 gave some cushion in the line-up and at practice, but red-shirt senior Lindsay Kostrzewa said she feels positive about the downsize. “Whereas last year, you might have more...
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Lawyer runs for District Judge
Sara Lisznyai has always been a high achiever. Not only does she run a legal practice — Marks & Lisznyai in Jonesville, Mich. — but she is an active volunteer. Since moving to Jonesville in 1996, Lisznyai has served on the board of eight community organizations, including St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, and the Hillsdale County...
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Kopmeyer sisters continue family volleyball tradition
Four generations of women in senior Caitlin Kopmeyer’s family will have attended Hillsdale College by next fall. Three of them will have played Charger volleyball, all specializing in the front row. Caitlin’s mother, Patty, played right-side hitter when she was a student at Hillsdale, and Caitlin’s younger sister Jessie will play left-side hitter, Caitlin’s position,...