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Football fights through rain for second straight win
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Football fights through rain for second straight win

The rain was coming down in sheets and the wind was relentless on Saturday at Wickes Stadium in University Center, Michigan, but the weather played right to the Hillsdale College football team’s strengths. Hillsdale’s offense stuck to the running game and the defense committed itself to stopping the run, as the Chargers blanked the Saginaw...

Homecoming curse broken: Hillsdale runs past Tiffin for first homecoming win in five years
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Homecoming curse broken: Hillsdale runs past Tiffin for first homecoming win in five years

Behind a dominant performance on the ground and a strong second half, the Hillsdale College football team snapped its five-game losing streak with a 38-24 win over the Tiffin Dragons on homecoming afternoon at Frank “Muddy” Waters Stadium. The win bumps the Chargers to 2-6 overall on the season and 2-5 in the GLIAC with...

Undefeated Ashland flies past Hillsdale in 52-21 rout
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Undefeated Ashland flies past Hillsdale in 52-21 rout

The Hillsdale College football team gave up 639 total yards of offense — its second-most allowed ever — as the eighth-ranked undefeated Ashland Eagles soared past the Chargers 52-21 on Saturday afternoon. “We’ve all got to play better. We’ve got to coach better and we’ve got to play better,” head coach Keith Otterbein said. “We...

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Make marijuana legal, Michigan

Michigan voters will have to decide next November whether they want to become the fifth state to legalize the drug. They ought to say yes. But don’t resort to ideological arguments for or against the recreational marijuana. Look at the facts. If you do, you’ll see passing such a measure would have a positive impact...

Mistakes halt Chargers in second consecutive blowout loss
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Mistakes halt Chargers in second consecutive blowout loss

For the second straight week, the Hillsdale College football team saw a close game at the half turn into a blowout. Behind 25 unanswered points in the second half, the Grand Valley State Lakers routed the Hillsdale Chargers 46-14 in front of 12,552 fans at Lubbers Stadium on Grand Valley’s homecoming night. With 42 seconds...