When I sat down for my first internship lunch in Washington, D.C., the last thing I expected to need was knowledge of sports. I had brushed up on the news, studied politics, and went shopping for business professional outfits. But no one at lunch was talking about President Biden or inflation. They were talking about...
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Softball takes down DI team, splits four fall games
The Hillsdale softball team played four games this weekend, beating the Concordia University Ann Arbor Cardinals and the Division I Valparaiso University Crusaders. On Saturday, the team played a doubleheader against the Crusaders at Valparaiso University, winning the first game 3-2 and losing the second 3-0. On Sunday the team traveled to Concordia University Ann...
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Chargers’ 92-match G-MAC streak ends
After five hard fought sets, the Hillsdale volleyball team dropped its first in-conference match since 2017, breaking a 92-match win streak last Friday night before rebounding with a four-set win on Saturday. Prior to Friday’s loss, the team had won 78 straight regular season G-MAC matches as well as 14 straight postseason matches against G-MAC...
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The Laver Cup marks the end of the “Big Four” era
The 2022 Laver Cup booked its place in history for three reasons: the Big Four — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray — all played on the same team, Roger Federer officially retired from tennis, and Team World finally beat Team Europe. None of that has ever happened before. Prior to the...
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Charger Football: a family business
When I entered the sports complex and asked where to find coach Otterbein’s office, the receptionist asked, “which one?” Though many just know the head coach, Keith Otterbein ’79, there are two more Otterbeins on the coaching staff for Charger football – Keith’s two sons, Steve ’07 and Brad ’11. In his undergraduate days, Keith...