Courtesy: Hillsdale Athletic Department What’s a personal record you’d like to break? More stolen bases. If you had to wear one outfit everyday like a cartoon character, what would it be? I would wear an oversized long sleeve, leggings, and Uggs so I can be comfortable! If you could bring a new class to campus,...
Category: Sports
Behind the scenes of student-athletes
One of the many student-athletes at Hillsdale, swimmer junior Inez McNichols, comes up for air while swimming butterfly at the her 2026 conference meet. Courtesy | Hillsdale Athletic Department Junior Alyson Early swims 4,000 yards before the sun rises. “I wake up at 5:30 a.m., get ready, and then I go pick up all my...
Distance and throws secure national bids
Senior Ben Haas won weight throw. Courtesy | Ashley Van Hoose Several athletes hit personal bests and reached provisional marks at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet Feb. 13-14. Sophomore Ally Kuzma ran a personal best in the 3K, placing third with a time of 9:29.62. Kuzma is on track to race the 5K...
Students: the voices of Hillsdale Charger sports
Senior Evan Mick in the Radio Free Hillsdale studio. Courtesy | Scot Bertram Have you ever wondered how sports broadcasters engage an audience that can’t see the action? Junior Nathan Furness said broadcasters on the air need to keep their style conversational. “What started as screaming at the TV with my brothers has turned into...
Undefeated season continues 5-0
Courtesy: Lucia Spinazze The Chargers women’s tennis team remains undefeated this season at 5-0 after beating Purdue University Northwest 5-2 at home Feb. 14. “It’s hard to play a team like we did, because they were just kind of dead,” head coach Melanie Zampardo said. “They were quiet, not always going for every ball, but...




