In a ritual as old as the game itself, fathers and sons have played catch with two leather gloves and a dirty baseball in the backyard. But one day, it stops: fathers will grow old and sons will grow up, leaving the gloves to collect dust. Head baseball coach Eric Theisen and his father, assistant...
In it’s final GLIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, the Hillsdale Chargers gave quite the farewell. Coming out of this weekend, Hillsdale will send 10 athletes to the national championships. “As a whole, it was a really good last indoor GLIAC championship. Everyone performed really well and gave their best effort,” assistant coach Samantha...
Hillsdale men’s tennis dropped two matches to two undefeated teams on the road last weekend. The Charger’s fell to the Grand Valley Lakers 9-0 on Feb. 26. Hillsdale lost several close matches, but were ultimately crippled by freshman Milan Mirkovic’s injured finger. “Mirkovic attempted to play, but I had to pull him from doubles. Grand...
Nine-year-old Anika Ellingson didn’t quite realize what she was diving into when she first started swimming during her childhood summers. Now a college sophomore, Ellingson swam her way to NCAA Division II National Championships for the first time. During the GLIAC championships in early February, Ellingson swam two qualifying times: one in the 100-yard breaststroke...
Every season is a process, and every young team will have its growing pains. This weekend, the Hillsdale College baseball team experienced the harsh side of both of these realities. On Saturday, the Chargers met the Bellarmine Knights in Louisville, Kentucky, where they dropped both ends of a doubleheader, 6-5, 7-1. On Sunday, the Knights...