Category: Sports

John Willson has been a part of the Charger family for nearly four decades. As the former history professor said, his blood runs Charger blue. In addition to teaching, he helped found the women’s track and cross-country teams, coached the kickers on the football team and much more. His legacy in Charger athletics was recognized...

Traveling to the Upper Peninsula this past weekend, the Hillsdale College tennis team competed in and won three out of three matches. The team left on Thursday to travel up to the U.P.  in preparation for their first match on Friday against Michigan Technological Institute.  The Chargers defeated Michigan Tech 6-3. Continuing their weekend, the...

The Hillsdale College volleyball team impressed fans in ts first true home weekend, winning on both Friday and Saturday. It was their first game in the newly renovated court, which senior Sydney Lenhart said was finished Friday afternoon shortly before the 7 p.m. game. “The floor was great,” head coach Chris Gravel said. “The temperature...

The coaches and runners agreed: last Friday’s meet at Notre Dame University could have gone better. The Hillsdale College men’s and women’s cross country teams finished 14th and 8th respectively, at the Notre Dame Invitational. Neither team ran how they wanted, coaches said. Women’s head coach Andrew Towne attributed his team’s mediocre outing to an...

Hillsdale’s athletic teams were not always known as the Chargers. In fact, until May of 1968, they were known as the Hillsdale Dales. An article from the Collegian in 1968 titled “Students OK Chargers” by Yvonne Mackern tells of how the change came about. In 1915, the Detroit Free Press suggested the nickname “Chargers” in...