Category: Sports

Alongside head coach John Tharp, assistant coach Brian “Pistol Pete” McCauley has been a part of the men’s basketball program at Hillsdale College for the last six seasons. McCauley is responsible for recruiting some of the best players in the program’s history. McCauley gives a look into this year’s season and his role with the...

This summer, Hillsdale Softball hired Amber Young as pitching coach. Young, who graduated last year from Tiffin University, fills a long-standing gap in the coaching lineup. “We have had the opening since I got here in July of 2011. It’s been open for two years,” softball head coach Joe Abraham said. “You can’t get anyone...

The men’s and women’s cross-country teams will run their first meet at full strength, coaches said. Both teams begin the three-month road to regionals without any serious injuries hampering their runners. Yet, for two of the men runners, tomorrow’s season opener marks officially a long return from injury. For medically redshirted junior Amy Kerst, it...

Hillsdale’s women’s tennis team opened their first match of the season against Wayne State University, losing 1-8. Although not victorious, Hillsdale College’s tennis head coach Nikki Walbright remains confident in the team’s ability to maintain a high level of competition within their conference. “[Wayne State is] tough competition and very high in the conference standings,”...

With added talent and new coaches, Hillsdale’s club soccer teams look forward to fun and successful seasons. Tryouts for the men’s team were held on August 29 and 30, and the women’s were last week. Both teams had strong turnouts, with 25 perspective players coming to tryout for the men’s team and 28 for the...