After a slow start to the season, the Chargers picked up the pace this weekend by tallying two victories, putting them at 3-2 overall. Hillsdale blew Malone University out of the water 190-19 and solidly defeated Findlay 135-105. Hillsdale’s victories came against two GLIAC opponents at home on Saturday, Nov. 6. “The meet this weekend...
Category: Sports
‘Long weekend’ for Hillsdale volleyball team
After losing matches to Northern Michigan University and Michigan Tech. University, the Charger volleyball team’s bus broke down, delaying their arrival on campus to early Sunday morning. “It was a very long weekend, not only because we lost,” senior Lauren Grover said. “But our bus also broke down and we didn’t get back until 7...
Charger Chatter: Nikki Walbright
GLIAC women’s tennis coach of the year Nikki Walbright tells us how she turned around Hillsdale’s tennis program and how athletics can mean academic success. How did the team do at the GLIAC tournament? They succeeded beyond expectation. After we got to the tournament, I really wanted to place higher than we were seeded,...
Tennis: fifth at GLIACs, Walbright coach of the year
The Hillsdale tennis team came in fifth place at the GLIAC tournament at the end of a dramatic, turnaround season. They beat the the fourth seed, Ashland, on Sunday and were originally only seeded sixth. “This weekend was the highlight of the entire season and we ended on such a great note,” said coach Nicole...
The Baer is back
In a close match, Hillsdale rugby club swallowed a 29-27 defeat against the Black Swamp Mercenaries last Sunday. “Our game on Sunday showed definite improvement over our first game of the season. However, our failure to capitalize on opportunities multiple times turned out in a loss by a narrow margin,” sophomore Josh McGehee said. This...