Athletics can provide the highest highs and the lowest lows — over spring break, the Hillsdale College baseball team saw both ends of the spectrum. After sweeping four games from Davis & Elkins college over the first weekend of spring break, Hillsdale dropped two games to Tiffin on both Sunday and Tuesday to open conference...
Tennis sweeps Spring Arbor
After competing at Hilton Head Beach and Tennis Resort in South Carolina during spring break — going 2-1 to reach .500 on the season — the Hillsdale College men’s tennis team swept Spring Arbor University 9-0 at home on Tuesday evening. The Chargers are 7-6 on the season, surpassing a .500 record for the first...
JJ one-in-a-McMilllian
As a child, Jerome James (JJ) McMillian used to read the sports section of the paper every single day. Years later, he now works at Hillsdale College as the ball boy manager for football and basketball teams,and is and the Charger’s number one fan. “He’s just the joy in our lives and keeps us happy...
Tennis falls to McKendree, overcomes Illinois-Springfield
The Hillsdale College men’s tennis team split two road matches in southern Illinois last weekend. The Chargers fell to McKendree University 5-4 Friday evening, before overcoming Illinois-Springfield on Saturday afternoon 6-3. “We were hoping to come out 2-0 this weekend, but it was a close match,” head coach Keith Turner said. “I was happy with...
Beyond the backyard
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...




