After just 1,132 games since starting as a varsity squad, the Flying Dutch basketball team has reached a historic milestone: 800 wins. They are only the seventh Division III team to do this and it took them just 45 years. After defeating Adrian, current head coach Brian Morehouse echoed an appreciation for the “coaches, players,…
Down three points with just one minute and 12 seconds left in the game, Coach Brian Morehouse seemed nothing but faithful in his nationally ranked Flying Dutch. Rightfully so, as the team went on to score the last eight points in the game to defeat a strong Rose-Hulman (Ind.) team in the Hope College Tip-off…
It is on to nationals for the Flying Dutch Cross Country team as this weekend they were crowned champions of the Great Lakes region. After winning the regional title in 2015, but not last year, the team knew both victory and defeat and were determined to taste the primer once more. The Flying Dutch wanted…
By Mr. Clarke “Strange things continue to happen throughout New Mexico, reads a 1983 Albuquerque headline following the upset Jimmy Valvano and his North Carolina State pulled off against the University of Houston in the Division I Men’s National Championship. As a young man from Queens, New York who was known for his passion for…
For the second year in a row, the Flying Dutchmen football team has returned the coveted Wooden Shoes to Holland after their annual bout with Kalamazoo College. Saturday’s competition pitted a win-less Kalamazoo team with a Hope squad still recovering from a loss to Trine. As Senior Jakob Zanski put it, “We knew we needed…
For the seniors on the volleyball and men’s soccer teams, this weekend’s competitions were particularly special. Three years of hard work, dedication and, at times, frustration finally culminated into what would be their last home games of their career. At Van Andel Stadium, Senior captain David White stuck to his tried and true formula telling…
As the 2017 cross country season comes to a close, both the men’s and women’s teams now find themselves gearing up for the MIAA Championships hosted by Adrian College on Oct. 28. Competitions throughout the month of September and up to this point in October have favored the women’s team, as the Flying Dutch have…
Saturday marked another milestone in the coaching career of women’s soccer head coach Dr. Leigh Sears, as she notched her 200th career win with a victory over Alma College. Now in her 17th season as head coach, Sears has clearly established a winning culture in the program during her time at Hope. She holds a…
The Flying Dutchmen began their conference play this season on Saturday with a match at Olivet in celebration of the school’s homecoming. Unfortunately for the Comets, an efficient Dutchmen offense partnered with a staunch defense remembered the bitter taste of last year’s defeat and came ready to play. Everything seemed to be going Hope’s way…
After a rally speech in Alabama on Saturday in which President Donald Trump suggested that NFL owners fire those “sons of b*tches” kneeling during the national anthem, the public awoke Sunday morning anxious to see how the league would respond to such a divisive demand. In a professional sports league where the ownership demographic drastically…