Last week was Meg Peel’s (’21) first week of MIAA competition as a swimmer for Hope College, and the freshman has already claimed MIAA “Swimmer of the Week” honors. This award comes after Peel clinched three first-place finishes in Hope’s dual meet against Albion College last Saturday, winning the 200-yard backstroke with a time of…
Another week of college football is in the books, and it was a crazy one. With multiple top 25 teams facing each other, you knew that this was going to be an entertaining weekend. This week makes the college football landscape much more interesting. In this article, I will analyze some of the biggest moments…
Hope College women’s soccer began last weekend on a high note. The Dutch entered the first round of the NCAA Division III National Tournament fresh off of an exciting MIAA Championship win. With a chance to make their presence known on the national stage, Hope faced off against Wisconsin-Whitewater on Friday at the University of…
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 Rob Anderson No one recruits like Coach Van Wieren, and it certainly looks as though the legendary coach isn’t slipping this year. Spotted around campus with Coach Van Wieren and Flying Dutchmen captain Greg Mitchell (’89) on last Friday’s visit day was Steve Harrington, a top-rated prospect out of Hawkins High School in Hawkins,…
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…
There have been ups and downs for the Hope College Flying Dutch this season. But this Saturday, the Hope volleyball squad was determined to finish the regular season on a strong note. And finish they did. The Dutch completed a gritty 3-1 victory over Albion College, 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21. The Dutch were led by…
The World Series is here and it has certainly been an entertaining series to behold, with a couple of games going into extra innings, great pitching and big bats coming through in clutch situations, and both games 2 and 5 being some of the most entertaining baseball in the last ten years. As of Monday,…
It’s been a season of victory for the women’s cross-country team at Hope College, and it culminated in a wildly successful showing last Saturday, Oct. 28, at the MIAA Championship Meet at Raisin Valley Golf Club. The Dutch claimed their third straight MIAA championship, finishing first with a team total of 20 points. The last…
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…