Hope College women’s soccer faced off this week at Van Andel Stadium against MIAA rival Calvin College. The preseason MIAA coaches’ poll favored the Dutch this year, but Coach Sears and the team know that longtime powerhouse Calvin would be one of the greatest threats for the Hope squad this year. Hope-Calvin matchups are always…
MEN’S GOLF: The Hope College Flying Dutchmen fall sports teams continue to surpass expectations, as seen in last week’s events. It began at Monday’s Aurora Men’s Golf Invitational where Junior golfer Josh Gibson (`19) shot a two-round score of 140 (72-68) to finish first among individuals. A second-straight MIAA Golfer of the Week Award coupled…
(Photos by Kelly Ocock) During the fall sports pre- view, women’s soccer coach Leigh Sears made a point to dis- regard the first-place ranking her team received in the MIAA pre-season coach’s poll, emphasizing that rankings would mean nothing unless the Flying Dutch rose to the challenge. And now, four games into the season,…
After what was described as a “disappointing” season in 2016, the Hope College men’s soccer team looked to start this year’s season strong last weekend at the Cal Bergsma Memorial Tournament, a round- robin event which Hope co-hosts annually with Calvin College. Hope faced off against Lake Forest on Friday night, claiming a 1-0 victory…
Hope College women’s cross country got off to a fire start at the Vanderbilt Invitational championship this past Sat- urday recording a first-place score of 21 points. While af- ter eight consecutive wins at this event this may seem like a routine victory for the pro- gram, finishing with seven of the top-ten runners is…
Football season is finally here, and it is an exciting one for this year’s Hope College football team. The Dutchmen are one of the favorites to win the MIAA football conference this season. This is the breakdown of the different parts of the 2017 Hope College football squad. PAST SUCCESS: The 2016 Hope campaign saw…
Hope College’s Women’s soccer complete well earned comeback to secure a place in NCAA Tournament The Hope College Women’s soccer team has one thing in common with Chelsea FC’s attack force this season: they’re both unstoppable. Great comebacks in games are unique things that fans of the game look forward to seeing, and the Hope…
This is the final issue of The Anchor this year and, subsequently, the final Anchor sports update of the year. Here is one final update on the state of Hope College athletics this spring. We hope you find it informative. Men’s Lacrosse The men’s lacrosse team got off to a rocky start this season, dropping…