The Hope men’s and women’s basketball teams played two tough games over the past weekend as a part of the NCAA tournament. Both teams were victorious in the first round of competition on Friday night, with the men’s team beating Augsburg University (Minnesota) 93-91, and the women’s team defeating Cornell College (Iowa) 75-50. The…
In classic Hope v. Calvin fashion, both the men and women put up nail-biting performances this past week with the men topping off Calvin 77-72 on Wednesday, and the women edging out Calvin 58-51 on Saturday. The women remain undefeated after their past win on Saturday with a record of 16-0, seven of which…
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,…
After months of entertaining football, we have finally come to the best time of the year. College football Bowl season. And we also finally have our final four for the College Football Playoff. They are: Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia and Alabama. Clemson will be facing the Crimson Tide in the Sugar Bowl, the third time in…
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…
Hope College men’s basketball opened their season this past weekend in the Great Lakes Invitational at Marietta College in Ohio. The first matchup for the Dutchmen was host Marietta on Friday night. In a high-scoring and exciting game, Hope fell to Marietta 102- 71. Jason Beckman (’19), a newly minted Dutchman and transfer from Alma…
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 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…