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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Remembering Former Charger Brad Nash

On July 27, 2010, 1991 Hillsdale College grad and former football player Brad Nash lost his 15 year fight with cancer.



Brad was a senior when I was a freshman but I will always remember his hard-nose attitude on the field and huge heart off of it. The Charger family has definitely lost a great member.

Thoughts and prayers go out to Brad's family and all of his friends.

Video posted on Vimeo by Jim Drews.

Bradley J. Nash, July 16, 1969 - July 27, 2010 Hillsdale, Michigan from Jim Drews on Vimeo.

Friday, July 30, 2010

The Sporting News ranks Hillsdale #13

Sporting News Division II Top 25
1. Northwest Missouri State
2. Grand Valley State
3. WEST LIBERTY
4. Minnesota-Duluth
5. California (PA)
6. Nebraska-Kearney
7. Central Washington
8. UNC Pembroke
9. Edinboro (PA)
10. North Alabama
11. Carson-Newman (TN)
12. Minnesota State
13. Hillsdale (MI)
14. Abilene Christian (TX)
15. Tarleton State (TX)
16. Missouri Western
17. Tuskegee (AL)
18. Texas A&M-Kingsville
19. Shippensburg (PA)
20. Saginaw Valley State (MI)
21. East Stroudsburg (PA)
22. West Texas A&M
23. Arkansas Tech
24. West Alabama
25. Midwestern State (TX)


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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Chargers Ranked #19 by Lindy's

Another Summer day, another pre-season Division II football poll...well, actually these are "guess-timates" from who drew the D2 article straw at the season preview planning meeting.

Lindy's Division II Top 25
1. Northwest Missouri State
2. Grand Valley State (MI)
3. WEST LIBERTY
4. North Alabama
5. Minnesota-Duluth
6. California (PA)
7. Central Washington
8. Tarleton State (TX)
9. Carson-Newman (TN)
10. Midwestern State (TX)
11. Nebraska-Kearney
12. Saginaw Valley State (MI)
13. Minnesota State
14. UNC Pembroke
15. Shippensburg (PA)
16. Bloomsburg (PA)
17. Abilene Christian (TX)
18. East Stroudsburg (PA)
19. Hillsdale (MI)
20. Missouri Western
21. Arkansas Tech
22. Texas A&M-Kingsville
23. West Alabama
24. Edinboro (PA)
25. Tuskegee (AL)

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Chargers Ranked #25 in USA Today Preseason D2 Poll

USA Today Division II Preseason Top 25

1. Northwest Missouri State
2. Grand Valley State
3. North Alabama
4. Minnesota Duluth
5. West Liberty
6. Abilene Christian
7. Central Washington
8. Cal (PA)
9. Washburn
10. Texas A&M-Kingsville
11. Nebraska-Kearney
12. West Alabama
13. West Texas A&M
14. Saginaw Valley State
15. Carson-Newman
16. Missouri Western
17. Midwestern State
18. East Stroudsburg
19. Tuskegee
20. North Carolina at Pembroke
21. Nebraska-Omaha
22. Bemidji State
23. West Chester
24. Delta State
25. Hillsdale

Monday, July 26, 2010

Chargerbluespace Lives

Earlier this Spring, Ning.com announced that it was discontinuing it's free network services and that all networks would be shutdown unless a subscription plan was purchased.

After some searching, I decided http://Chargerbluespace.Ning.com was well worth the small fee charged in order to keep the thousands of Charger football pictures posted by you the fans up for all to see, with lots of room to post more.

Hillsdale football fans are number one in the GLIAC and D2!







Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Future Hillsdale Charger takes Defensive Best Honors in Texas All Star Football Showcase

Way back on signing day in February, we Hillsdale College Football fans knew we had something special in Frisco, TX linebacker Jake Weddle.

Any player who earns All-State 4A honors among some of America's best high school football players automatically garners attention for that achievement. With lots of spots wide open in the Hillsdale linebacking corps, the idea of Weddle playing right away automatically became a possibility.

On Tuesday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Weddle gave Charger fans an even brighter glimpse into his potential. The 6' 2", 220 in-coming freshman was named Defensive Most Valuable Player in the 78th Annual Texas High School Football Coaches Association All-Star game.

It didn't take Weddle long to make a big play for the North, picking off University of New Mexico bound and 3A offensive player of the the year Stump Godfrey at the ten and returning it inside the 3. This set up the first points of the game a play later.

On the night, Weddle recorded 5.5 tackles and helped lead the North's two successful early goalline stands and an additional stop on 4th down.

The South would eventually prevail with a 36-23 win, but Jake Weddle's early heroics would send that MVP trophy back to Frisco with him.

If Jake Weddle can stand out like this amongst some of the biggest recruits in the country, adjusting to NCAA Division II football should not take him too long.

Related Stories:
Jim Wixom's Blog from San Antonio
Story from Houston Chronicle

Monday, July 19, 2010

CSN Bay Area: Meet the Rookies, Jared Veldheer

Former Hillsdale Charger Jared Veldheer sits down with Henry Wofford of CSN Bay Area for this interview.

It sounds like Mary is one heck of a pool shooter.

Interview

Monday, July 12, 2010

Time Out with Andy Brown: AJ Kegg Interview

Thanks to Andy Brown, play by play voice of the Hillsdale College Chargers on WCSR radio for posting this interview he did this Spring with graduating WR AJ Kegg.

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


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