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Help family of Hillsdale captain pick up the pieces after devastating house fire

While Hillsdale College h-back and team captain Alex Fogt was hard at work during the team's scrimmage last Saturday, life for him and his family was taking a devastating turn. When he returned to the locker room he learned that his family's home had burnt in a fire.

St. Jacob Lutheran Church in Anna, Ohio is leading the charge in helping the Fogt Family rebuild their lives and you are encouraged to help through cash donations.

Checks should be made payable to:  St. Jacob Lutheran Church and earmarked
to the Doug Fogt Family.

St. Jacob Lutheran Church
   101 W. Main Street
   Anna, OH 45302

   Attn: Rev Michael Althauser

Hillsdale kicker Mette on Mitchell Watch List

Sophomore kicker Steven Mette is getting some pre-season hype as he has been named to the watch list for the Fred Mitchell award. The Mitchell Award is given to a kicker in FCS, DII, DIII, NAIA, or Junior College who excels on the field and off.

Last year the Rockford, Michigan native who volunteers at a Hillsdale elementary school and helped with Jared Veldheer's camp this summer to raise heart health awareness averaged 57 yards on kickoffs and made all 37 of his extra points in his first season.

Press Release

Steven Mette on Fred Mitchell Watch List (Hillsdale College photo)

Chargers 5th in MES TV GLIAC Power Rankings

The GLIAC coaches may have picked Hillsdale 5th in the North Division, but there is another ranking that is kicking off the season.

MES-TV.com offers up its first of weekly power rankings for the 2014 season. According to the site, "These rankings will look at all 15 GLIAC teams and break them down based on their likelihood of winning that upcoming week at a neutral site. Check back on Sept. 9 for the start of our weekly breakdown."

Hillsdale comes in again at 5th, but this time it is 5th among all GLIAC teams in the pre-season rankings.

Check out the entire list.

Brandon Folsom's Daily Peninsula is new site for GLIAC and Hillsdale Football coverage

Last April I shared a couple of articles from Brandon Folsom's site DailyPeninsula.com as he covered Hillsdale's Spring Game and profiled Mark Laprairie as the Chargers' next quarterback. Keep up with Brandon's stuff on his page dedicated to Hillsdale Football.

MES-TV Chargers Try to Bottle Previous Success

By: MES Staff Reports
info@mes-tv.com

The Chargers will have to replace quarterback Sam Landry. 

(Courtesy of Hillsdale College)

Between 2009 and 2012, Hillsdale College never finished worse than second in its division. That includes the 2011 season when the Chargers won the GLIAC title for the first time since 1988. Last season, Hillsdale took a step back, finishing in the middle of the pack with a 5-6 record.

Will 2014 see the Chargers jump back into the GLIAC title hunt or are they doomed for another season of mediocrity?

Read full article.