tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95641532026-03-31T03:11:03.521-04:00Welcome to Chargerblue.com, your Internet home for Hillsdale College Football. Keep up to date on the Chargers, the GLIAC, and NCAA Division II football with Andy Losik's Charger football news and comment blog.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07801020353234814507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1608125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564153.post-79156690459222707152014-09-19T14:08:00.002-04:002014-09-19T14:08:26.917-04:00

Due to my moving away from the chargerfootball.blogspot.com space, those of you who have subscribed to email updates will want to visit Chargerblue.com and subscribe to updates over there. This will likely be the last update on Blogspot. Thanks for using the service and supporting the Chargers.

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This Summer I made some changes and did some major upgrades to Chargerblue.com. No more obsolete iWeb as the editor and making everyone jump to this blog. All content from this blog has been moved to Chargerblue.com as it is now powered by Word Press. If you have been checking this space and wondering where all of the updates are get back to Chargerblue.com and get caught up with all of the new

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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By: MES Staff Reportsinfo@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

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I put it out there and Hillsdale College responded as Coach Keith Otterbein and the 2014 captains take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The Chargers call out Coach Tharp and the basketball team. Props also to Jared Veldheer who accepted the challenge first laid down by the Hamilton Hawkeyes JV football team.

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I have accepted and completed the challenge. Now it is time for the Charger Football Program to meet it. You too Jared Veldheer.

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Hillsdale's Jessie Fox sits down with Otter to preview the upcoming season. Chargers report to training camp on Thursday.

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Check out former Hillsdale College Chargers Cam White, Andre Holmes, and Jared Veldheer as they all play in their first pre-season games of the 2014-2015 NFL season. Cam White, FB, Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets - Thursday Night - 7:00 PM EDT Andre Holmes, WR, Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings - Friday Night -8:00 PM EDT Jared Veldheer, LT, Arizona Cardinals host Houston Texans -

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Former Charger and new Jonesville Head Coach Joe Williamson sits down with WCSR's Andy Brown to talk about his days in blue and white and now as a coach.

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 Hillsdale College's new J.A.M. weight room named in honor of Jared, Aaron, and Morgan Veldheer is taking shape as players start reporting next week. Here are some pictures of the great facilities upgrades.

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Although Hillsdale College Football fans will have to wait until Week 3 of the season to see the Blue at home, the schedule features some great teams coming to Muddy Waters Stadium. September 6 at Findlay, 7:00 PM September 13 at Lake Erie 1:00 PM September 20 N. Michigan 1:00 PM September 27 at UIndy 6:00 PM - Non-conference game October 4 Grand Valley 4:30 PM - Homecoming October 11 at Ohio

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HILLSDALE – The process of replacing former Hillsdale College quarterback Sam Landry began this spring. Sophomore Mark LaPrairie has emerged as the team’s unofficial No. 1 signal caller but has big shoes to fill. As a senior last season, Landry completed 217 passes for 2,509 yards, 16 touchdowns and only four interceptions. Laprairie, on the other hand, attempted and completed only one pass

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Cam White, who suffered serious injuries to both knees during his senior season of 2012, never gave up on his dream of playing in the NFL. Now 17 months later he gets his chance. The former All-American h-back from Hillsdale College signed a free agent contract today with the Indianapolis Colts. Below is a little glimpse into the hard work he put in as a trainer and athlete at Jared

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QB Mark Laprairie Whether it is fair or not, the biggest question that always swirls around Spring Practice when a team graduates its quarterback is "Who's the next guy going to be?" Although most Division II schools don't make a big public announcement, the tea leaves around Hillsdale College this extended winter are floating in the direction of current RS-Freshman Mark Laprairie from

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New Arizona Cardinal Jared Veldheer at Hillsdale When the Oakland Raiders chose not to apply the franchise to former Hillsdale College All-American Jared Veldheer last Monday he became an unrestricted fee agent. Despite having stated repeatedly that he wanted to remain a Raider, contract negotiations never got close enough to the numbers Arizona offered when additional teams were permitted to

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Stephen M. Roddick ranks ninth on the all-time Hillsdale College rushing list, having amassed 1,986 yards from 1976-1976. Among the many honors he earned as a Charger, he was regarded by many long-time fans as one of their favorite players in program history. After Hillsdale he went on to a long career of coaching young athletes. Sadly, Roddick's friends, family, and teammates will be saying a

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Hillsdale LB Steven Embry - photo: gliac.org Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Release: Hillsdale’s Steven Embry Named Recipient of the 2013 GLIAC Jack H. McAvoy Award BAY CITY, Mich. - Hillsdale College senior linebacker Steven Embry has been named recipient of the 2013 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Jack H. McAvoy Award as announced by Commissioner

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Happy 20th Anniversary of your first date Dean and Mrs. Petersen. I am lucky to have gotten to spend 1994 in Hillsdale with you both.  

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That little dose of College Football that helps us get through the Winter makes its annual return tomorrow as institutions may begin to officially sign next year's incoming crop of new athletes. Through the magic of social media and with big thanks to TheDZone.com, we have been able to track the Chargers' verbally committed recruits better than ever before. Speaking of the DZone, check out

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Here is a Hillsdale Daily News article on the passing of Hillsdale College Athletic Hall of Famer Parke Hayes. Hayes was the Muddy Waters Stadium and Phillips Arena announcer for several decades and was a Dale and a Charger through and through. By Andy Barrand Twitter: @abarrandHDN Posted Jan. 13, 2014 @ 10:19 am Hillsdale, Mich. HILLSDALE — After battles with health conditions over the past

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The GLIAC announced its all-academic and academic excellence teams for the fall season today. Thirty Chargers earned All-Academic honors with a GPA between 3.0 and 3.49. Six Chargers earned Academic Excellence awards with GPA's at 3.5 or above. Academic Excellence: 3.5 - 4.0 Alex Fogt So. Exercise Science Anna, Ohio/Anna Joe Duff R-Fr. Undeclared Cleveland, Ohio/Holy Name Brett Pasche Sr.

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Jesse Hoskins spent most of his time at Hillsdale as a back up quarterback in the early 2000's. In the town of Milan, Michigan, most of his time has been spent turning a 1-8 football program into one that hasn't lost a regular season game in two years. For his efforts, Hoskins was named Michigan's Division 3-4 Coach of the Year. MLive.com: Milan coach Jesse Hoskins named Associated

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