Women’s basketball undefeated at halfway point
The last time we covered the Calvin women’s basketball team, the Knights held a 5-0 record heading into conference play. A little over a month later, the team continues their streak, sporting a 13-0...
View ArticleMen squeak past Kalamazoo, fall to Trine
Most people would not have predicted last Saturday’s final score to be as close as it was between a 10-4 Calvin team and 6-8 conference foe Kalamazoo College. The 62-60 final was the result of...
View ArticleCoach Profile: John Ross
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” This verse, Colossians 3:23, serves as the motto for John Ross, who is the women’s basketball and...
View ArticleCalvin Men’s Lacrosse preview
At the end of the 2013-2014, Joel Kamstra stepped down from his position as the men’s lacrosse coach after two years as varsity head coach. He will be replaced by Kyle Hofstaedter, a former member of...
View ArticleMen’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving are MIAA Champions
Winning an 11th straight MIAA championship last Saturday, the women’s swimming and diving team has now gone over a decade without surrendering a conference title. The men are proud holders of an MIAA...
View ArticleSoftball season preview
It is time to prepare your ears for the sweet melody of ball meeting bat. The softball season is set to get underway in a few weeks with a team that has a mix of new and veteran players. After a season...
View ArticleLooking ahead to the Women’s Lacrosse season
The 2015 women’s lacrosse team has a good chance to top the conference at the end of the year. Last year the team finished 6-2 in conference and third overall while advancing to the MIAA tournament....
View ArticleBaseball preparing for season start
It’s time to dust off your mitts and prepare your appetite for peanuts and cracker jacks. Allow the fumes of freshly cut grass to overwhelm your senses. Then remember that the baseball season doesn’t...
View ArticleSoftball experiences tough stretch
“[The season] is a grind. That’s what our young kids are going to have to figure out,” was the premonition of head coach Tim Syrek earlier in the season, as quoted on CalvinKnights.com in our season...
View ArticleBaseball looks to capitalize on recent success
After losing seven of eight games, the baseball team headed into the first week of April riding on the confidence of a 12-2 win at Hope. They now hold an 11-15 record overall and have won six of their...
View ArticleMen’s Golf Starts Season with First Place Finish
In an interview with Calvin Sports Information before the season started, Calvin men’s golf head coach Brian Bolt spoke of the year’s bright possibilities: “We have a good mix of returning players, a...
View ArticleWomen’s soccer wins fourth straight
The women’s soccer team has gotten off to a 2-0 start in conference and a 4-2 start overall. Their recent success has seen them execute on offense and defense. In a conference bout at Albion College,...
View ArticleWomen’s golf off to slow start
The women’s golf team has failed to place above third place out of 13 schools in their first two tournaments of the season. Their third place finish at the Furniture City Classic in the beginning of...
View ArticleLongtime men’s basketball announcer dies
For five decades Doug Wentworth called Calvin men’s basketball games. At the age of 79, Wentworth passed away last Saturday. A Wisconsin native, he called his last game in 2014 in a 78-53 win over Hope...
View ArticleCalvin remembers men’s basketball radio announcer Doug Wentworth
For five decades the voice of Calvin men’s basketball was that of a firm yet kind Doug Wentworth, who passed away two weeks ago. Wentworth devoted his life to the people around him, and his voice in...
View ArticleOakland Athletics hires MLB’s first female coach
The Oakland Athletics, revered as one of baseball’s most progressive organizations, became the first major league team to hire a female coach on Tuesday. The team announced that 40-year-old Justine...
View ArticleFederal appeals court overturns paid athlete ruling
Two weeks ago, a federal appeals court overturned a ruling that would have resulted in college athletes getting paid. The debate over whether college athletes should be paid has been going on for many...
View ArticleReplace ignorance with thoughtfulness: You don’t know ‘the ghetto Meijer’...
Growing up in Kentwood and Grand Rapids, the epicenter of all consumerism for my family and me has been and always will be Meijer. Let’s be honest, Meijer is the bomb. They have food, clothes,...
View ArticleHolly Ellerbroek champions through adversity, extends a helping hand
The women’s soccer team defeated Alma College on Tuesday 4-3 in a double overtime thriller, a win that was overshadowed by an even greater victory. Making waves across the nation in recent years has...
View ArticleMLB offseason preview: AL
The 2015 World Series has ended and for one team, the Kansas City Royals, it’s time for celebration. For the other 15 teams in the American League it is just the beginning of a new and promising...
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