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Student-athletes’ worst nightmare

By Chris Bils August 15, 2013

The text did not reveal much, only that something important had happened.Of the 25 players on the roster who received Ashland University men’s soccer coach Jon Freeman’s message May 28 asking to call...

Drew Windle holds up his first-place trophy at the NCAA Outdoor Championships this past spring. Windle took first place in the 800.

Spring sports recap

By Chris Bils August 15, 2013

When all was said and done, 2012-13 was the greatest season in the history of Ashland University athletics. Women’s basketball brought home the first team national championship in school history. Great...

Collegian Challenge: After taking a beating in golf, Chris reflects on his career

By Chris Bils August 15, 2013

Last year, the Bils vs. Battishill Brawl was a smashing success. A seemingly stupid idea that was hatched one night in the office turned into the first thing my interview subjects would mention. It was...

A closer look at the cutting of AU men’s soccer

By Chris Bils August 15, 2013

Ashland University expects to save $382,558 by next year by cutting the men’s soccer program, according to university President Frederick Finks.Many changes were made this summer due to difficulties...

Changing the culture

By Chris Bils August 15, 2013

The 2012 season of Ashland women’s soccer was full of frustration. After getting all the way to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament championship in 2011, the team got back...

Senior forward Will Evans drives to the hoop against Hillsdale. Evans had 12 points against Hillsdale, and 13 points against Findlay. 

Meder plays for more than recognition

By Chris Bils August 15, 2013

For most children of the ‘90s, there was one college football linebacker that stood above the rest. Sure, Andy Katzenmoyer was a dominant force for John Cooper’s teams at Ohio State and LaVar Arrington...

Gazing into the future

By Chris Bils August 15, 2013

All it takes is a few minutes with Ashland head volleyball coach Cass Dixon to realize she has lofty goals. She doesn’t even have to say what they are.Watch her roam the sideline sometime. To the untrained...

Ashland men defend home turf at GLIAC Track and Field Championships

Ashland men defend home turf at GLIAC Track and Field Championships

By Chris Bils May 4, 2013

On the last straightaway of the 2013 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Ashland’s Joe Horn looked up and saw what the Eagles had been seeing all day:...

‘AU Eagle Basketball’ secures a national championship

By Chris Bils March 30, 2013

“AU Eagle Basketball” cannot be explained in a sentence. It cannot be accomplished with just one person. It is not just the five players on the floor at any given time. It is the vision of one woman—head...

Ashland and Dowling set to battle for a national title

Ashland and Dowling set to battle for a national title

By Chris Bils March 29, 2013

When Ashland head coach Sue Ramsey sat in the press room following her team’s 66-54 win over Western Washington in the Final Four, she talked about how playing the Vikings was like looking in a mirror....

A memorable press conference

By Chris Bils March 29, 2013

Yesterday’s national championship press conference was, well… different than I expected. I mean, nothing interesting ever happens at these things, right? It’s just a chance for a few players and...

Senior forward Ashley Dorner fires over Western Washington's Aleisha Hathaway in the second half of Ashland's 66-54 win in the Final Four. Dorner had six huge points to help hold off the Vikings.

Ashland one step away from a national title

By Chris Bils March 28, 2013

All year, the Ashland women’s basketball team has had one goal: to get back to the national championship and win it. Wednesday night, the first part of that goal was accomplished when the Eagles took...

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