Hannibal-LaGrange University names Kelsey Pollard as head volleyball coach

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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Kelsey Pollard is moving up McMasters Avenue. After spending one season as the head coach of the Hannibal High School girls volleyball program and five years total coaching within the program, Pollard was named the women’s volleyball coach at Hannibal-LaGrange University on Tuesday. “I’m honored to step into this role at Hannibal-LaGrange University,”…

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Hannibal-LaGrange University names Lewis as coach to lead men’s wrestling program revival

John Lewis | Photo courtesy of Hannibal-LaGrange University

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University recently announced the return of wrestling and the hiring of John Lewis as the third head coach of the men’s wrestling program. Lewis went from a standout wrestler at Ponderosa (Colo.) High School to a collegiate athlete at NCAA Division II Colorado State University-Pueblo. He coached at Otero College and…

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‘The first one at home just feels right’: Hawks win Hoyt’s Pepsi Arena debut as head coach

Quincy University men's basketball coach Brad Hoyt, right, watches a play unfold while squatting in front of the Hawks' bench during Thursday night's home opener against Hannibal-LaGrange University at Pepsi Arena. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Brad Hoyt wasn’t expecting to be hit by a tsunami from water bottles as he entered the Quincy University men’s basketball team’s locker room Thursday night. “I got soaked,” the Hawks’ first-year head coach said. “I think some of them refilled their bottles and got me again.” They wanted to make the celebration…

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Blakemore joins volleyball staff at Kansas Wesleyan after two seasons at helm at HLGU

Kansas Wesleyan assistant coach Maliah Blakemore

HANNIBAL, Mo. — After two seasons at the helm of the Hannibal-LaGrange University women’s volleyball program, Maliah Blakemore is leaving to join the coaching staff at Kansas Wesleyan University. Blakemore, a Quincy High School graduate, was a graduate assistant at HLGU during the 2020 season before taking over as the interim head coach two weeks…

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HLGU to hold disc golf tournament in conjunction with Day of Giving in April

A two-round disc golf tournament will be held in April on a new course currently under construction on the campus of HLGU. | Photo courtesy of pexels.com

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University will host a two-round doubles disc golf tournament in conjunction with its Day of Giving this spring. The event will be held on Saturday, April 22, at HLGU’s newest disc golf course, The Colosseum, on campus. The course is laid out in the woods around the walking trails behind the…

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Hannibal-LaGrange selects new coach to lead baseball team

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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University recently hired David Babcock as its head baseball coach. He comes to HLGU after being the head coach for three seasons at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minn. In a press release, interim athletic director Clay Biggs said, “Coach Babcock is a perfect fit for our athletic department and the culture we…

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