2007 Around the Midwest columns

November 13, 2007 Mt. St. Joseph's wait rewarded with bid Maybe the reason why Mount St. Joseph coach Rod Huber likes telling the bus story is that it came to symbolize the Lions’ faith in hard work and that things will happen the way they are supposed to happen.

November 6, 2007 Indiana's other bell holds meaning, too One would seem to think the living is easy in central Indiana after Franklin College wrapped up its first automatic bid to the Division III playoffs with its 55-22 win over Defiance last week to capture at least a share of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference crown.

October 30, 2007 Wash U still hoping for best-case scenario Coach Larry Kindbom said he believes his Washington U. team still has a shot at winning a share of the University Athletic Association title and making the playoffs.

October 23, 2007 Titans finding things greener Norm Eash wanted to make it clear that Illinois Wesleyan is not a fluke, or some Johnnie-come-lately in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin race this year. The Titans are in it to win it and have the history to prove it.

October 16, 2007 Run the table, but avoid the 8-ball Shortly after arguably Franklin’s biggest football win in school history, a 28-19 conference road victory over three-time Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference champion Mount St. Joseph, coach Mike Leonard had his team thinking not about football, but about pool.

October 10, 2007 Falcons back on soaring path Concordia (Wis.) coach Jeff Gabrielsen readily admits he was a little worried after his Falcons dropped their first two regular season games against Simpson and North Central.

October 2, 2007 Scots, Knights ready to battle again It’s that time of year again in the Midwest Conference. It’s St. Norbert against Monmouth for conference lead and possibly the conference title.

September 25, 2007 Ittersagen recovers from bad break Pete Ittersagen said he loves playing in the big games and for Wheaton College, there was none bigger than last year’s second round playoff game against defending national champion Mount Union.

September 18, 2007 Healed Kudyba hopes to make Elmhurst soar Injuries during the first game of the season can always be hard for a player. Fans of the National Football League saw Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett go down in a freak accident on opening day, suffering a major spinal cord injury.

September 11, 2007 Moving toward a different arena Long-time Hanover coach Wayne Perry tried really hard to sound convincing about his new role next school year as the athletic department’s chief fundraiser after prowling the sidelines as the Panthers head coach for 26 seasons.

September 4, 2007 Bluffton's ending follows no script Sometimes movie endings are more appealing than what we get in real life.