2013 Around the Midwest columns

November 19, 2013 Bid brings excitement to Wash U While there weren't many surprises in what teams from the Midwest made the Division III playoffs Sunday, there were a few wrinkles.

November 13, 2013 Red-letter day for Green Knights Few moments in recent football history for St. Norbert are as memorable as this past weekend, when the Green Knights moved into the driver's seat and an alum came back to visit.

November 6, 2013 Bears surviving nail-biters Wash U may well have seen its season flash before its eyes on Saturday. In fact, it's been that way for a few weeks for the Bears.

October 31, 2013 Coming down to crunch time North Central and Illinois Wesleyan face off, North Park surprises again, Concordia (Wis.) is in control and more.

October 22, 2013 Illinois Wesleyan bouncing back After finishing last season with four consecutive losses, IWU is bouncing back, heading into key late-season CCIW showdowns.

October 16, 2013 North Central subscribes to the Cardinal Manual Coach John Thorne's Cardinal Manual contains a different type of game plan – it gets the players talking about the game plan of life.

October 10, 2013 CUW takes a big step forward Concordia (Wis.) is hoping it has righted the ship after a 1-2 start. And if the Benedictine game does prove to be a turning point for Concordia, they will look at the Falcons final drive.

October 2, 2013 After chaotic summer, Maroons avoid falling It must seem like a whirlwind for Chris Wilkerson and the University of Chicago, which was surprised by the sudden retirement of a longtime coach over the summer.

September 24, 2013 Wheaton winning methodically One of the largest senior classes in Wheaton history has the Thunder on an even keel.

September 19, 2013 Illinois College erasing sobering end to 2012 Illinois College's Garrett Campbell knows that it takes more than two games – not even nine games – to make a season. So the coach is not getting too exciting about a 2-0 start.

September 11, 2013 For Franklin, playing close isn't enough When Franklin saw No. 1 Mount Union storm back for the game-winning touchdown Saturday, coach Mike Leonard couldn't hide his disappointment, though his team accomplished about everything else it wanted to.

September 4, 2013 Games to watch for 2013 Over the next 11 weeks, there will be certain games that will define a team's entire season on their way to a championship, or a hill they failed grab to move on to the next level.