The Hope Athletics Orange and Blue Podcast

The Hope Athletics Orange and Blue Podcast


Latest Episodes

Clayton Dykhouse, Evan Thomas: Hope Athletics Podcast
February 26, 2022

Clayton Dykhouse and Evan Thomas quickly became friends when they became teammates on the Hope College men's basketball team as freshmen. From left, Hope College men's basketball juniors Clayton Dy

Men’s Soccer Coach John Conlon: Hope Athletics Podcast
February 21, 2022

John Conlon '97 pours himself into coaching soccer and his student-athletes much like he did when he played the game himself at Hope College. In many ways, the Flying Dutchmen's new soccer coach is

Matt Margaron, Shomari Tate: Hope Athletics Podcast
February 10, 2022

Sport helped Matt Margaron 03 and Shomari Tate grow their Christian faith as youth. After finding a higher calling, both now are ministering as chaplains to the Hope College community, including our

Baseball Coach Stu Fritz: Hope Athletics Podcast
March 11, 2021

Baseball has been a central part of Stu Fritzs life as long as he can remember. From family vacations to St. Louis Cardinals games growing up in Iowa to 28 seasons as Hope Colleges baseball coach

Softball Coach Mary VandeHoef: Hope Athletics Podcast
March 05, 2021

Head coach Mary VandeHoef is eager to lead her Hope College softball team on the field again. After 364 days since their last games, she is poised to get the chance to compete with the Flying Dutch

Men’s Lacrosse Coach Michael Schanhals: Hope Athletics Podcast
February 27, 2021

All these years later, Michael Schanhals '91, Hope College's men's lacrosse coach, still shakes his head about how his coaching career began. He recalls visiting a friend in his old dorm room at Ho

Women’s Lacrosse Coach Keagan Pontious: Hope Athletics Podcast
February 18, 2021

For years, Keagan Pontious picked up a lacrosse stick and instinctively knew exactly what to do at an elite level, too. Now, as coach of the Hope College womens lacrosse team, the former NCAA Di

Tennis Coach Bob Cawood: Hope Athletics Podcast
February 11, 2021

Bob Cawood '13 relishes the repetitive sound of a tennis ball being launched into play and then returned. He's missing hearing it in a competitive setting at Hope College. Cawood is optimistic that

Football Coach Peter Stuursma and Senior Joey Stark: Hope Athletics Podcast:
January 24, 2021

Hope College football coach Peter Stuursma and senior quarterback Joey Stark discuss on the Orange and Blue Hope Athletics Podcast this week's decision that the program will focus on preparing for the

Track and Field Coach Kevin Cole: Hope Athletics Podcast:
January 22, 2021

Track and field head coach Kevin Cole ‘88 enjoyed the opportunity to see a small group of his Hope College student-athletes compete indoors last weekend. In the first athletic event of the school y