Former HSC Assistant Named Lacrosse Coach at Oswego State

The Oswego State Athletic Department announced today that Ryan Martin has been named the head men's lacrosse coach at Oswego. Martin joins the Lakers after having served as the assistant coach at Nazareth College for the past four seasons.   The Amherst, Mass. native served as defensive and recruiting coordinator for the Golden Flyers as well as film co
ordinator. His efforts helped Nazareth capture the Empire 8 Championship and rceive trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2007 and 2009 and an ECAC Championship in 2008. In four seasons with the Golden Flyers, Martin has worked with eight USILA All-Americans, two Empire 8 Conference Players of the Year, and four USILA Scholar All-Americans. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, he served as the Nazareth intramural director.  Prior to joining the coaching staff at Nazareth, Martin had two stints as an assistant coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the 2006 season and Hampden-Sydney College for the ...

Please Welcome Bryan Talbert to the "Futbol" Team.

The Virginia Legacy Soccer Club announced this week that York High's Bryan Talbert and Poquoson's Stephanie Marshall won the organization's 2010 David Pickeral Scholarships. They will each receive $500 scholarships.  Talbert, a midfielder who earned first-team Daily Press All-Stars honors this season, was a member of the math, Latin and National honor societies. He will play next season at Hampden-Sydney College. 

Marshall's activities included SCA, as well as the National and math honor societies. She will play next season at Ferrum.  "They're both outstanding kids, and this goes to show their hard work off the field paid off as well as their hard work on the field," Legacy director Bobby O'Brien said.

Article on Seth and John Wagner - Future Tigers!

Below is an article from the Progress Index.  The article mentions Seth and John Wagner - brothers who will be joining the HSC family this fall.  Join me in welcoming both of them!

On the night LeBron James decided he will spend the next four years in Miami on the one-hour ESPN broadcast called "Decision," many of the Colonial Heights Post 284 have secured their plans for the next four years.  And the list is quite impressive.  The Pirates even have one player, Connor Kauffman, who will play in the Ivy League at Cornell. Other Pirates who will play at the next level - Bill Cullen (VCU), Ryan Moore (Chowan), Berkley Hawkins (VMI), Seth Wagner and John Wagner (Hampden-Sydney).  ...

60 Days Until Kickoff!

Today marks the 60th day until kickoff.  Things will move quickly from here.  There are only 5 more weekends until the Tigers report for practice.  In between, there is a football camp, an optional team cookout, and last minute getaways! 

As practice and the first game approaches remember this quote:

Knute Rockne -- Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.”

Hampden Sydney Football Camp

Coach Marty Favret and his staff will be hosting the Hampden Sydney Instructional Football Camp on July 11th through the 14th.  The camp is for football players between the ages of 9 and 17.  If you would like more information about the camp be sure click here - HSC Football Camp.

Nice article on Future HSC Baseball Player - Connor Paul

There was a very nice article in the Midlothian Exchange today on Connor Paul and his brother Gavin.  Connor will be a baseball player for the Hampden Sydney Tigers baseball program next season. 

Click here to read the article. 

Over 250 Visitors to www.HSCTigers.com

I want to thank everyone that has taken the time to visit http://www.hsctigers.com/.  Over the last 30 days the site has gotten 257 visitors!  The visits have came from 9 states, the District of Columbia and even had a couple visits from Canada.  I think this is great traffic considering football season is still over 60+ days away. 

Spread the word about the site by emailing the website link to your address book.  I will continue to try to find interesting tid bits and news but your help would greatly appreciated.  Please email suggestions, write a story, send photos or videos to golfdwr@yahoo.com. 

PLEASE ADD A COMMENT OF SUPPORT TO FOR THE TIGERS to this article.  You do not need to register to make comments.  The heat has been brutal this summer.  Words of encouragement will go along way as the team and coaches continue to work in preparation of practice starting in August. 

Thanks again and GO TIGERS,

Tiger Fan

I know polls do not matter but I still look at these preseason polls as a little motivation! 

The Sporting News Preseason Top 20

1. Wisconsin-Whitewater

2. Mount Union (OH)

3. Linfield (OR)

4. St. John's (MN)

5. Wesley (DE)
6. Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX)

7. Delaware Valley (PA)

8. Wittenberg (OH)

9. Central (IA)

10. St. Thomas (MN)

11. Ohio Northern

70 Days 'til Kickoff!

Today marks the 70th day until kickoff and the 48th day until practice starts.  The Tigers' current players, new players and coaches are eagerly awaiting the season. The heat of June will have undoubtably helped the players as they prepared for the dog days of summer.  As the season approaches keep in mind the following quote from a legendary coach:

"There's no substitute for guts.”-- Paul "Bear" Bryant

Welcome the HSC Class of 2014!

Below is the article from www.hsc.edu/athletics announcing all of the incoming Tigers and class of 2014!

39 NEW FACES TO JOIN 2010 FOOTBALL SQUADRecruiting list for upcoming football season released

Hampden-Sydney head football coach Marty Favret has released the list of 39 incoming freshmen set to report to for the 2010 season. The new faces will join the bulk of last year's team to try and defend the Tigers' 2009 undefeated ODAC Championship season. In order to comply with NCAA rules, the list of recruits includes only those student-athletes who have made deposits on tuition and are set to report in August for football camp and classes.  The list includes players from six states, including North Carolina, Texas, Maryland, South Carolina and Georgia, while 26 players are in-state recruits.

"We’re thrilled about the football class of 2014," said Favret. "We feel we’ve improved ourselves on both sides of the ball with some size and a host of playmakers. Though we have an experienced group returning ...