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A line of seven basketball players stand and celebrate, many with their hands in the air. One coach sits on the bench and two stand beside the players. In the background is a purple wall with part of a golden “A” decal.

‘Excitement’ as Men’s Basketball Season Commences

November 10, 2025 Heidi Faramelli 0

Whether a first-year or veteran junior, members of the Albion men’s basketball team are looking forward to this year’s season. The team had their first […]

A football player in a purple Albion uniform runs with the ball, pursued by Alma opponents in white. The crowd watches, creating a tense, action-packed scene.

Photos: Britons Clash With Hope, Trine, Alma, Calvin Over Homecoming Weekend

October 22, 2025 Elly Cantoni 0

Parking lots and bleachers were packed this weekend with supporters coming to watch the five sporting events of Homecoming weekend. The Britons lost to almost […]

The respective purple and red silhouettes of two American football players, one running towards the other while the other poses to throw the ball, stands against a collage background of several magazine covers. The covers show a variety of designs and colors, but all feature the names of the two competing teams, Alma and Albion.

Albion to Face Alma at Homecoming: Behind the 100-Year Football Rivalry

October 17, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

For Detroit senior and receiver Cam Moore, his rivalry with Alma College’s football team began with a game his first year, in which Albion was […]

A tennis player in a purple shirt and white shorts leaps midair to serve. The scene is energetic, on a sunny day, with a chain-link fence backdrop.

Photos: Britons Close Fall Tennis Season With Mixed Results Against Earlham

October 8, 2025 Elly Cantoni 0

Earlham College’s maroon and white joined Albion’s purple and gold on the Briton courts Sunday afternoon, leaving Albion with a win and a loss. This […]

A woman wearing a purple and gray softball uniform stands with a baseball bat held over her shoulder, ready to swing. She is standing in the batter’s box on a softball field.

Albion Softball Players Reflect on the Return of Women’s Professional Baseball

October 3, 2025 Bella Fabrizio 1

For the first time in over 70 years, women baseball players have the opportunity to compete in their sport professionally. The new Women’s Professional Baseball […]

Two lines of football players in full gear crouch facing each other on either side of a yardline, one player holding a football out against the green turf between them. The players on the left are dressed in white and red, while the players on the right are purple and gold.

Photos: Albion’s First Home Football Game Sees Success

September 26, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

The Britons finished their first home game of the season with a 25-17 win against the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fightin’ Engineers. The stands were […]

Several women wearing purple and white sports gear are captured mid-jump on a hardwood volleyball court. On the other side of the net, players wearing green move towards a volleyball in the air over the net, where one player in purple leaps, one arm drawn back.

Fall Sports Kickoff: The Brits Are Back

September 8, 2025 Kyla Lawrence 0

On Aug. 29 through Aug. 31, six of Albion’s fall sports kicked and threw themselves into gear. Both the women’s and men’s soccer teams started […]

A four picture collage of Albion College athletes competing in different sports: the top left image shows a women’s basketball player in uniform high-fiving another teammate; the top right image features a men’s lacrosse player in a purple jersey; the bottom left image shows a football player in a purple jersey lining up; the bottom right image shows a women’s golfer after her swing.

Graduating Student-Athletes: ‘It Really is a Privilege to be Here’

April 21, 2025 Seiji McSwain 0

Imagine being so deeply invested in a sport that you’ve played your entire life – then suddenly, you’re playing in what might be your final […]

A woman in a gray sweater and black pants sits next to an open laptop, which shows an orange formula car on a blue track. In the background is a red, white and yellow blanket with the words “Manchester United” on it and the team crest.

Opinion: The Woes of Watching International Sports

April 14, 2025 Gabriela Popa 0

“It’s lights out and away we go,” is a sentence I only get to hear live once in a while. And when I say “live” […]

A group of girls wearing purple and white softball kits with gold lettering gather together on a mound of dirt surrounded by a white circle. The girls have purple visors, and all of them are wearing a baseball glove on their left hand.

2025 Softball Season: ‘Building Women of Character’

April 9, 2025 Lizzy Kelley 0

As the bitter Michigan winter comes to an end, the Britons begin another spring season of Albion College softball.  On March 27, the softball team […]

Two women wearing wrestling gear hold on to each other in a crouched position. The woman on the left wears a blue singlet and grey headgear. The woman to the right has on a purple and gold singlet and gold headgear.

Women’s Wrestling on Progress, Perseverance; Paving the Way for Female Athletes

March 31, 2025 Bella Fabrizio 0

When Albion students are looking for some entertainment, watching the women’s wrestling team pin down the competition is always an option.   On March 8, the […]

A young man in a blue lab coat and safety goggles stands in front of a blackboard, smiling and pointing at a list of college basketball teams written in chalk. In the foreground is a table filled with various labeled lab bottles, test tubes and scientific equipment.

Opinion: Inside the Mind of a March Madness Bracketologist

March 24, 2025 Seiji McSwain 1

As a yearly March Madness watcher, I am constantly on the edge of my seat – waiting to see if my Michigan Wolverines make it […]

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