Tag: Hiram College

After 21 years at the helm of Notre Dame College’s women’s soccer program, Coach Mike Shiels is starting over. Although he is leaving a program where he set down many roots, the new Hiram College women’s soccer coach is bringing an energetic mindset to his new position. “Obviously when you...

Hiram College’s pending move to the President’s Athletic Conference for the 2025-26 school year will also see significant changes in the its athletic program. The Terriers will be adding three new sports when they join the PAC in women’s lacrosse, women’s bowling and men’s ice hockey. “We are growing at...

Hiram College graduate Grace Wilson aspires to become the head coach of a college volleyball program one day and is getting closer to reaching her goal. The 2017 Terriers’ alum is now coaching for a Division I program, having been named as the first assistant coach for Youngstown State...

When Notre Dame College announced on March 4 it was closing its doors after the spring semester, Hiram College was one of several universities that offered spots for the student transfers. As Hiram prepares for the 2024-25 school year, its incoming transfer class will be dominated by former Notre...

When the 2024-25 school year begins for Hiram College, the four locker rooms located outside of the Price Gymnasium will have a whole new look to them. Hiram has begun its $100,000 summer project to completely renovate the locker rooms, including installing new lockers and flooring tiles to redecorating...

The Hiram Terriers softball team’s attempt to three-peat as the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament champions came up short when they lost 10-8 against DePauw in the championship match last Sunday at Greencastle, IN. “It was a tough bus ride back for sure,” noted Coach Shannon Schaub. “We won the...

The James H. Barrow Biological Field Station is pleased to offer a number of summer camps for a variety of ages. All camps will be held at the James H. Barrow Biological Field Station, 11305 Wheeler Rd. Garrettsville, Ohio. Camp Programs Include:  Friday Bio-Buddies (2.5-5 yrs): Explore water & nature with...

The Village of Hiram plans to help residents enjoy the summer months with a variety of events and activities hosted by the newly organized Recreation & Park Board. The first event took place on Friday, May 3rd at the Hiram College stadium.  That evening, the academy award nominated film ‘Barbie’...

According to Hiram Terriers’ softball coach Shannon Schaub, her squad is seeing the ball as well as anyone in the North Coast Athletic Conference now. The Terriers secured the third seed in the NCAC tournament when they split a double-header against conference rival the College of Wooster, winning the...

The Hiram Terriers men’s volleyball team learned why the Stevens Institute of Technology has been to the NCAA Division III championship game for eight consecutive seasons the hard way. They were swept 25-11, 25-14 and 25-15 in the first round of the tournament last Friday in Hoboken, NJ. “We never...

NCAA Division III tournament when they swept Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference rival Saint Vincent 25-20, 25-20, 25-13 to win the AMCC tournament last Saturday afternoon at the Robert S. Carey Center in Latrobe, PA. “We reached the goals we had set early in the season and that obviously means a...

Hiram College is pleased to announce the adoption of Notre Dame College’s Thrive Learning Center, as agreed upon through a memorandum of understanding, with plans to serve as the new location for the program following the closure of NDC at the end of the spring semester. Thrive is a comprehensive...

According to Hiram Terriers men’s lacrosse Coach Jason Griffith, his squad wanted to make an impression in its first North Coast Athletic Conference game of the season. But things did not go as planned as Hiram was dominated by conference foe Oberlin 19-2 at Hiram College’s Charles A. Henry...

Logan Griffin of Ravenna, a student worker at the Hiram College James H. Barrow Biological Field Station, was recently the youngest presenter at the three day Vernal Poolooza conference hosted in Hocking Hills, Ohio. Griffin presented his ongoing research of unisexual salamanders, also known as unisexual Ambystoma. The main objective...

Being voted as the 25th seed in the Division III National Softball Coaches Association Division and as the second ranked team in the North Coast Athletic Conference preseason poll is not a bad way for the Hiram Terriers softball team to begin their season. According to Coach Shannon Schaub,...

The Hiram College Terriers men’s volleyball team has worked hard to put last year’s mistakes behind them. Those bad habits came crawling back when the Terriers squandered multiple leads and were swept by Arcadia University 25-20, 25-19, 25-19 but rebounded with a 25-20, 25-14, 23-25 and 25-19 victory against...

When some coaches step down, they usually take at least a year off or coach at a lower level. According to Jason Griffith, he knew he wanted to coach again but was willing to wait for the right opportunity and that opportunity has come earlier than expected when he...

Hiram College has had several additions to be proud of since its existence. One of its most prized additions, the Steve Belichick Olympic Training Center, is undergoing renovations and with an expected completion date of Jan. 8. “I am really excited. It represents Hiram College well and we always have...

Over 40 people from six local communities gathered to witness the swearing-in ceremony of elected officials at Koritansky Hall on Hiram College’s campus last Friday evening. Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals Judge John Eklund officiated the event;  other notable guests included Portage County Commissioners Anthony Badalamenti, Sabrina Christian-Bennett,...

The Hiram College Terriers men’s basketball team had struggled to find momentum at the start of the season but found that spark after junior guard Trent Jakacki ignited the team with a breakout performance by scoring 46 points, helping the Terriers defeat Hilbert College 91-83 for their first home...

Hiram College Terriers women’s basketball coach Alex Dellas refuses to use the word ‘rebuild’ to describe her team this season, despite rostering seven freshmen and seven sophomores. She prefers to say that the Terriers are moving forward with a new team that will try and capture their first winning...

Hiram Terriers men’s basketball coach Taylor Roth said he knew the pieces were already in place when he took over the program before the 2020-21 season. It’s taken a few years, but Hiram is ready to capture a winning season for the first time in Roth’s tenure and perhaps...

The last time the Hiram Terriers fielded a track and field program was during the 2008-09 season. After 14 seasons, the program will make its triumphant return beginning with an indoor season over the winter. “There are a lot of student-athletes that are already at Hiram that might be interested...

Recently, James A. Garfield graduate Alex Cooper was recognized for completing his Eagle Scout project at Camp Chickagami in Parkman. Alex’s project was to modernize trail signage at the Hiram College James H. Barrow Field Station.  According to Alex, “The College was looking to replace older, outdated trail signage, and...

Nelson Twp - Scouting means a great deal to the Schaefer family. And not just because Kyle Schaefer recently earned the Eagle Scout designation, the highest accomplishment in scouting. By earning the Eagle Scout rank, Kyle joined his older brothers in earning this top honor, something that makes it...

Hiram - With the recent passage of the federal budget and sponsorship of Congressman Dave Joyce, Hiram College will receive a $665,000 federal earmark that will provide start-up funds for a new Office of Workforce Development and Community Engagement to be housed on the college’s campus.Once established, the Office...