Sports
Dance team wins team award in Atlanta
This past weekend, the Milligan College dance team loaded up the vans and headed to Atlanta, Ga., where they competed in the “Beyond the Stars” dance competition. Seven dance studios made up this competition. They spent the weekend dancing and performing to the best of their abilities in the hopes of getting the Milligan “dance […]
Milligan swimming exceeds coach’s expectations at conference
It was a long weekend for the Milligan College swim team as they competed in the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championships. Unfortunately, the Water Buffs went into the conference meet with some of their teammates missing due to illness and many cases of the flu. “We have been tapering, slowing down of pace, for about four […]
New head soccer coach opens up about team expectations
Milligan College has recently announced the addition of the new men’s head soccer coach, David Lilly. The 2007 Milligan graduate made the decision to return to his alma mater when he was offered the coaching position late in the fall of last year. Lilly was more than a student at Milligan; he was also a […]
Fast swimmer setting high goals at Milligan
Maggie Halloran, a freshman swimmer, has been astonishing in her first season with the Buffs. The freestyle and backstroke specialist from Columbia, S.C., has been swimming for 11 years prior to coming to Milligan. “I started looking at big colleges, but one day I realized I didn’t want to go to a big school,” Holloran […]
Women’s basketball fighting to qualify for nationals
Milligan women’s basketball is currently struggling to end this season on a high. After winning the conference and qualifying for nationals the past two seasons, the Buffs were expected to end this season the same way. In the 2015-2016 season, the Lady Buffs ended with a record of 17-3 in the conference and 23-8 overall. […]
Athletic Buffs compete in conference championships
While most teams here at Milligan have competing seasons that range from 2-3 months, our swim team, basketball teams, track and field teams, and cycling team do not have that luxury. Though their training seasons and competition seasons are longer than most other sports, they are finally wrapping up the normal season and heading into […]
Buffs fight hard in a weekend filled with sports
This past weekend four different Milligan sports teams headed up against their rivals in some of the most challenging games and meets they have met this season so far. The Milligan College men’s and women’s track and field teams continued their 2018 season by competing at the Roanoke College Finn Pincus and the Liberty Kick-Off […]
Milligan announces new head soccer coach
David Lilly, a 2007 Milligan graduate, will be the new men’s head soccer coach. The decision was announced by Athletic Director Mark Fox, who said in an email to faculty he is “extremely excited to have David join our athletic department.” Lilly, a native of Coatbridge, Scotland, was a highly-decorated athlete in his time at […]
Filming Milligan tennis players to improve techniques
Milligan tennis has become one of the first teams in the Appalachian Athletic Conference to incorporate the use of film in their practice strategy. Tennis coach Ryan Reynolds came up with the idea of filming his players during practice to help them achieve a better perspective of their own game. The purpose is to focus […]