Albion Pleiad

The New England Patriots and the New York Football Giants will line up this Sunday for Superbowl XLVI. The game has a myriad of stoylines, so the Pleiad is here to breakdown the important stuff. The Matchup: Giant’s Offense vs. Patriot’s Defense Eli Manning is having his best year as an NFL quarterback as he [...]

The Detroit Tigers made big headlines this offseason by signing free-agent slugger Prince Fielder. Fielder surprised a lot of people by signing a nine-year, $254 million contract with the Tigers.  The deal was unexpected as the Tigers were not one of the teams thought to be interested a long-term contract with Fielder. His signing helps [...]

The desk at the Dow may not receive a lot of questions, but Nick Lusk, Columbiaville senior, has noticed a common theme. “All the time, lots of people complain about the field house being tied up,” Lusk said. During the winter months, some Albion College athletic teams are forced to practice inside the Dow. The [...]

The Albion College women’s basketball team’s 11 game win streak came to an abrupt end this past Wednesday with a humbling 106-59 loss to No. 4 ranked Calvin. Calvin was on fire from behind the arc, hitting an astonishing 16 of 27 three pointers.  Calvin’s Kelsey Irwin was a perfect 5 of 5 on three-point [...]

Beaches, the ocean, swimming.  For many students, this is what a standard winter break consists of.  But for the Albion College Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams, their trip to Florida was not just a vacation. Instead of lounging around and enjoying the sun, the teams spent much of their day training to maintain [...]

Many Albion College athletic teams will be competing this weekend. Here’s a preview of what to expect from the Britons. Women’s Swimming and Diving The Britons will travel to Grand Rapids on Saturday to face off against the Calvin College Knights.  It will be the second to last meet for the Britons before the MIAA [...]

Point guard is widely considered the most important position in basketball. They must protect the ball, run the team’s offense, and provide leadership on the court. So when starting point guard Anthony Wash, Redford junior, went down with a torn anterior cruciate ligament against Olivet on Jan. 4, it was a huge blow for the [...]

The Brits want to make it a tradition of going to the NCAA National Championship. It won’t begin this year; however, the future looks promising. The Brits ran on Saturday Nov. 12, against thirty-five other teams in Oberlin, Ohio at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Meet to fight for a shot at nationals.  The Albion men [...]

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team (10-0, 7-0 WIAC) may be defending national champions, but the Britons are ready to knock off its crown. The Albion College football team (6-4, 6-0 MIAA) will travel to Whitewater, Wis. for its NCAA Division III Football Championship first-round game. Kickoff for the Nov. 19 tilt is set for [...]

The Albion College football team boasts the MIAA’s best player on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. On Nov. 14, running back Clinton Orr, Buchanan junior, was named the MIAA’s Offensive Most Valuable Player. Meanwhile, defensive back Chris Greenwood, Detroit senior, was selected as the MIAA Defensive Most Valuable Player. “I was [...]