Dutch Memories – KNIA – KRLS

This fall, Central College will induct three new members to the Hall of Honor. We featured retired Sports Information Director Larry Happel (’81) on our last episode with a career retrospective. On this episode of Dutch Memories, you’ll hear from track and field athlete Cale Van Genderen (’05) and softball pitcher Missy Allen Michel (’96).

In this edition of Dutch Memories, we visit with longtime Central College Sports Information Director Larry Happel, who announced his retirement after more than 40 years in that role.

For part two of our look back at the career of the legendary Central College football coach and athletic director, we share off the field stories about Ron Schipper the man.

Trevor Castle visited with more than 20 former Central College athletes, coaches and support staff members about legendary football coach and athletic director Ron Schipper. For this episode of Dutch Memories, we share their stories about Ron Schipper the coach, on the field.

This fall, Central College will induct three new members into its Hall of Honor. In this episode of the Dutch Memories podcast, we visit with softball coach George Wares (’76), volleyball / track and field athlete Alicia Whisner (’07), and longtime football defensive coordinator Don DeWaard (’82).

Forty teams have had the honor of being crowned NCAA Division III softball national champions, and four of those 40 have come from Central College. The most recent was in 2003, and we celebrate that title winning season in this episode of Dutch Memories.

The American Rivers Conference recently turned 100 years old. In this mini episode of the Dutch Memories podcast, hear about some of the major happenings from the first century of the conference’s history.

The Central College wrestling team rose to prominence in the early 1980’s, culminating in a runner-up finish at the 1985 NCAA Division III Championships. We highlight the near national championship on this episode of the Dutch Memories podcast.

Eleven teams have won national championships at Central College, including 10 women’s teams. The first of those women’s title teams was the 1981 cross-country squad, highlighted in this month’s episode of the Dutch Memories podcast.

The Voice of the Dutch, Trevor Castle, is starting his 22nd season calling Central College football games this fall. To get you hyped for the 2022 season, he takes a look back at his top 10 favorite broadcasts with full audio highlights.