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Baseball: Mount Union Receiving Votes in 2026 Preseason National Poll

The Mount Union baseball team, under the guidance of 30th-year head coach Paul Hesse, is receiving votes in the 2026 D3baseball.com/National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Preseason Top 25 poll.

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Badre Bardawil Named Head Football Coach of the Wildcats

The Canton Local Board of Education approved the hiring of Coach Badre Bardawil as head football coach of the Wildcats during a special meeting on January 20.

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John Carroll AD Brian Polian to become school’s next head football coach

Weeks after Jeff Behrman left for Bucknell, John Carroll athletic director Brian Polian has found the school's next head football coach: himself.

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Chance Casenhiser Named to Bevo Francis Top 100 Watchlist

Mount Union sophomore guard Chance Casenhiser (Uniontown / Lake) has been named to the Bevo Francis Top 100 Watchlist.

Casenhiser has helped lead the Purple Raiders to their best start in program history this season, they are currently 16-0 overall and 7-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference play. He leads the team in scoring averaging 19.4 points per game, he's second on the team in assists with 2.7 per game and is third in steals.

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Chris Kappas and Kevin Burke Named New Football Coordinators

The 13-time National Champion University of Mount Union football team has officially announced new coordinators for the 2026 season. Chris Kappas '08 was named the defensive coordinator and Kevin Burke '15 was named the offensive coordinator.

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