Media Mentions

The Falcons beat Coe College 2-0 on May 18 to win their first NCAA Division 3 national championship in softball! Local media have covered the team’s journey to the championship, paying special attention to Pitcher Jessica Rhoads, a graduate of nearby Northern High School, who has had a “phenomenal” season, according to the Harrisburg Patriot-News.

Read “Messiah College wins NCAA Division III softball championship” from the May 18 online Harrisburg Patriot-News.
Read “Messiah softball wins Div. III national championship” from the May 18 Carlisle Sentinel.
Read “Messiah’s magical season” from the May 31 Lancaster Sunday News.

One important element of every college graduation is the speech given by the invited guest speaker. Ed Arke, chair of the communications department, is quoted in USA Today, May 13, with some advice for Commencement speakers about the importance of practice and being responsive to your audience.

Read “Eight keys to a graduation speech with pomp & significance.”

Chris Heisey, a former Messiah baseball star, is having a great season with his AA team, the Carolina Mudcats, the Southern League team of the Cincinnati Reds. Just last week, Heisey was 39-for-102 with five homers, 11 doubles, 21 runs scored, and 15 RBIs.

Read “Heisey is thriving in Double-A” from the May 10 Lancaster Sunday News.

Jess Rhoads was already a recognizable name in the region as a former pitching star at Northern High School. Now, a first-year student at Messiah, Rhoads continues to impress local sports enthusiasts as she has helped lead the Messiah College softball team to their best season in a decade. Rhoads, who lost her father to cancer earlier this year, reflects on the season and the memory of her dad in a May 8 Harrisburg Patriot-News article.

Read “Determiniation lifts Rhoads.”

For the first time since 1999, the Falcons softball team clinched the championship at the Commonwealth Conference softball tournament and will advance to the NCAA regionals.

Read “Messiah earns first title in decade” from May 3 Harrisburg Patriot-News.
The Carlisle Sentinel also covered the victory in their May 3 article, “A rally for the title.”

Messiah, well known locally for its outstanding study abroad program, has been the focus of several local media reports about the H1N1 outbreak. With seven students currently studying in Xalapa, Mexico, as well as in other affected regions around the globe, Messiah is carefully monitoring the latest information.

Read “Seven Messiah College students in Mexico take precautions” from the April 29 Harrisburg Patriot-News.
Read “Messiah College student in Mexico says swine flu worry in states is ’sometimes extreme’” from April 30 Harrisburg Patriot-News.
Read “In Mexico, a settling of the nerves” from the May 5 York Daily Record.