Hitting someone with enough momentum to knock them into next week may not sound like a traditional method for spreading the gospel, but it has worked for Nate Spate and dozens of other Maranatha football players. Spate (’98) was among a group of student-athletes who went to France in 1995 to assist missionaries while also [Continue Reading...]
The football game against the Blue and White National Team of Israel was televised and can be viewed in the following links: Pre-Game 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
For the first time in Maranatha history, the Crusader football team notched a win on Israeli soil, with a 49-6 thumping of the newly formed Israeli National Blue and White Team. Maranatha has also played local teams in Juvinac, France in 1995, North Ireland in 1998 but this was the first National team played in Crusader [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha Baptist Bible College has formally announced that it will withdraw from the Northern Athletics Conference at the conclusion of the 2012-13 academic year. The NAC Council of Chief Executive Officers accepted the request earlier this week. The decision to withdraw from the NAC came as a result of the CCEO (Presidents of the Conference [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha Baptist Bible College has formally announced that it will withdraw from the Northern Athletics Conference at the conclusion of the 2012-13 academic year. The NAC Council of Chief Executive Officers accepted the request earlier this week. The decision to withdraw from the NAC came as a result of the CCEO (Presidents of the Conference [Continue Reading...]
The football game between Israel’s Blue and White National Team will be at 11:30 a.m. CST. Please visit the IFL website for more details on the game.
Maranatha is taking advantage of a unique double opportunity this month—one that will give its students vivid educational, cultural, and spiritual lessons while helping to promote the worldwide popularity of American football. A group of 27 Maranatha football players and coaches has been in Israel since May 6, preparing for a May 17 game against [Continue Reading...]
The Crusaders hope that this season’s bright spots are foundational stepping stones to a brighter future. They improved over last season by adding two more wins to the overall record, finishing 3-7. One of those came against NAC opponent, Rockford College, in a thrilling season-ending win. Last season, the Crusaders ended their winless streak in [Continue Reading...]
The 2011 football team bolted out of the gate 2-0, and finished with three wins in a dramatic improvement from 2010. A number of Crusaders are the reason for that success and were honored with NAC All-Conference Awards. Junior linebacker Ethan Lane (Atlanta, Ga.) tied with Ben Lockton from Benedictine for Co-Defensive Players of the Year. Lane was [Continue Reading...]
Junior linebacker Ethan Lane earned NAC Student-Athlete of the Week for his efforts against Rockford College. Lane posted 12 tackles, forced three fumbles and also had a sack, helping Maranatha win 24-20 on Saturday. Lane leads the NAC in tackles per game (12.6) and total tackles (126) with 3.5 sacks on the season. He has [Continue Reading...]