In fact we met on the practice field.” The Pull tug-of-war was believed to have first been held in 1898. The event is mentioned in the November, 1898, issue of the college’s student newspaper, The ...

In a matchup of defending boys basketball state champions in their respective classes, host Tug Valley outscored Charleston ...

In The World Games outdoor tug of war, two teams of eight– in a test of strength–pull on opposite ends of a rope. The goal is to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of ...

The Pull is an annual tug-of-war contest held at Hope College. It is one of the nation's oldest standing college traditions. Competitors are 36 members of both the freshman and sophomore class.